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Custom classical guitars by Jeffrey R Elliott. Welcome. My classical and flamenco guitars are based on the Torres/Hauser design tradition, and are tailored to the individual. Aesthetics are important to me and are also addressed individually.
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My instruments are based on the Torres/Hauser tradition in...
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The 2020, 2021, 2022, and 2023 instrument shows were...
- Multi-Piece Backs
In recent years I have made several guitars with multi-piece...
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In 1977 I designed the compound cutaway to provide easy...
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I have always offered an extended fingerboard, usually up to...
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Jeffrey R. Elliott was born in Chicago, Illinois and grew up in Detroit, Michigan. He began playing guitar at age sixteen and immediately fell in love with the sound of the classical guitar, which led to his performing folk music professionally while majo.
While Jeffrey R. Elliott's classical guitars are based on the Torres/Hauser design tradition, he has evolved his own interpretation that is reflected in his exceptional instruments —magnificent works of art, possessing unsurpassed musical refinement, purity, and beauty of sound.
Jeffrey Elliot is a luthier based in Portland, Oregon, with a career spanning almost six decades. Born in Chicago and raised in Detroit, Michigan, he began playing classical guitar at the age of 16. Then, he turned to performing folk music while majoring in Fine Arts at Michigan State University.
Bridges. In 1990 I designed a “pinless” bridge, which anchors the strings by sliding their ball ends over steel posts at the rear of the bridge, so that I can brace the top with my hybrid X-and-fan design.
Jul 22, 2019 · Jeffrey Elliott is one of the guitar world’s most respected luthiers, hand-crafting acoustic guitars for renowned guitar players for over 50 years. Subscribe to our channel for new OPB...
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There has been an ever increasing need over the past decade or more for a finger-picking guitar for fine instrumental work. I've designed a steel string guitar that has a range, balance, and response character similar to a classical guitar but its core has a steel string sound.
