ELLIS GUITARS WORKSHOP AUSTRALIA

ellis guitars workshop australia Ellis Guitars Australia blend traditional old-fashioned handcraft with the latest technology to produce sweet sounding instruments. A combination of international timbers renowned for acoustic and sound-producing qualities, temperature and humidity controlled environments, attention to colour matching and design, and patient awareness of the delicate processes of manufacture including wood tuning, thicknesses, bracing and finishing techniques guarantee beauty and quality.

Ellis Guitars is proud to be Australian owned and operates from Western Australia.
ellis workshop australia Tone selection and asthetic qualities Timber Selection

Timber selection is a crucial part of making a great instrument. Timber selection falls into two main categories. Tone selection and asthetic qualities. I select with these two things in mind. My first goal is to produce the best sounding guitars I can, then that they look as good as they can.
guitar workshop go-bar deck, glue up back braces Go-Bar Deck

This go-bar deck it is being used to glue up back braces. I also use it to glue top braces. The go-bar deck is a clamping method which is a very old and comes from Asia.
bridge-pin hole reamer, guitars bridge pin Hole Reamer

This is a bridge-pin hole reamer. It is used to make the hole the same taper as the bridge pin for a perfect fit.

bridge plate problems Bridge Slot

This slot is to insure that the ball ends of the strings are firmly in contact with the bridge plate. This helps to avoid bridge plate problems. This is the traditional way of installing bridge pins which do not have a flute.
tighten the machines australia, ellis guitars Machines

Machines can come loose and cause buzzing. Why does this happen? Wood and metal expands and contracts at different rates and this causes the nut and washer to loosen. If you attempt to tighten the machines yourself, be careful not to over tighten them which can cause the wood around the hole to dent or worse, break the thread.
tops braces, Cam clamps Cam Clamps

Cam clamps are used as an alternative to the go-bar deck. They are useful as the deep throat is good for clamping on bridges. They are also used for clamping tops and back braces. Cam clamps are easy to make at home.

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As a quality Australian luthier in Perth, Western Australia Andrew Ellis of Ellis Guitars blends traditional old-fashioned handcraft with the latest technology to produce sweet sounding custom hand made guitars. The Ellis standard models are the triple 0, 000 small body guitar, slotted headstock 12 fret, the OM, auditorium guitar, cutaway with wedge and the dreadnought. A combination of Australian and international solid timbers renowned for acoustic and sound-producing qualities, temperature and humidity controlled environments, attention to colour matching and design, and patient awareness of the delicate processes of manufacture including wood tuning, thicknesses, bracing and finishing techniques guarantee beauty and quality.