Adam was the original and only owner of this wideneck deluxe ellis and he used it both in the studio and on stage. We ask that you fill out the return warranty card and return it to us within 30 days of purchase to properly validate the warranty. This ellis, sn 303, was one of adams many mandolins. If youre looking for the finest in components and sound, youll enjoy the loar supreme appx. The mandolin is carved from a solid peice of black walnut, with a pearloid top. It has only been through this research, that he has been able to acquire the best materials and crafts people to help with the process. All mandolin and mandola models are available with a wider neck option. Personalize your mandolin with a variety of finishes. I was just noodling around on my eastman 505, appreciating the nice v shape of the neck. Adjusting mandolin truss rods removing neck bow for proper. Tightening the truss rod nut counteracts the pull of the strings, straightening the neck. While laying out the neck s top profile, i was careful to align the center of the neck with the grain for appearances as well as strength and stability. I did this on my mandolin too, even though the peg head is much smaller than an f style peg head. This photo isnt very helpful, since you dont see the end of the board or how far that extension is attached to the top, and its all under black or very dark lacquer, but i think its really two pieces.
Montana lutherie offers customized mandolin finishes and colors for your instrument. I enforce of you to clunk ellis mandolin gaol to bully vesicatory sadly this tom ellis mandolins austin tx, for i shall lowball so dottily that i. Oct 12, 2019 if youre looking for the finest in components and sound, youll enjoy the loar supreme appx. In the nineteen seventies he made several mandolins for ricky skaggs. Aug 27, 20 this lovely old mandolin has the beautiful tone of a mature instrument with the playability of a new mandolin, good for another 80 years. Please enter the scale length that you would like, slots will be a.
Tennessee blues, cuckoos nest and liberty played on a beautiful a5 style mandolin made by tom ellis in austin, tx. Nut is 1 1116 inch and the neck is a comfortable d profile, sort of a v neck flattened on the bottom. The pickups are emg passive and the tuners are grovers. Mandolin necks mandolin tonewoods mandolin tonewood. This joint can affect the placement of the strings and bridge, and affect the sound quality of the mandolin. I did most of my learning on my weber gallatin, with a pretty chubby c shaped neck. I didnt really know i preferred the the narrow v until i experienced by eastman. We should build mandolins is the story of tom ellis, austin, texas master mandolin builder and inlay master. With double course hightension strings, a proper mandolin setup is critical to the accuracy and enjoyment of playing. Mandolin setup, easy steps to set the mandolin bridge. I have had a couple of mandolins, but this one is my favorite in terms of neck profile.
Similar to a dovetail, there is cavity in the body, but it is shaped as a rectangle. This lovely old mandolin has the beautiful tone of a mature instrument with the playability of a new mandolin, good for another 80 years. Mandolin tonewood from oregon wild wood the largest online selection of mandolin wood. Tuners are marked guild but appear original to the guitar.
Another stage completed in a model mandolin project. While the nut and string spacing is noticeably wider, the overall feel of the neck is not uncomfortably large as the neck profile. While laying out the necks top profile, i was careful to align the center of the neck with the grain for appearances as well as strength and stability. Bone called him without question the most fertile english composer and arranger for mandolin and guitar. Mandomutt has been blessed with a gaggle of ellis f5s over the past two or. A pattern for the neck profile is then drawn onto the board in a way to maximize yield and produce the most figure.
Samuel adelstein described the lombardi mandolin in 1893 as wider and shorter than the neapolitan mandolin, with a shallower back and a shorter and wider neck, with six single strings to the regular mandolins set of 4. After successfully building some of the worlds finest mandolins from 1970s to the early 1990s, ellis quit building instruments to run a successful company precision pearl inlay that built parts for many other guitar and mandolin manufacturers. Has real mop buttons on the tuners, the cool gilchrist tailpiece with flip cover, and comes in a heavy rectangular. Over 500 mandolin wood sets and necks individually pictured. Mandolin fretboard atlas sheet music get a better grip on neck navigat 000201829 see more like this mandolin fretboard atlas music bookget a better grip on neck navigationnew brand new. Ellis mandolins are covered by a limited warranty to the original purchaser for as long as heshe owns the instrument. Modified v a vintage inspired profile with a less pronounced v than found on the vintage fullthickness predecessors. Traditionally on f style mandolins, ears are used to make up the full width of the peg head to save having to use an excessively wide piece for the neck. This gilchrist model 5 fern from 1987 went back to the builder in 2015 for a neck reset. You can find ellis mandolins at the following dealers. Most mandolin truss rods are accessible beneath a small cover found on the peghead. He has spent a great deal of time studying every aspect of the mandolin. Here is another one of those handy paper templates. If too little relief, the truss rod can be slackened usually by 18 or 14 turn anticlockwise to allow string tension to pull the neck slightly into more of.
It is a snug and sturdy joint that maintains the neck angle for ideal string setup heights and sound. Its in the gilchrist archive, with photos of the top and back, and is described there as having an engelmann top with tone bar bracing, hard maple 1 piece back, and fingerboard with radius. Sep 18, 2014 cool mandolins see more ideas about mandolin, guitar and musical instruments. The lesson tunes are recorded and laid out in the same way all of the tunes in my jam tunes books are done. Ellis a5 mandoin with varnish finish and waverly tuners. This is especially important in mandolins where bridges are freefloating and therefore have a tendency to move. I then cut out the width of the neck blank on the bandsaw staying parallel to the center line as opposed to the outside edge of the board. All adjustments to a truss rod should be done in small increments and rechecked. Find out why you should play a tenor guitar, who plays tenor, and much more. The truss rod a metal rod running from headstock to heel inside the neck helps to counteract the forward pull of the strings on the neck and provides a means of adjusting neck relief. The guitar has brazilian rosewood back and sides and a heavily bearclawed and tight grained spruce top.
The male end of the neck is inserted into the cavity with glue and a bolt is affixed to secure the neck to the body. Fullers guitar has been serving true guitar enthusiasts for over 20 years. The mandolin can mount to a stage stand so you can walk right up to it and play. An easytoplay profile for someone with smaller hands or a preference for a slimmer neck. This is especially important in mandolins where bridges are freefloating and therefore have a. Fullers is an authorized dealer for fender, martin, taylor, jackson, charvel, ricke. Test fit the neck by pushing the dowels into the body of the mandolin and sliding the neck. Waverly gold with pearl, ebony, or ivoroid buttons. The male end of the neck is inserted into the cavity with glue and a. Mandomutt has been blessed with a gaggle of ellis f5s over the past two or three years, but this little jewel is our first ellis a5.
Ellis a5 i was fortunate to be in the right place at the right time and got a great deal on my ellis. Eastwood is proud to be the leading makers of electric tenor guitars today, so its about time we did a comprehensive guide. The mandolin store inc, 907 rivergate parkway suite a4, goodlettsville. If youre interested in the possibility of having us build an ellis for you, please contact us so we can have a conversation about it. A descendant from the oud, a middle eastern instrument, and the lute, the mandolin shares the same scale length and string order as the violin. Furthermore, tom personally does all the hand carving, graduating, neck shaping and final setup.
The process of making necks begins with large rough boards of curly maple which are then dressed and cut into sections. Aug 05, 2010 tennessee blues, cuckoos nest and liberty played on a beautiful a5 style mandolin made by tom ellis in austin, tx. In nineteen eightyone david grisman, in an interview for frets magazine, said tom was one of the top five mandolin makers. It is most easily played strapped over your shoulder, due to the awkward shape and center of balance, with the peg head angled up. Here we have a tom ellis f style mandolin in highly figure maple and sitka spruce. Modified low oval similar to the low oval, this profile has more of a blended transition from the neck barrel to the fingerboard. 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. The computeraided design cad files and all associated content posted to this website are created, uploaded, managed and. Its built with an adirondack red spruce top and premium sugar maple neck, sides, and twopiece back. Ellis mandolins are warranted to be free from defects in materials and workmanship. Heres an overview on how to balance string gauge, neck relief, bridge radius, action height, intonation and string height to make your mando play great. The do seem to have a slightly more soft v or u shaped neck that the collings or the ellis. The fourstringed tenor guitar may be an instrument from the past, but modern musicians all over the world have been rediscovering the electric tenor guitars many subtle virtues, from its. Mandolin setup is all about positioning the bridge in the proper place to achieve intonation, i.