Brian Moore Guitars, Inc.

Brian Moore Guitars was founded in June of 1992 by Patrick Cummings, President, Brian Moore and Kevin Kalagher. The first part of Brian Moore Guitars history begins in 1991, when Brian Moore, who was working as an assistant to Ned Steinberger, at Steinberger Sound, met Patrick Cummings, who was hired by Gibson Guitars, as General Manager of several Gibson divisions including Steinberger. Brian Moore, a non-guitarist, had began at Steinberger several years earlier after completing his education Furniture Design. He began doing basic production work at Steinberger and gradually moved towards the 'manufacturing engineering' area of Steinberger, assisting Ned Steinberger in design and tooling projects. Patrick Cummings was hired by Gibson Guitars in 1991 as General Manager of 'Gibson Labs' which included the Tobias, Oberheim and Impulse divisions as well as Steinberger. He is a skilled and versatile guitarist with a background in Electrical Engineering and Business Management. The second part of Brian Moore Guitars history also occurs in 1991 when Patrick Cummings met Kevin Kalagher, who owned a successful commercial business in Connecticut who was doing printing work for Steinberger. In addition to being a successful businessman, Kevin Kalagher is also a serious musical instrument collector.After doing several printing projects for Steinberger, Kevin Kalagher approached Patrick Cummings and wanted to 'buy' the Steinberger division from Gibson. Gibson was not interested. Later, when Gibson moved Steinberger from New York to Nashville, Brian Moore did not want to make the move, he spoke with Patrick about a "design concept" for a guitar. Patrick called Kevin Kalagher about a start up opportunity. The next day, Patrick, Kevin and Brian met and discussed the idea. Patrick wrote a business plan. Kevin agreed to provide the start up capital. In addition to funding the company, Kevin Kalagher is a creative driving force behind the many innovations at Brian Moore Guitars. He inspired Brian and Patrick to 'create something new' in the guitar industry while pushing the company towards the 'high end custom market'. He is constantly asking the question "Why not?" and always said "There are no rules." The first year and half of the companies existence was spent in the R&D and experimental phase, testing different composite materials and wood combinations. The goal was to find the perfect balance between wood and composites for a completely new instrument. Much time was spent to develop the specialized tools, jigs, fixtures and production methods for manufacturing.

Mailing Address:

P.O. Box 540
LaGrangeville, NY 12540-05

Phone Number:

800-795-PLAY

Fax Number:

845-486-0745

Website:

http://www.iguitar.com