Maton guitars in the 1980s

Through the 1980s, Maton Musical Instruments controlled the Maton name, and 1 plant built it: Maton Canterbury factory, Melbourne.^{[1, 2]}

2 eras touch the 1980s across 2 lines. Nothing changed inside the decade, so every Maton from these years is the same version on its line.

Year by year

Year	Controlled by	Built at
1980	Maton Musical Instruments	Maton Canterbury factory, Melbourne^{[1, 2]}
1981	Maton Musical Instruments	Maton Canterbury factory, Melbourne^{[1, 2]}
1982	Maton Musical Instruments	Maton Canterbury factory, Melbourne^{[1, 2]}
1983	Maton Musical Instruments	Maton Canterbury factory, Melbourne^{[1, 2]}
1984	Maton Musical Instruments	Maton Canterbury factory, Melbourne^{[1, 2]}
1985	Maton Musical Instruments	Maton Canterbury factory, Melbourne^{[1, 2]}
1986	Maton Musical Instruments	Maton Canterbury factory, Melbourne^{[1, 2]}
1987	Maton Musical Instruments	Maton Canterbury factory, Melbourne^{[1, 2]}
1988	Maton Musical Instruments	Maton Canterbury factory, Melbourne^{[1, 2]}
1989	Maton Musical Instruments	Maton Canterbury factory, Melbourne^{[1, 2]}

Eras in the 1980s

Line	Years	Controlled by	Built at	Grade
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 1980s

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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