Mandolins & Pearl — a visit with Tom Ellis in his shop in Austin, Texas. Since the business opened in 1977, “Ellis Mandolins” has made 1200 mandolins, and god knows how much pearl he’s cut. Tom has many great stories . . . for example, did you know that in the early ‘80s Bill Collings worked in Tom’s shop well before starting Collings Guitars? Also featured in this interview is Pava Knezevic, Tom’s protege’ and also a top notch mandolin maker. Join Dan Erlewine for a tour of Tom’s shop and a waltz down memory lane.
Fretboard Journal feature of Tom Ellis… https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bYObbCufvoo