Maton EM100 808 Messiah Acoustic / Electric Guitar (SPECIAL ORDER)

Description

Maton EM100-808 Messiah Acoustic / Electric Guitar

Maton Deluxe Hardshell Case by Hiscox Included

Bill May founded Maton in 1946. Maton’s name is derived from the words “May” and “Tone”. Until the mid-1930s Australian industrial manufacturing guitars were virtually non-existent. Good quality guitars were hard to find and at this time the best guitars were in the United States. Melbourne-born jazz musician, teacher and luthier Bill May decided to change all that. During the early 1940s Bill established a custom guitar manufacturing and repair company called “Maton Violin Making and Repairs”. In March 1946, Bill and his brother Reg launched Maton Corporate Musical Instruments, the opening of Australia’s first major violin maker based in Canterbury, Melbourne, in 1949. Maton now has a new modern facility in the Melbourne suburb. Maton is still a 100% family business.

Specs

Soundboard: Selected AAA spruce with sculpted bracing
Back: Indian rosewood
Sides: Indian rosewood

Neck: : Mahogany
Fingerboard: Ebènre
Bridge: Ebènre
Finish: UV Brillante
Mic: AP5
Mechanical: gold Grover Rotomatic

Guitar Name: EM100808
Series Name: Messiah Series
Product Code: EM100C-808
Body Shape: 808
Face: “AAA” Grade Spruce
Back And Sides: Indian Rosewood
Soundhole Diameter: 95mm
Neck: Mahogany
Fingerboard And Bridge: Ebony
Bracing: Scalloped Maton X
Face Inlay Rosette: Herringbone
Binding: Blackwood W/Maple Pinstripe
Scale Length: 25.5″
Headstock Veneer: Ebony, Maple
Fretwire: Jescar FW43080
Number Of Frets: 21
Fretboard Radius: 12″
Nut Width: 1.736″ – 1 47/64″
14th Fret Width: 2.165″ – 2 11/65
Fingerboard Inlays: Pearl Snowflake – “Messiah Block” on 17th Fret
Back And Sides Finish: UV Gloss/Natural
Top Finish: UV Gloss/Natural
Bridge Pins: Ivory ABS
Machine Heads: Gold Grover Rotomatic
Pickguard: Tortoiseshell with Gold M
End Pin Strap: Gold
Nut And Saddle: Bone
Guitar Case: Hiscox Flightcase
Pickup: AP5-PRO
Strings: Elixir Nanoweb Phospher Bronze 12 – 53