Typically follow a system where the first one or two digits represent the year or month of production, while later digits indicate the sequence number.

A prefix like 0902 typically translates to February 2009. Production Detail: Some codes break down as: First 2 digits: Production Year. 3rd & 4th digits: Production Week. 5th digit: Production Day (1 = Monday, 2 = Tuesday, etc.). Last 3 digits: The guitar's rank in that week's production. Vintage and Late 20th Century Systems

. While the company has used several numbering formats over its 80-year history, most modern systems follow a specific year/date logic. Modern Serial Number Deciphering (Post-2014) From roughly 2014 onwards, Maton transitioned to an alpha-numeric system Typically follows a pattern like Year Code: The first digit and letter represent the year using a mapping. For example, represents (2 and A=1) or represents (2 and D=4). Month Code:

The vintage guitar market in Australia has seen a surge in interest regarding 1960s and 70s Maton instruments. The "Maton sound"—characterized by the use of Australian native timbers like Bunya and Queensland Maple—is highly sought after.

Before you type anything into a search engine, you need to find the number. Maton has changed its location several times. Check these three spots in order:

In 2014, Maton shifted to a system using letters to represent numbers (Z=0, A=1, B=2, etc.).