Maestro guitars
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| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Musical instruments |
| Founded | 2004 [1] |
| Founder | Ho Zen Yong [2] |
| Headquarters | , |
| Products | Steel-string acoustic and classical guitars, ukuleles |
| Website | maestroguitars.com |
Maestro Guitars is a guitar manufacturing company based in Singapore. It is best known for creating custom-made acoustic guitars and ukuleles. The founder is Ho Zen Yong, a former Singapore Management University (SMU) graduate.[2] Their instruments are used by professional Italian musician Franco Morone and were also used by guitarist Paul Ponnudorai.[3]
The founder of Maestro Guitars, Ho Zen, started off learning how to fix guitars in his father’s piano shop.[4] In 2004, he improved his guitar-making skills by learning them from an English luthier Chris Horton, in Goa. He further understudied with the famed Ervin Somogyi in 2015 in a bid to increase the responsiveness of his guitars.[2] Upon his return in 2006, Ho Zen started Maestro Guitars Singapore's workshop in Kaki Bukit. [2][4]
The company's name, Maestro, was inspired by the Spanish word of the same spelling which translates to mean "master". In music, a "maestro" refers to someone who is a master in his art, especially a composer, conductor or music teacher.[citation needed]
In 2015, Maestro Guitars launched two new acoustic guitar models and showcasing a few models from their Double Top Series and Island Series ukuleles at the NAMM Show.[5]
