Tsiorba Guitars – Guitarmaker (Luthier) Classical & Flamenco Guitars

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About Peter Tsiorba
I built my first guitar in 2001. As I look back at nearly two decades [...]
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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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Virginia Luque Plays Tsiorba Flamenco Guitar in Concert
Renown classical guitarist Virginia Luque has been touring, recording and directing for decades, and has [...]
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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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New Guitar–Old Wood
Some things in life get better with age. Musical instrument-making tonewoods fall into that category. [...]
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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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Tsiorba Classical and Flamenco Guitars
Handmade classical and flamenco guitars of the highest quality have been my full-time pursuit since [...]

Virginia Luque Plays Tsiorba Flamenco Guitar in Concert

Renown classical guitarist Virginia Luque has been touring, recording and directing for decades, and has earned a worldwide reputation as a guitarist, conductor and educator. I am honored she chose to play my flamenco guitar […]

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 […]

Guitar Fair Magazine

Tsiorba Guitars was interviewed by Guitar Fair Magazine, based in Seville, Spain. Published in Spanish starting on page 18

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. […]

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 […]