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Maton Box Hill factory, Melbourne: guitar plant in Box Hill, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia · Guitar Story

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Maton Box Hill factory, Melbourne

Name: Maton Box Hill factory, Melbourne
Address: Box Hill, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Box Hill, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia^{[1, 2]}. Built for 0 brands on record.

Clarice Road, Box Hill. Opening year conflicts: 2003 (Maton official timeline, read in snippet; Blue Book agrees), 2001, Christmas 2002, 1998 (local press). 2003 used. No longer makes electrics; custom shop 2008-2024 (Wikipedia). Unverified.

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Where it is

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Brands built here

Every headstock this plant has built for, on record. A contract plant can sit behind several brands at once.

Brand	Lines	Years

Who ran the plant

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Years	Operator	Source
2003–now	Maton Musical Instruments	unverified^[2]

Production record

Years	Brand	Line	Role	Source

Where its materials come from

No supply records for this plant yet.

Sources

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1
Warranty & Customer Care (PDF)graded primary
2
A Brief History of Maton Guitarsgraded secondary

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