|
Mo-Mor |
made |
updated 20/8/2011 |
 |
|
Mobius Megatar |
2000 to present |
Tapping guitars made in Mount
Shasta, California. Founded 1997 by Reg Thompson, Henri
Dupony and Traktor Topaz and first guitars produced 2000.
[Source:
Vintage Guitar Price Guide] |
|
Mocetti
 |
|
Stefano Mocetti,
Images:
Guitar Salon
 |
|
Manuel Reyes Maldonado |
|
see R for
Reyes |
|
Modulus guitars
 |
1978 to present |
Founded by Geoff Gould in San
Francisco. Currently made in Novato, California.
Dating Modulus instruments information
http://www.modulusguitars.com/v2/faq.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Modulus_Guitars
Reviews are at Harmony Central |
|
Mojo
|
|
Custom guitars (electric and
acoustic) made by David Amirault, Vancouver Canada.
David now makes guitars with others at John David Scott Guitars. |
|
Molinelli Guitars
 |
|
Italian guitars.
 |
|
Moll
 |
1996 to present |
Moll Custom Instruments made by
Bill Moll, Springfield, Missouri.
Images ebay
 |
|
Mollenhauer
 |
|
Small, family owned, boutique
style guitar company based in the High Desert area of southern
California.
Images eBay:
 |
|
Molonator Guitars |
2000 to present |
Made since "2000 in Launceston, Tasmania, Australia.
Date written in neck pocket" [Source: Peter Moles, Molinator,
email 24/7/2008] |
|
Pedro
Maldonado |
|
|
|
Momose
 |
|
Japanese guitars |
|
Monarch |
|
Carl Fischer Musical Instrument
Company, est. in 1872, and they bought the York Band Instrument
Company, est in 1882. They went out of business in 1959. Carl
Fischer was a distributor of musical instruments, in New York,
Boston and Philadelphia areas.
[Source:
All experts]
Monarch guitars
- Made in Italy. Well at least some
were.
Image Monarch by Carl Fischer
label eBay:
 |
|
Monch
Guitars |
|
Edgar Monch was a renowned
classical guitar maker from Germany and trained Jean Larrivee in
Canada [Source:
wikipedia ]
http://www.brucewestinstruments.com/Monch.htm
http://www.guitar-toronto.on.ca/history-personal.shtml
Images
Hill Guitar : ebay
 |
|
Moncloa Guitars |
1980 to
present |
"We started making guitars in
1980.
We make our guitars at home where we have a specially
conditioned workshop.
Dating Moncloa guitar
All our guitars bear a serial
number and date of manufacture, on the lower left corner of the
label. The guitar I am building now is number 459.
We only make a few guitars in a year and most of them by special
order. Very seldom we have a finished guitar ready for sale. We
have exported our guitars mainly to England, France,
Switzerland, USA and Japan.
We, is yours truly and my wife Micheline who is a great help in
some of the processes of manufacture and takes care of most of
the purchasing and administration work.
I was born in 1940 so I am now 68." [Source: Daniel Moncloa,
daniel@moncloaguitars.com Lima, PERU, email 12/4/2008] |
|
Monica's Guitars |
|
San Clemente, California, USA |
|
Eric Monrad |
|
Making since
1970s, nylon since 1992.
Healdsburg,
California, USA |
|
Montana
 |
|
Basic line imported to USA from
Korea in early 1990 by Kaman Corporation. Also made in Romania.
Image courtesy of Sue Blow, Canada.
 |
|
Montano
 |
1960s |
Montano guitars made in Japan.
Images eBay:
 |
|
Montaya
 |
1970s-80s |
Korean made acoustics and
electrics. Montaya Hyosung America Inc.
Montaya catalog
http://www.vintaxe.com/catalogs_korean_montaya.htm
Reviews are at Harmony Central
image eBay |
|
Montclair
 |
|
Montclair brand by Kay [Source:
Vintage Guitar
Pro]
Photos 1965 Montclair guitar ebay.
 |
|
Monteleone |
1976 to present |
John Monteleone, Islip, New York,
USA. Archtops |
|
Monterey
 |
|
Image eBay
|
|
Monterey |
current |
Image eBay
 |
|
Montgomery
Wards |
|
A Harmony Brand
http://harmony.demont.net/brands.php |
|
Montuoro
Guitar Company |
|
Frank Montuoro makes guitars in
the tradition of the Larson Brothers in Chicago, Illinois, USA |
|
Monty |
1977 to present |
Brian Monty makes fine guitars in
Anne de Prescott, Ontario, Canada |
|
Moog |
2008- |
Image eBay:
 |
|
Moon
|
1979 to present |
Japan.
Electric Guitars made in Japan. Parent Company is PGM [Source:
Guitars
Japan]
Picture gallery
Moon Japan Guitars |
|
Moon |
1979 to
present |
Luthier Jimmy Moon, Moon Guitars, Glasgow Scotland
Dating Moon Guitars
"[To date my guitars] They would have to contact us directly. There is no other
way of dating our guitars." [Source: Joan, Moon Guitars Ltd,
email 17/3/2008]
Reviews are at Harmony Central
http://www.guitarsmatrix.com/profiles/moonguitars.html
 |
|
Moondog Guitars |
|
Reviews are at Harmony Central |
|
Moonstone
 |
1972 to present |
Moonstone
guitars are built by luthier Steve Helgeson, in Eureka,
California USA
Dating
Moonstone Guitars
https://store.bluebookinc.com/Info/PDF/EGuitar/ElectricSerialization.pdf
Other
Moonstone info
http://www.guitargal.com/moonstone.html
2005 Moonstone Guitar
pricelist
Reviews are at Harmony Central
Images
Moonstone guitar eBay:
 |
|
Brian Moore
 |
1992 to present |
Founded by
Patrick Cummings, Brian Moore and Kevin Kalagher in Brewster,
New York
http://www.iguitar.com/
Dating Brian Moore guitars
Based on the image below the year
of manufacture is hand written on the back of the headstock.
Reviews are at Harmony Central
Images eBay:
 |
|
Monari |
|
Reviews are at Harmony Central |
|
Montalvo |
|
see Casa
Montalvo |
|
Monteleone |
1976 to present |
John Monteleone restored
guitars for Mandolin Brothers in Staten Island New York in 1973.
He opened his own shop in in Bayshore, NY in 1976, relocating to Islip, New
York, in 1990.
Dating
Monteleone guitars
Most instruments were either dated on label or stamped
inside back of instrument. [Source:
Gruhn's Guide to Vintage
Instruments 2nd Ed] See
Gruhn's guide for detailed serial number
range.
http://www.mandozine.com/resources/CGOW/monteleone.php |
|
Morales
 |
1967-68 |
Morales are Japanese guitars made by Zen-On
Music Co
Morales catalog
http://www.t-shiga.com/sub7-5-1.htm
see Zenon
Images Yahoo:
 |
|
Morch
guitars |
1970 to
present |
Built by
Orsted, Denmark
Reviews are at Harmony Central |
|
More
Harmony |
1930s |
Not a brand of
the Harmony Co.
More Harmony
was a private brand of Dobro for Dailey's More Harmony Music
Studio. [Source:
Vintage Guitar Price Guide] |
|
Morgaine guitars |
1994 to
present |
Made by Jorg
Tandler, in Boppard, Germany.
Reviews are at Harmony Central |
|
Morgan
Guitars |
1985 to present |
David Iannone was Jean Larrivee's
apprentice. In 1986 he formed Morgan Guitars. Vancouver, British
Columbia, Canada
According to the 2000
specification all Morgan Guitars has the following features:
One
piece mahogany neck, bound ebony fingerbound, ebony bridge, wood
binding and purfling, wood marquetry or abalone rosette, hand
fitted dovetail neck joint, adjustable truss rod, transparent or
tortoiseshell pickguard, Morgan engraved machine heads.
Backs and sides are made from Indian Rosewood, Figured Maple,
Koa or Mahogany.
Tops are constructed from Sitka Spruce, Englemann Spruce or Red
Cedar.
Reviews are at Harmony Central |
|
Morgan |
|
This Morgan guitar was found on
ebay, was made in 1965 and is from Argentina.
 |
|
Glen Morgan
|
|
Glen Morgan guitars
fabricated and assembled in USA. |
|
Morgan Guitar Works |
|
Morgan guitar works - United
Kingdom. At least one of their models is called Bird of Prey -
based on the Gibson Flying V |
|
Morgan Monroe
 |
1999 to
present |
Acoustic/electric and resonators
from Korea. Distributed SHS International, Indianapolis, Indiana
USA
Images eBay
 |
|
Eduardo
Moreno
Moore |
1992 to
present |
"Dating Eduardo Moreno
Moore guitars
Because at the moment we are
making instruments for the Suzuki programs, I have being using
the following code, Ex. 58041206, first 2 number 58 are the size
(string length) for the instrument, 04 is the number of
instruments made of this size, 12 is the month and 07 is the
year. I am using the code since 2006, guitars build before march
2006 have the month abbreviated in words and year, all written
with my hand and signed, there was also a wax seal, brown,
crystal and gold. Brown seal is simple construction, crystal
seal has good quality materials and gold seal represents the
best materials and dedication." [Source: Eduardo Moore, email
29/3/2008] |
|
Moreschi |
|
Moreschi guitars, made in Italy.
 |
|
Moriah
Guitars |
Current at 2010 |
The owner and chief designer, John
Mark Hampton, and employee/consultant, Ken Hoover, worked
together in the seventies. They started Zion Guitar Technology
in 1980 and built many guitars still being played today |
|
Colin
Morison Guitars |
|
"The inner label has
the my name , year and address . Angus Scotland. The only other
info on the guitar is the no . written on the middle back
strut." [Source: Colin Morison, email 11/4/2008]
Image
Classic Guitar:
 |
|
Morris
 |
1967 to present |
Morris guitars
made in Japan by Terada Musical
Instrument Co. Currently in
Korea also.
1975 Morris Custom
http://www.myrareguitars.com/eMorris.html
Morris
acoustic guitar catalogs
http://www.t-shiga.com/sub7-5-1.htm
http://jvguitar.com/bbs/zboard.php?id=gallery
Reviews are at Harmony Central
Images eBay:
Oval label appears to be from the late 1970s/early 1980s
 |
|
Charles F Morrison |
1974 to
present |
Charles F
Morrison has been making classical guitars since 1974.
1974-79 - Boulder, Colorado
1979-80 - Bozeman, Montana
1981-1992 East Burke & Sutton, Vermont
2009 - Barnesville, Colorado
Early influences included Max
Krimmel, NBN Guitars and Dave Goodrich, to whom I give full
credit for instilling in me the drive for quality craftsmanship
that enhances my instruments. [Source: Charles F Morrison, email
Nov 2009] |
|
Mortoro
guitars |
1991 to present |
Gary Mortoro, Miami Florida, USA
http://www.promusicfind.com/new/dating.shtml#Mortoro
http://www.mortoroguitars.com/pages/main.html |
|
Mory |
|
http://tix.gozaru.jp/other.html |
|
next |
|
M-Man
| Map-Mar | Mas-MD
| Me-MJ
|
Mo-Mor
| Mos- |
