Tsiorba Guitars – Guitarmaker (Luthier) Classical & Flamenco Guitars

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Flamenco Guitar–Port Orford Cedar & Spruce
Port Orford Cedar (Chamaecyparis lawsoniana) is well…not a cedar. Names can be funny that way, [...]
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Tsiorba Flamenca Negra Rocks it in Spain!
Sarayma, released by Fods Records in Spain, includes a Tsiorba Flamenco Guitar. This Tsiorba negra [...]
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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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Classical Guitars Inventory
The following classical guitars are available for immediate purchase. No need to wait. I can [...]
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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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Monterey Cypress Flamenco Guitar
Choosing the “right” tonewood for your guitar can feel overwhelming. In our google age, it [...]
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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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Flamenco Guitars Inventory
The following flamenco guitars are available for immediate purchase. No need to wait. I can [...]
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California redwood & Mediterranean cypress flamenco guitar
Many years ago, Bill purchased a redwood-top acoustic dreadnought with a gift his grandmother left [...]
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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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Tsiorba Flamenco Guitars
A flamenco guitar is not just any guitar equipped with tap plates. Nor is it [...]
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Koa and Spruce Flamenco Guitar
The flamboyant Koa of this flamenco guitar leaves me speechless! Color and the wood grain [...]
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cypress & spruce flamenco guitar
A straight-forward, classic blanca, constructed with a spruce soundboard, Mediterranean cypress back and sides, an [...]
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Redwood Marries Mediterranean Cypress
REDWOOD SOUNDBOARD MARRIES MEDITERRANEAN CYPRESS European spruce soundboards are traditional in flamenco guitars. This blanca [...]
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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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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 [...]
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Seville-based Guitar Fair Magazine Interview with Tsiorba Guitars
Guitar Fair Magazine, based in Seville, Spain, published this interview in Spanish starting on page [...]

Tsiorba Guitars–since 2001

I have been producing handmade classical and flamenco guitars since 2001. As I complete my 116th guitar (Oct. 2017), it occurs to me that lutherie is a deep river, and I’ve been swimming in it […]

The following classical guitars are available for immediate purchase. No need to wait. I can still customize the action or address any other set-up requests prior to shipping. If you want something specialized, not available […]

Flamenco Guitars Inventory

The following flamenco guitars are available for immediate purchase. No need to wait. I can still customize the action or address any other set-up requests prior to shipping. If you want something specialized, not available […]

planing of the guitar fingerboard to correct string height (action) problems. The guitar is a Spanish-made instrument by the late master Manuel Reyes.

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 […]

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. […]