A lifelong student of musical instruments, Kevin Wyman began as an apprentice at the tender age of six under the careful guidance of noted instrument makers such as John Gray, David Caron and Julius Mesner. These distinguished artisans were all affiliated with a music manufacturing and retailing business based in Illinois called School Music Service, founded by his grandfather, Byron Wyman. He built his first instrument, a guitar, at age thirteen, followed shortly thereafter by a violin and then a bass violin. After years of passionate study and hands-on involvement with pre-twentieth century string instruments, his knowledge of and vast experience with their design and evolution has brought about the establishment of Wyman Instruments. The company is devoted entirely to the development and production of revolutionary new instruments that not only surpass in sound quality and structure that which we know today, but that go on to establish new methods of manufacturing a superior product at a fraction of the costs presently in place. Mr. Wyman continues to work in his small shop in Scottsdale, Arizona, hand making prototypes of instruments.