Futone Guitars Blog » Maton

The history of the Maton brand starts in the early 40’s, when it was funded by Bill May. Bill had several occupations that put him in a good position to get on board the guitar revolution that occurred, especially after world war II. At the time he started his company he was a woodworker teacher, a luthier and a jazz musician, and he called the new company  “Maton Stringed Instruments and Repairs”. Since there is no precise date for when he started the endeavor, the year of 1946 assumes importance as it’s the year he released the first Maton instrument...