Maton EM100c Messiah Dreadnought Acoustic Guitar SPECIAL ORDER

Description

Maton EM100c Messiah Dreadnought Acoustic Guitar

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, operated by Linda and Neville Kitchen (daughter and son-in-law of Bill May).

Product Specifications

Serie: Maton Messiah Series
Model: EM100c
Body Shape: Dreadnought with Cutaway
Face: ‘AAA’ Grade Sitka Spruce
Back and Sides: Indian Rosewood
Neck: Mahogany
Fingerboard and Bridge: Ebony
Bracing: Scalloped Maton X
Face Inlay / Rossette: Herringbone
Outer Binding: Rosewood with Maple Pinstripe
Inner Binding: Herringbone
Scale Length : 64.77 cm (25.5 ”)
Headstock Veneer: Rosewood, Maple Pinstripe / Keyhole Fretwire: Dunlop 6260

Number of Frets: 21
Fingerboard Radius: 304.8 mm (12 ”)
Nut Width: 44.1 mm (1.736 ” – 1.47 / 64 ”)
14th Fret Width: 55 mm (2.165 ” – 2.11 / 64 ”)
Fingerboard Inlay : Pearl Snowflakes – ” 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
Case: Hiscox Flightcase
Pickup: AP5 PRO
Strings: Elixir Nanoweb Phosphor Bronze 12-53