Who made Maton guitars in 1968?

In 1968, Maton Musical Instruments controlled the Maton name. Its 2 lines on record were built at Maton Canterbury factory, Melbourne (Australia).^{[1, 2]}

A Maton guitar from 1968 belongs to whichever era was running on its product line that year. An era is a stretch when the company that controlled the name and the plant that built the line both stayed the same. If you know the line, the table below tells you which version of Maton you have. The name dates from 1946^{[1, S963]}, 22 years before.

Line by line in 1968

Line	Controlled by	Parent	Built at	Era	Grade
Maton acoustic guitars (Australian-built)	Maton Musical Instruments	—	Maton Canterbury factory, Melbourne Canterbury, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia^[3]	1952–1990	unverified^{[1, 2]}
Maton electric guitars, basses and amplifiers (1958 to c.2020s; end year unverified)	Maton Musical Instruments	—	Maton Canterbury factory, Melbourne Canterbury, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia^[3]	1958–1990	unverified^{[1, 2]}

What changed in 1968

Nothing changed in 1968. Every era running that year carried on from an earlier year, so a Maton from 1968 is the same version as one from 1967.

Where Maton was built in 1968

Maton Canterbury factory, Melbourne. See every brand each plant built for, and every plant in the same country:

Other brands in 1968

Maton, year by year

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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
3
Warranty & Customer Care (PDF)graded primary

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