From a small backyard workshop started in 1946 Maton Guitars has grown into a truly great Australian success story. Currently Maton employs 70 people and remains 100 per cent family owned and operated.

1. The Story of Maton Guitars. Maton was founded in Melbourne in 1946 by Bill May, the name Maton is derived from a combination of “May” and “Tone”. It is still a 100% family owned Australian company now operated by Linda & Neville Kitchen (Bill May’s daughter and son in law).
2. Maton Maton Guitars – from small family run business to the staple of Australian acoustic guitars. The Maton guitars story started in a backyard workshop back in 1946 and what a ride it has had, now employing over 70 people while remaining 100 percent family.

From the initial selection and grading of rough sawn timber to the careful levelling and polishing of the frets, every step of the guitar making process is overseen by our luthiers in Melbourne Australia. It is their attention to detail that ensures that every guitar we produce deserves to bear the name Maton.

Australia's leading guitar manufacturer began in a Melbourne backyard workshop in 1946 when jazz musician and woodwork teacher Bill May formed the Maton Musical Instruments Company with his. Enter Maton Guitars. Maton Guitars is an Australian, iconic, Family Owned Company. Founded in 1946 (The same Year as Fender) they have been building incredible guitars, all in their Melbourne state of the art factory, selling them all over the world for over 60 years. You can read more about what we did and are doing for Maton in this case study.

Maton Guitars is where some of the finest quality guitars in the world come to life, each with a unique character and tone. Every Guitar embodies the passion and skill of the craftsmen who are part of our team, each of them drawing on the years of experience and dedication necessary to produce a truly remarkable instrument.

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Maton specialises in creating superbly crafted guitars from Australian timbers such as Blackwood, bunya, Queensland Maple, Queensland Walnut and now Satin Box. Bill May pioneered the use of many Australian wood species in guitar construction and is regarded by many Australian luthiers as the founding father of their industry. The Maton team are constantly investigating new materials and techniques in the pursuit of creating the world's finest guitars.

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