Tjoflot was later taught by Olav Håstabø from Løflaten in Kvanndal, and then by Ola Mosafinn.

[3] Together with several other folk musicians from the area, Tjoflot was a member of the Western Norwegian Association.

This Sunday there were two men with him in the boat, Endre Sjurson Kvammen and Jon Tjoflot.

This caused much sadness because Nils was a popular man known for his hard work, artistic sense, and forthrightness.

[5][6] The fiddle that floated to the surface after Tjoflot drowned on the morning of June 11, 1898 was repaired by the violin maker Knut Eilevsson Steintjønndalen, who had also made the instrument.

The fiddle was restored to its original condition, but perhaps not as good as when it was owned by Tjoflot, who considered it a top-quality instrument.

Tjoflot had a distinctive style of playing and way of performing material that was well-liked by people.

Tjoflot's Hardanger fiddle pieces and waltzes are also performed today, and recordings of them have been played on the folk music program on Norwegian radio.

In 2008, the diatonic button accordion player Rannveig Djønne released a CD called Spelferd heim – slåtter frå Hardanger og Voss på durspel (Spelferd Heim: Tunes from Hardanger and Voss for Button Accordion) on which she performs three pieces by Nils Tjoflot: "Hamborgar etter Nils Tjoflot" (Hamburg Melody by Nils Tjoflot), "Reinlender etter Nils Tjoflot" (Rhineland Melody by Nils Tjoflot), and the well-known "Ginavalsen" (Gina Waltz),[8][9] which he wrote in heartbreak when he learned that the girl he loved had become engaged to another.