Tsiorba Guitars – Guitarmaker (Luthier) Classical & Flamenco Guitars

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Tsiorba Classical and Flamenco Guitars
Handmade classical and flamenco guitars of the highest quality have been my full-time pursuit since [...]
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New Guitar–Old Wood
Some things in life get better with age. Musical instrument-making tonewoods fall into that category. [...]
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European Maple & Carpathian Spruce Classical Guitar
Lately, it seems, maple-bodied classical guitars have been gaining recognition among guitarists, and for good [...]
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Luthier’s Private Reserve Rare Tonewoods
In 2015, I had a rare opportunity to acquire a retiring luthier’s stash of gorgeous, [...]
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Guitar Repair and Restoration Services
Repair and maintenance of a fine classical or flamenco guitar is not a matter of [...]
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Tsiorba Flamenco Guitars
A flamenco guitar is not just any guitar equipped with tap plates. Nor is it [...]
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About Peter Tsiorba
I built my first guitar in 2001. As I look back at nearly two decades [...]

40-Year Dry German Spruce and Brazilian Rosewood Flamenca Negra

A guitarmaker’s shop is a bit like a kitchen. A multitude of simmering pots, clanging of utensils and dishes, grinding, chopping, sauteing…. Guitars being finished, new ones started, repairs large and small under way. It […]

Tsiorba Classical and Flamenco Guitars

Handmade classical and flamenco guitars of the highest quality have been my full-time pursuit since 2001. By this point, I have made, restored, researched and French polished many hundreds of nylon string guitars. As a […]

Rosewood and Cedar Classical Guitar

Fabulous guitar with excellent volume, nuanced sound, and plenty of color and modulation for the musician to explore. Basses on this guitar are quite strong, without being boomy or out of balance with the trebles. […]

Paco de Lucia Playing Tsiorba Flamenco Guitar

In April of 2012, Paco de Lucia was giving a concert in Savannah, Georgia (USA). My recently completed walnut/maple/spruce flamenco guitar was lucky to meet Paco de Lucia, and to receive compliments from the maestro. […]

Guitar Repair and Restoration Services

Repair and maintenance of a fine classical or flamenco guitar is not a matter of “if,” but of “when.” Aside from strings, nuts and saddles wear out, as do frets. French polish will eventually need […]