Maton Factory Tour

This morning I got a tour around the Maton guitar factory (you guys should know of them!), and all I can tell you was it was the best 90 minutes ever!
Pics will be up soon, most likely tomorrow or Saturday, im an Imgur album...

How cool is that !

So you got to see some of the best production Luthiers in the country working at one of the best Guitar factories around.

Hope you made a real pest of yourself :)

I sure did! You should come down to Melbs with Miss Fiona sometime and check it out! And they have some SM stuff, which I liked, especially the Fret Arbor!

Did you get to see the wood room?

Would love to get my flippers on their collection...

Did you get to see the wood room?

Would love to get my flippers on their collection...

Yea, my jaw dropped and my eyes widened when I saw it!
Have you been to Box Hill DB??? Sounds like you have...

No I have not been there... DAMMIT!
One day I will be visiting and I expect a personal Pest tour guide :D

...and by that stage Pest had better own the place!

Haha, well, fly here, and book one (when you have time of course!!!)
I got a tour from the daughter of the founder, which was neat, and I met Andy Allen, the guy in the custom shop!!!

Alright guys, here's the album that contains all 70 pics (1/2 of them are really just the same things but in different areas!), check them all out!!!!
http://imgur.com/a/i2m9Y#0

Wow Pest... Judging by the few blurry photos you were one excited boi! :D

Question. The last pic shows a broken? headstock on the floor.... Is this part of your video entry to Ormsby Guitars to get your self onto the custom build waiting list? 8O

That is a lot of pics! The day I went to the Sara Lee factory at Gosford I reckon I must've shot about three pics on the old celluloid, and I didn't see them for another month - mind you, that was in 1985. The tours do appear to have had something in common, though - they both ended in the seconds shop!

The smell in that place must've been amazing. Ah, wood.

Hey Pest!

Thanks for sharing these!

DB: Uh Huh!!!! I was like a 3 year old me inside a toy shop :D
And, the broken headstock is to show Perry what happens when you aren't careful ;)

Glenn: The smell in there WAS amazing!

Gav: No worries! I was glad to share my awesome experience!!!