Podcast 211: Tom Ellis

Austin-based Tom Ellis is one of the world's most respected
mandolin makers. On this week's podcast, we talk to him about how
he got his start building instruments, the fateful day he showed
Ricky Skaggs his second-ever mandolin and about the inlay work he
does at Precision Pearl, Inc. today. We also chat about how Tom
shared his shop with Bill Collings in the early '80s, talk about
torrefied wood, discuss the merits of using CNCs in a high-end
build and a lot more.


This episode is brought to you by Lee Valley and Retrofret.