• Tom Ellis grew up near Houston and enjoyed woodworking in his teens – mostly building surfboards.He built his first mandolin in the summer of 1972,    read more
  • Pava Knezevic, originally from Croatia, moved to the U.S. with her family in 1995.  Before leaving Croatia...   read more
  • Nathan Arrison grew up in Vermont racing go-carts and high performance race cars.  Nate got in to instruments by building a guitar....  read more
  • Mary Melena is super busy doing her part to help Ellis Mandolins produce fine instruments. Check back soon for more info.
  • Josh Lutrell is the finish man.
  • Cathy Pelosi Business manager, web designer and so much more.
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