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 2023

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