Maton Guitars CW80 80th Anniversary Edition 808 - 17094

Maton Guitars CW80 80th Anniversary Edition 808 - 17094

Celebrating 80 Years, Handmade for the World Stage!

From our friends in Melbourne:

"The CW80 80^th Anniversary edition is a tribute to a guitar that has been a part of Australia’s musical landscape for as long as any of us can remember. From its humble beginnings in 1967 this affordable, quality guitar has probably been behind more great songs and performances than any other Australian acoustic guitar. It was always intended to be a reliable, robust workhorse for all guitar players, whether it be in the recording studio producing hit songs, on the road with a touring artist, at an open mic in a coffee shop or at home after a hard day’s work. The CW80 has been there for generations of musicians.

After a brief hiatus the CW80 has returned, this time to mark the 80^th year of Maton guitars. The CW80 has a Figured Queensland Maple Neck, Fijian Mahogany back and sides, a Engelmann Spruce soundboard and an Indian Rosewood fingerboard and bridge. These are classic CW80 timbers and were used on the model from the late 1970s up to the mid-1990s, after which the neck back and sides changed to Queensland Maple. The binding is rock maple, a departure from the original ABS bindings.

The guitar is finished in a polished nitro cellulose finish and is stained in the traditional Maton colors from the CW80’s “golden era” from 1978 to 2000. It is equipped with Maton’s brilliant AP5 Pro pickup system and fitted with chrome Grover machine heads.

While the appearance of the CW80 80^th Anniversary edition evokes Maton’s history, the tone of this guitar benefits from the great strides in acoustic tone achieved by Maton over recent years. Current bracing technology and careful material selection provide a full, rich dreadnought tone along with the clear top end presence required by today’s players.

Maton’s CW80 80^th Anniversary edition is a guitar that honors a rich past, but has been designed to become a future classic”.

Specifications:

• Model: CW80 80th Anniversary Edition
• Body Shape: 808
• Face: "AAA" Engelmann Spruce
• Back and Sides:  Fijian Mahogany
• Neck: Figured Queensland Maple
• Fingerboard & Bridge: Rosewood
• Bracing: Scalloped Maton X
• Rosette: Herringbone w/ Inner and Outer Rings
• Inner Binding: 5-Ply Purfling
• Outer Binding: Rock Maple
• Scale Length: 64.77cm (25.5")
• Headstock Veneer: Rosewood
• Fretwire: Jescar FW43080
• Number of Frets: 21
• Fingerboard Radius: 304.8mm (12") 
• Nut Width: 44.1mm (1.736" - 1 47/64")
• 14th Fret: Width 55mm (2.165" - 2 11/64")
• Fingerboard Inlays: 7mm Pearl Dots
• Back & Sides Finish: Vintage Nitro
• Top Finish: Vintage Nitro
• Bridge Pins: Ivory ABS
• Machine Heads: Grover Chrome Rotomatic
• Pick Guard: Black Beveled
• End Pin / Strap: Chrome
• Nut & Saddle: Bone
• Case: Maton Hard-shell Case with Logo
• Pickup: AP5 PRO
• Sound Hole Diameter: 95mm
• Strings: Elixir Nanoweb Phosphor Bronze 12-53
• Serial Number: 23