Jeffrey R. Elliott

Jeffrey R. Elliott Guitars

Forty-nine-year member Jeffrey R. Elliott has frequently contributed both to American Lutherie and GAL Conventions. When he’s not building guitars, he can be found spotting the International Space Station, listening to music of all sorts, and baking bread in the night kitchen.

▪ bio current as of 2025

By the same author:
  1. Reflections on Collecting Guitars
  2. In Memoriam: David Rodgers
  3. In Memoriam: Kent Rayman
  4. Self-Centering Sideport Jig
  5. Letter: Gortex Felt Paper for Restoration
  6. Letter: Early Kasha/Schneider Guitar Lilli VII
  7. Ruminations on Historic Guitar Restoration
  8. In Memoriam: Jonathon Peterson
  9. Remembering Julian Bream
  10. In Memoriam: Eugene Clark
  11. Meet the Maker: Gabriel Fleta
  12. Jeffrey R. Elliott Open Harmonic Bar Classical Guitar
  13. GAL Instrument Plan #74: 2016 Jeffrey R. Elliott Standard Concert Model Classical Guitar
  14. Let’s Catch Up With Nick and Jeanne Kukich
  15. Remembering Manuel
  16. GAL Instrument Plan #68: 1930 Santos Hernandez Classical Guitar
  17. The Mandolin Family: Traditional and Contemporary Perspectives
  18. 1930 Santos Hernandez Guitar With Segovia’s Autograph
  19. Questions: Wound G Classical Strings
  20. Meet the Makers: David and Rob Rodgers
  21. When Jimmy Met Richard
  22. It Worked for Me: Breakaway Clamp
  23. Developing the Modern 20-String Concert Harp Guitar
  24. GAL Instrument Plan #61: 1986 Sullivan/Elliott 20 String Concert Harp Guitar
  25. The Archtop Guitar: Perspectives on the Present and Future
  26. What is the Flamenco Guitar?
  27. A Life in Lutherie: A Discussion with Manuel Velazquez and His Son Alfredo
  28. Questions: Bracing Reinforcement
  29. Questions: Restoring Manzanero Guitar
  30. Restoring Tarrega’s 1888 Torres
  31. GAL Instrument Plan #52: 1888 Antonio de Torres Classic Guitar
  32. Questions: Canting Bass Side of Fretboard
  33. Product Reviews: Tite-Mark Marking Gauge; Contour Plane; Veritas Apron Plane
  34. Questions: Restoration Labels
  35. Questions: Mold Foam
  36. 1869 Francisco Gonzalez: A Restoration
  37. GAL Instrument Plan #47: 1869 Francisco Gonzalez Guitar
  38. In Memoriam: Robert Lundberg
  39. The Classic Guitar: Four Perspectives
  40. Questions: African Wenge
  41. Questions: Steel String Truss Rod
  42. Shaping the Sound: A Personal Approach to Building Classical Guitars
  43. Questions: Playability Variables
  44. Letter to the Editor: Correction to AL#56 Article
  45. Apprenticeships
  46. In Memoriam: Richard L. Schneider
  47. A Timely Top Replacement
  48. The Great White Sitka
  49. It Worked for Me: Liquid Buffing Compound
  50. Using Your Work Space from the 1990 GAL Convention panel
  51. A Survey of Seventeen Luthiers
  52. Letter to the Editor: Hauser Fan Bracing
  53. Reflections on Segovia’s Guitars at the Metropolitan
  54. Six Lutherie Tools
  55. Questions: Kiln-Dried Spruce
  56. Review: Antonio de Torres, Guitar Maker — His Life and Work by Jose Romanillos
  57. Letter to the Editor: Hauser Instruments
  58. Accident Prevention: A Case History
  59. An Interview with Jeffrey R. Elliott
  60. An Overview of the Hauser Tradition
  61. GAL Instrument Plan #12: 1943 Hauser Classic Guitar
  62. Western Forestry Show
  63. Post-Toronto Reflections
  64. Beizes, Collies and Potassium Dichromate
  65. Potassium Dichromate, Oxalic Acid, and Carnauba Wax
  66. An Interview with Jeffrey R. Elliott