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Scott, Thanks for posting pictures of my Ellis A5 Custom on the site. I appreciate having my non-standard custom Ellis included in a list with such great instruments. I have only had this mandolin...

I received my new A model Ellis custom a couple of weeks ago. I wanted a something simple but classy looking and Tom came up with this from what I told him I wanted. Light top with dark sides and...

You will want to get on Ric Bergstrom's weekly email. Send an email to Ric at Ricbergstrom at gmail.com. he sends out a weekly list of Central Virginia jams coming up.

Just wanted to note the Jahnke Rd jam mentioned in this thread has closed after a couple of decades.

I agree the radio stations won't have any institutional information. Also I don't see any Richmond, VA stations on this case. Most are Southwest Virginia AM stations I'm the 1950s and 60s. I see...

Great Picture - that is actually the railing around his front porch - and it goes all the way around on his American Craftsman Cottage style home. It really looks cool in person.

I had a great time and have already been enjoying my new mandolin!

I'm going to this build camp in Virginia, the teacher is from West Virginia if you want to check it out....

I'm getting excited about the Don Kawalek's banjo/mandolin building workshop in March in Appomattox, VA. I have chosen to build a flat top mandolin but there was also an option to build a banjo or...

Yes, There are several. I used to keep a website that listed them but it got hacked a few years back and I just took it off line. Now the best way to keep up with upcoming jams is to get on a email...

Cool, I'm signing up. See you there

You change your mind?
https://holidaylake4h.com/banjmand.php

And last but not least some sides residing in some jiggs. It was a great Friday afternoon with folks who felt like long lost friends. The whole crew could not have been more patient and gracious...

The inlay business is a large part of Tom's business. Here is Tom's son Walter working on guitar inlay and one of the crew - Robert - sorting through inlay pieces. There were a couple of more...

The shop was filled with so much to look at in addition to the inlay tools and process, mandolins in various stages of production, and some in for repair work. Steve Smith's Gibson Loar was in the...

Pava - and Tom and Pava together in the workshop. Everyone was very gracious - generous with their time and patient for folks that were in the middle of their workday with lots to do. I really...

A couple of necks - maybe Ellis or maybe Pava.
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Tom Standing beside some inlay equipment.
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These two room Walter (Tom's son) called Tom's Office - but really it looked more like the space Tom used to tinker around with new ideas.
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Here is a picture of a Two Point Tom has in early 162269process. This will make #3 Ellis Two Point.

Don, That mandolin sounds great. I just went by Tom's shop this past Friday. We aren't related but we have the same last name so I really wanted to go by and meet him and his crew and learn more...