About Us
Built from experience, made for guitar makers
TESLA Strings was established with the goal of assisting luthiers in Europe and beyond. Our e-shop grew from our own work with guitars, and over the years this experience has shaped the tools, materials and parts we offer to other guitar makers.
From building guitars to TESLA Strings
TESLA Strings grew from our own work building guitars and developing the tools, materials and electronics needed for them. Over time, our stock of specialist parts and materials grew, and we began making them available to other guitar makers.
From Cremona to Andalucía
My journey into guitar making began with music. I have always loved listening to and playing flamenco, and this gradually led me deeper into the instrument and the craft of building it.
I first went to Cremona, Italy, to study violin making, but I soon realized that violin making was not my calling.
My path then took me to Úbeda in Andalucía, Spain, where I studied guitar making with Master Luthier Paco Chorobo and built my own guitar under his guidance. The historic city, part of the UNESCO-listed Renaissance heritage of Úbeda and Baeza, became an important place in my journey.
Paco encouraged me to pass my knowledge on to others, just as he does. This inspired me to offer one-to-one guitar making courses.
Classical or Flamenco
Both are Spanish guitars, often made using the same mold and in the same workshop. But the choice of classical or flamenco is made at the very beginning, influencing the wood thickness, bracing, weight and even the width of the body.
Learn the craft or commission a guitar
You can join me in the workshop for a one-to-one Guitar Making Course, or, if you are looking for an instrument of your own, talk to me about building a custom Spanish guitar for you.
Mulen Guitars
Milan Zelenka continues to build electric guitars in his workshop in Senica under the name Mulen Guitars.
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