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2012 Ellis F Style Flamed Maple/Sitka
Here we have a Tom Ellis F style Mandolin in Highly Figure Maple and Sitka Spruce. Tom is widely regarded as one of the best Mandolin Luthiers in the world, If you are a bluegrass mandolin player you know Toms name and his instruments. This F style is easily one of the nicest sounding and playing mandolins we have had, it has plenty of tone and chop to cut through a heavy bluegrass mix, but it is also sweet and excels at solo work. There is little doubt after playing this mandolin that Tom Ellis is a master Luthier, this instrument is flawless in every aspect from construction to finish, a true masterpiece.
SOLD Read moreScale Length 13.88 in Nut Width 1.19 in String Spacing 1.5 in Woods Spruce - Sitka, Maple
Tom Ellis grew up near Houston and enjoyed woodworking in his teens – mostly building surfboards. He built his first mandolin in 1972, which began the course of his career as a luthier.
The unique voice of Ellis mandolins was praised by David Grisman in a February ’81 Frets Magazine article where he identied Tom as one of the top 5 mandolin builders alive. Tom and his shop were soon soon featured in the April ’86 issue of Frets Magazine during the build of Ricky Skaggs’ second Ellis F-5. That mandolin was also featured in Fine Woodworking Design Book Four.
Every mandolin returns to Tom’s bench for final setup and inspection before it begins its journey to a new home.
The resulting instruments are beautiful, wonderful sounding works of art, enjoyed and played by musicians around the world.