Plant
workshop
Thornbury, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia[1]. Built for 1 brand on record.
Founding workshop: Maton timeline says the company was founded 'in Thornbury, Victoria' (1946) and that in 1952 Bill May 'outgrows Bill's Thornbury garage and moves to Canterbury' (S962, company timeline). The company history on historyofcountrymusic.com.au (S964, community) instead puts the Canterbury facility at 1949; disagreement kept, see P091. No street address found; no point stored. [2026-10-17 B016 sweep, llm:claude-sonnet-5-5]
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| Years | Operator | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 1946–1952 | Maton Musical Instruments | unverified[1] |
| Years | Brand | Line | Role | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1946–1952 | Maton | Maton acoustic guitars (Australian-built) | full build | unverified[1] |
The plant stays the same across these rows; the company behind the name does not.
| Years | Line | Owner | Parent |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1946–1952[1, 2] | Maton acoustic guitars (Australian-built) | Maton Musical Instruments | — |
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