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Rickenbacher Electro Mandolin
Posted: Wed Sep 14, 2011 10:06 pm
by Aynot108
Hopefully some of you guys can help me...I found a rickenbacher electro mandolin. I can't find another like it anywhere on the net. Details are as follows: 20 frets, 8 string, rickenbacher spelled with a H, Electro on the name plate along with Los Angeles. Mapleglo finish, one volume control button and the serial number is C2524. Any idea what year this was made. I found one close in a Rickenbacker catalog from 1932 but it was missing the silver end piece marked vibrola. Any help would be appreciated. I will add photos if I can figure how how to do it
Re: Rickenbacher Electro Mandolin
Posted: Wed Sep 14, 2011 10:18 pm
by Aynot108
I did it, I uploaded the photo
Re: Rickenbacher Electro Mandolin
Posted: Wed Sep 14, 2011 10:33 pm
by jps
Welcome, Tonya!
Very cool! A mandolin with vibrato.
Re: Rickenbacher Electro Mandolin
Posted: Wed Sep 14, 2011 10:51 pm
by ozover50
I'm pretty sure Graham Griffiths has one of these. Hopefully he will chime in.
Re: Rickenbacher Electro Mandolin
Posted: Thu Sep 15, 2011 5:09 am
by 8mileshigh
And I thought I had the only one!
Mine's serial number C2314......
Re: Rickenbacher Electro Mandolin
Posted: Thu Sep 15, 2011 6:53 am
by admin
Very nice, Tonya and Graham.
Re: Rickenbacher Electro Mandolin
Posted: Thu Sep 15, 2011 9:17 am
by jps
8mileshigh wrote:And I thought I had
the only one!
Mine's serial number C2314......
Yes, yours is still the only one...........without a vibrola!
Re: Rickenbacher Electro Mandolin
Posted: Thu Sep 15, 2011 10:59 am
by kennyhowes
admin wrote:Very nice, Tonya and Graham.
+1!!!
Re: Rickenbacher Electro Mandolin
Posted: Thu Sep 15, 2011 2:18 pm
by Aynot108
So it is just called an electro mandolin and what year was it made?
Re: Rickenbacher Electro Mandolin
Posted: Fri Sep 16, 2011 2:20 am
by doctorwho
kennyhowes wrote:admin wrote:Very nice, Tonya and Graham.
+1!!!
+2!
Re: Rickenbacher Electro Mandolin
Posted: Fri Sep 16, 2011 4:33 am
by wmthor
Welcome aboard, Tonya.
Re: Rickenbacher Electro Mandolin
Posted: Fri Sep 16, 2011 1:47 pm
by electrofaro
Welcome, Tonya! Very cool item!
Re: Rickenbacher Electro Mandolin
Posted: Fri Sep 16, 2011 8:43 pm
by johnallg
Aynot108 wrote:So it is just called an electro mandolin and what year was it made?
Dunno. The RIC website decoder says it is invalid but that's because it is from so far back in years. I do see yours is 10 numbers after Grahams.
Re: Rickenbacher Electro Mandolin
Posted: Fri Sep 16, 2011 8:47 pm
by cjj
johnallg wrote:Aynot108 wrote:So it is just called an electro mandolin and what year was it made?
Dunno. The RIC website decoder says it is invalid but that's because it is from so far back in years. I do see yours is 10 numbers after Grahams.
The first 2 likely means 1952. I've got a 1958 console steel that starts with D8, and I know they did use that sort of coding for a while in the 1950s. You could take it apart and check the date codes on the pot to get a better idea. Of course, that could have been bought well in advance of its manufacture, or it might have been replaced at some time, so that might not be terribly reliable. But, it's worth a look. Not sure how you'd get to it though...
Re: Rickenbacher Electro Mandolin
Posted: Fri Sep 16, 2011 9:35 pm
by jps
cjj wrote:Not sure how you'd get to it though...
Through the hole in the body once the pickup is removed.