For those Ellis fans, here is a beauty at Music Emporium in Boston - http://themusicemporium.com/mandolin...rch-wire-inlay Just wow.
For those Ellis fans, here is a beauty at Music Emporium in Boston - http://themusicemporium.com/mandolin...rch-wire-inlay Just wow.
Tony Huber
1930 Martin Style C #14783
2011 Mowry GOM
2013 Hester F4 #31
2014 Ellis F5 #322
2017 Nyberg Mandola #172
Beautiful ! Makes me drool but my wife would kill me if I bought a third Ellis !
Gorgeous!!!
Too many instruments...too little time
Serious eye candy! "mando porn" of the highest order! LOL!!
Going down to see it tomorrow.
"your posts ... very VERY opinionated ...basing your opinion/recommendations ... pot calling ...kettle... black...sarcasm...comment ...unwarranted...unnecessary...."
What a beauty! Mandobar after you've purchased this mandolin please let us know what you think.
A similar Ellis with a Torch & Wire headstock inlay was commissioned by somebody via TAMCO in Brighton UK a while back :-
http://www.theacousticmusicco.co.uk/...andolins-.html
As usual,an awesome mandolin by one of the top 5 builders IMHO,
Ivan
Pic.courtesy of TAMCO Brighton UK
Weber F-5 'Fern'.
Lebeda F-5 "Special".
Stelling Bellflower BANJO
Tokai - 'Tele-alike'.
Ellis DeLuxe "A" style.
Stunning!
1994 Gibson F5L - Weber signed
"Mandolin brands are a guide, not gospel! I don't drink koolaid and that Emperor is naked!"
"If you wanna get soul Baby, you gots to get the scroll..."
"I would rather play music anyday for the beggar, the thief, and the fool!"
"Perfection is not attainable; but if we chase perfection we can catch excellence" Vince Lombardi
Playing Style: RockMonRoll Desperado Bluegrass Desperado YT Channel
"your posts ... very VERY opinionated ...basing your opinion/recommendations ... pot calling ...kettle... black...sarcasm...comment ...unwarranted...unnecessary...."
That just my be the most lovely mandolin I've ever seen! Well done Tom! A work of art in wood and wire, and it makes incredible music!
Every detail is perfectly executed right down to the inlaid truss rod cover integrated into the torch and wire motif. Just stunning!!
Len B.
Clearwater, FL
Stunning. Interested to hear the review of this and the Campanella. I will be out there in a few weeks and will take these for a spin as well if they are still around.
He does just superb work.
Jamie
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stunning!
I've never owned an Ellis, and probably never will, but, I think the price is really fair for this level of craftsmanship. It just doesn't really seem out of line at all, considering how much work this all is, and the obvious quality of his work.
I was down there a few weeks ago and I played every mandolin they had, except for the Campanella which was going on approval at that point. The winner in the crowd I did get to play was amazingly not the most expensive mandolin, so it does pay to play these things before yearning for them.
I know we like to give Tom credit, but Pava has her hands on just about everything in that shop, and she is a real talent.
"your posts ... very VERY opinionated ...basing your opinion/recommendations ... pot calling ...kettle... black...sarcasm...comment ...unwarranted...unnecessary...."
Nate Lee
Music Teacher
Mandolin Player & Twin Fiddler for the Becky Buller Band.
Proud owner of Pava mandolins #83 & #194
www.TheNateLee.com
www.PlayNately.com
2nded. I actually just took ownership of Pava Player #168 and it is fabulous. Very different from my Ellis F5, but definitely some similarities. The playability is what you expect out of the Ellis shop. Tonally they are very different, but they both have big expansive sounds, great fit and finish, and top notch playability.
Agreed. My Pava is a Player model as well. I think the common perception is that a Pava is a stripped down Ellis, but Pava mandolins truly have a voice of their own. To me, Pava and Ellis mandolins are like siblings. They have a lot in common, and they come from the same stock, but each has their own personality.
Nate Lee
Music Teacher
Mandolin Player & Twin Fiddler for the Becky Buller Band.
Proud owner of Pava mandolins #83 & #194
www.TheNateLee.com
www.PlayNately.com
The wood for the back and sides on this one is over the top gorgeous...Tom somehow finds incredibly beautiful stock...seeing as how his main business is inlay (Precision Pearl) he saves the best pearl for his own instruments and again, the craftsmanship is superb. Prices keep creeping upwards.
Jammin' south of the river
'20 Gibson A-2
Stromberg-Voisinet Tenor Guitar
Penny Whistle
My albums: http://www.mandolincafe.com/forum/album.php?u=7616
also, just wonderin'...is it my imagination, or does this stellar example of Tom's work have a slightly different treatment to the end of the fingerboard extension? looks a little more elegant to me...
I still can't get the math to work so I can buy it...(heavy sigh...)
Len B.
Clearwater, FL
Fine art, indeed.
1994 Gibson F5L - Weber signed
"Mandolin brands are a guide, not gospel! I don't drink koolaid and that Emperor is naked!"
"If you wanna get soul Baby, you gots to get the scroll..."
"I would rather play music anyday for the beggar, the thief, and the fool!"
"Perfection is not attainable; but if we chase perfection we can catch excellence" Vince Lombardi
Playing Style: RockMonRoll Desperado Bluegrass Desperado YT Channel
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