Maton guitars in the 1950s

Through the 1950s, Maton Musical Instruments controlled the Maton name, and 2 plants built it: Maton Thornbury garage workshop, Melbourne and Maton Canterbury factory, Melbourne.^{[1, 2]}

3 eras touch the 1950s across 2 lines. The version changed in 1952 and 1958. A guitar from either side of those years can be a different Maton.

Year by year

Year	Controlled by	Built at	Changed
1950	Maton Musical Instruments	Maton Thornbury garage workshop, Melbourne^{[1, 2]}
1951	Maton Musical Instruments	Maton Thornbury garage workshop, Melbourne^{[1, 2]}
1952	Maton Musical Instruments	Maton Canterbury factory, Melbourne^{[1, 2]}	yes
1953	Maton Musical Instruments	Maton Canterbury factory, Melbourne^{[1, 2]}
1954	Maton Musical Instruments	Maton Canterbury factory, Melbourne^{[1, 2]}
1955	Maton Musical Instruments	Maton Canterbury factory, Melbourne^{[1, 2]}
1956	Maton Musical Instruments	Maton Canterbury factory, Melbourne^{[1, 2]}
1957	Maton Musical Instruments	Maton Canterbury factory, Melbourne^{[1, 2]}
1958	Maton Musical Instruments	Maton Canterbury factory, Melbourne^{[1, 2]}	yes
1959	Maton Musical Instruments	Maton Canterbury factory, Melbourne^{[1, 2]}

Eras in the 1950s

Line	Years	Controlled by	Built at	Grade
Maton acoustic guitars (Australian-built)	1946–1952	Maton Musical Instruments	Maton Thornbury garage workshop, Melbourne	unverified^{[1, 2]}
Maton acoustic guitars (Australian-built)	1952–1990	Maton Musical Instruments	Maton Canterbury factory, Melbourne	unverified^{[1, 2]}
Maton electric guitars, basses and amplifiers (1958 to c.2020s; end year unverified)	1958–1990	Maton Musical Instruments	Maton Canterbury factory, Melbourne	unverified^{[1, 2]}

Other brands in the 1950s

Maton, year by year

1940s

1950s

1960s

1970s

1980s

1990s

2000s

2010s

2020s

Sources

Every numbered marker on this page points here: the document, its grade and the passages relied on. An era is computed, so it cites the facts it was derived from. A fact marked “no source” has no claim attached yet.

1
The Maton Legacy (company timeline)graded primary
2
The Maton story (History of Country Music in Australia)graded community

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