Maton
Acoustic & Electric
Guitars
Until
the mid 1930s an
Australian guitar
manufacturing industry
was virtually
nonexistent. Good
quality guitars were
hard to find and at
this time the best
guitars came from the
U.S.A. Bill May, a
Melbourne-born jazz
musician, woodwork
teacher and luthier
decided to change all
that.
During the early 1940s
Bill established a
custom guitar
manufacturing and
repair business known
as “Maton Stringed
Instruments and
Repairs”. This
enterprise was so
successful that Bill
was able to convince
his older brother,
Reg, to join him as a
full time guitar maker
and in March 1946 the
“Maton Musical
Instruments Company”
was born.
Maton is still a 100%
family owned
Australian company,
now operated by Linda
& Neville Kitchen
(Bill May’s daughter
and son in law).
They create
instruments for the
best players in
Australia and world,
as well as
porch-strumming
enthusiasts
Australia-wide.
Talk
to us today because we
love seeing your dream
instrument walk out
the door with a new
owner grinning from
ear to ear!
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