Peter Kyvelos has been making and repairing stringed instruments for over thirty years. His shop in Belmont, Massachusetts is considered to be the epicenter of instrument making by Greek, Armenian, and Middle Eastern musicians around the United States.
▪ bio current as of 2008
2008
AL#95 p.18 read this article
R.M. Mottola Peter Kyvelos
▪ The oud is the Arabic ancestor of the lute, as well as being a popular contemporary instrument in many parts of the world. Part One of this two-part series was printed in AL#94. This part concerns the construction of the soundboard and neck of the instrument. With 33 photos.
This article has been nominated as one of the Guild’s best articles published before 2010.
2008
AL#94 p.8 read this article
R.M. Mottola Peter Kyvelos
▪ The oud, of course, is the Arabic ancestor of the lute, as well as being a popular contemporary instrument in many parts of the world. Kyvelos has been building them since 1970. The story offers a bit of background on the oud, a few of its recent historical builders, and Kyvelos himself, though most emphasis is placed upon the construction of the instrument. This part mostly concerns the construction of the bowl of the instrument. With 33 photos.
This article has been nominated as one of the Guild’s best articles published before 2010.
2007
AL#91 p.68
Peter Kyvelos
▪ The Santuri is an instrument of the hammered dulcimer type, common in Greece, and related to the smaller Persian Santur.