HOME
Social time 6:30
Peter Tsiorba, Luthier and Maker
of Classical Guitars
Twenty-five years ago, as a young college graduate and recent Portlander, Peter Tsiorba found himself at Pioneer Music on SW Park Street (now closed) encountering handmade guitars for the first time. Unable to afford a handmade guitar, he walked away from that guitar store empty-handed, but the “crazy” idea of making his own guitar from scratch was born that day. This dream would take him on a journey to guitar shops in Spain, a furniture making job in New England, and his eventual return to Portland.
Along the way, he has been pondering perfect glues, enduring finishes, (sometimes dubious) clamping schemes, guitar acoustics and restoration techniques.
Peter will be live at the MAC, our first presentation at the Multnomah Art Center in two years. Of course, it will also be available over Zoom at the same link as always: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/96184696029?pwd=MWZOUEZsejJua0pJY2tvbjVSVlFuZz09#success
Presentation topics include:
Workshop space and organization
benches
vises and work holding devices
tool storage and organization
working methods and how he balances hand-tool work with batch production (jigs and set-ups)
Favorite glues and finishes
Maintaining enthusiasm and a fresh perspective
Also check out his web page and Instagram postings, and this short video made for Portland Monthly and the accompanying article on him in the January 31, 2022 edition.
___________________________
The Zoom Link will be available 24 hours before the meeting.
Zoom Link
.jpg)
HOME