Saturday, June 27, 2009

The 1966 Maton DC545 Slenderline




Rare Australian made. Very slim straight neck with low action. Has new hard shell case. Our research indicates that this is a very rare model of which a total of 782 were made. The pickguard is missing. It features a double-cutaway thin hollow body constructed of maple, maple neck, two pickups, rosewood fingerboard with dot inlays, white binding on the top and back edges of the body, and sunburst finish.



Current market value: $3000 (three thousand dollars).