Moon Guitars is a guitar shop, making customised instruments, located in Scotland. It was established in 1969 by Jimmy Moon in a small workshop on the Island of Arran in Scotland.[1] The company has produced custom instruments for Big Country, Altered Images, Simple Minds, Wet Wet Wet, Scissor Sisters, Coldplay and Del Amitri.[2][3] They mainly produce acoustic guitars and mandolins. Some of the woods used in manufacturing include Indian rosewood, maple, mahogany, ebony and Alaskan spruce.[2] They produce around 200 guitars a year, with a regular acoustic taking between six and twelve weeks to make, and up to nine months for a customised model.[2] Other notable clients include; Bryan Adams, Keith Scott, Dougie MacLean, Paolo Nutini, Trevor Rabin, Adele and Steve Earle.[1][4]
References
edit- ^ a b Harvey, Steve (29 January 2010). "Moon RD3 acoustic review". MusicRadar.
- ^ a b c "All Tuned To The Moon Behind The Counter". The Herald. 22 July 2004.
- ^ Cohane, Ondine (September 2010). "Glasgow (Scotland)". Condé Nast Traveler. Vol. 45, no. 9. ProQuest 756151784.
Gretsches, Danelectros, and baritones are among the high-end options at Moon Guitars, but the custom stuff's the real draw they recently built a Flying V Banjo for Babydaddy of the Scissor Sisters, and Coldplay get their acoustic numbers here/
- ^ Bastidas, Grace (13 April 2012). "The Weekend Escape Plan - Glasgow". New York Magazine.
External links
edit- Company website
- Short video at YouTube
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