Moonstone

Steve Helgeson Biography

Moonstone guitars, founded by Steve Helgeson, has been producing some of the worlds finest hand-crafted acoustic, electric, and bass guitars for nearly 38 years. Self taught, in 1972, Steve set up his first shop in the woods of Moonstone Heights, California. There he experimented primarily with acoustic guitar designs. Steve personally carves and dimensions the scalloped X-braces on all guitar tops, removing weight, desiring a tall and thin profile. He tap tunes each top until it loosens and vibrates freely as a sound plate (voicing procedure). After nineteen or more years of doing so, Steve has fine-tuned this operation. Both professional and amateur musicians give high praise to the superiority and distinctive quality of Moonstone guitars, and numerous magazines and periodicals dedicated to the subject of fine stringed instruments have applauded Moonstones excellence and integrity. Moonstone is pleased to custom-build any guitar from its line, or from imagination, to meet individual specifications. Most all Moonstone guitars are supplied with a deluxe hard-shell Harptone or TKL case.