The Mouradian Guitar Company was established in 1983 by Jim Mouradian and his son Jon in Winchester, Massachusetts. Jim Mouradian first began making and repairing guitars and basses in a space at his father's rug factory in the 1970s in Winchester. Jim Mouradian became well known in Boston’s music scene, repairing guitars out of Cambridge Music Center in Porter Square and worked on or made guitars for the likes of Joe Perry, Chris Squire and Kurt Cobain. Jim Mouradian died in 2017 at the age of 66.

Source: Mouradian Guitar Company website (2 July 2018)

Source: Jim Mouradian obituary. Boston Globe. January 18, 2017.