1 Luthiers & Builders - Illinois
Mya-Moe Ukuleles
1121 Cepot Street Glenview, IL 60025 USA
Tel: 847-906-1900
Former Luthiers: (Gordon and Char Myer, Aaron Keim) 18 Forbes Road White Salmon, Washington 98672 USA Phone: 541-490-8522
Listing Info
from the Mya-Moe Ukuleles web site
2018 Update: Cary Kelly, is the new owner & builder of Mya-Moe Ukuleles.
Mya-Moe Ukuleles History
Gordon & Char Mayer and Aaron Keim are the luthiers who build all Mya-Moe Ukuleles. They have combined expertise in design, engineering, music, and lutherie. They both have masters degrees in engineering. Gordon has been building guitars for 7 years. Char is a professional musician. Before building guitars, Gordon was a wood-turning artist, giving him extended knowledge of different woods & their properties.
(2017 Update) - Gordon and Char Mayer are retiring from building June 2018 and ALL build slots are taken. So if you have a Mya-Moe hang on to it.
Char’s artistic bent was expressed in hand-pieced Roman shades. Together, they hand-craft each instrument, a culmination of their combined educations & experiences in engineering, art & music.
- <a href="http://www.inc.com/tim-donnelly/from-silicon-valley-ceo-to-craftsman-mya-moe-ukeleles.html" target="_blank">Goodbye Industrial Robotics; Hello Rock Stars</a> How one man went from chasing start-up and technology jobs in Silicon Valley to creating a thriving craftsman shop making custom ukuleles for the likes of Eddie Vedder.
More information available on the Mya-Moe Ukuleles's web site.
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