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Mandolins for connoisseurs of handcrafted instruments, and for musicians who want outstanding tone, volume, and playability.

Rolfe Gerhardt, builder of the legendary Unicorn mandolins in the 70's, has spent the last forty years applying new musical instrument technologies to the 8-string American mandolin. Using the finest tonewoods and four decades of luthier experience, he crafts the musicians' dream mandolins: a highly-refined standard model for all styles of playing with medium-light or medium strings; a unique extra-light string model for classical, folk, and Celtic music; a model designed for the jazz enthusiast incorporating dual pickups; and a model engineered and set up for the Bluegrass sound. Other models are available by special order and one-of-a-kind artistic mandolins are occasionally on hand.

New for 2007:
The Standard Model crafted as an all-around mandolin for all playing styles.
Special Bluegrass set-up, James engraved tailpiece, Elite tuners with ivoroid buttons, and pearl nut on the Bluegrass model.

 
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The Mandolins: Standard • Neoclassical • Jazz • Bluegrass • Special Order Mandolins
About: Rolfe Gerhardt • Construction Features • Shop • Dealers/Links • Special Mandolins • Feedback • Care and Feeding