I am really digging the new Ellis A5 Deluxe models I have seen. If anyone has one Id love to see and hear about it.
thanks
baron
I am really digging the new Ellis A5 Deluxe models I have seen. If anyone has one Id love to see and hear about it.
thanks
baron
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Thanks, here's pics of the 4 different pegheads I use
very nice, thanks for that. i really like the first one and the snakehead.
thanks
baron
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Yes, Tom's building some mighty fine A models. Here's mine.
Gary
Hmm, seem to have hit a bump in posting a photo, sorry about that
Here you go Gary.
Bill Snyder
Ill be posting mine very soon
I have to say it was the tone of yours Baron that really made me look into these
"When you learn an old time fiddle tune, you make a friend for life"
Weber F-5 'Fern'.
Lebeda F-5 "Special".
Stelling Bellflower BANJO
Tokai - 'Tele-alike'.
Ellis DeLuxe "A" style.
Nice Ivan, It does seem really hard to capture the beauty of an Ellis finish in a picture. I think Tom himself actually does the best job of photographing his mandolins
"When you learn an old time fiddle tune, you make a friend for life"
Baron,
And your own Ellis sounds fantastic! :
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z7lzS97zsQY
I had been meaning to ask you what you were playing in your videos. You kept the headstock out of the picture in most of the ones that I saw.
Oh, I get it. This was a 'bump' by somebody of a post you made in 2009. Presumably it was posted before you got your own Ellis. At any rate, keep up the great work on the videos, I intend to use them for more tune learning. (NFI)
Jim
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Yeah I was just hoping some others would post pics so I can drool until mine finally shows up.
I've learned a lot of tunes from Barons YouTube page
"When you learn an old time fiddle tune, you make a friend for life"
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Thats great Dan! I love the block inlays, i think it really pulls together the more modern look with the art deco headstock and inlay.
Heres the ones im waiting for if anyone cares
http://www.themandolinstore.com/scri...idproduct=9947
Im really not worried about whether it will sound good or not, I know i love the Ellis tone. This one has a thinner neck than anything ive played so far though and im a little anxious to see if it will work for me. I do have smaller hands, so maybe ill actually prefer it. All i can do is wait and see
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'Course we care. Beautiful instrument, stupendous back. Do you know if it's red or sugar maple?
I believe that mine is the only one that he's built with this combination of appointments: gold pearl block inlays, EVO frets, gold hardware, fossilized walrus ivory nut, deco headstock and inlay, sugar maple, triple bound. The thing is a lot fancier than I am!
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Here is my Ellis. Not really an A5 since it has an oval hole. It's really beautiful and has a deep complex tone. The pictures are from Fiddler's Green shop in Texas, where I bought it. Tom replaced the gold hardware with silver for me. I just love it. I don't think he's built many of the oval holes. Tamco had a blonde one a year or two ago. Mike Compton played this one at a house concert I hosted which was a pretty big thrill for me.
Woohoo! Look at all these great mandolins! I love mine more and more every day! Also thanks for all the kind words on the lessons, it's a super fun project!
Thanks,
Baron
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Baron, yours was the first Ellis that I ever played, I think. You and a friend were busking in front of Thornes Market, and when I commented on it you let me give it a try, which was very nice. You don't see many buskers with $5000 instruments!
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