. 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:

❌ Early student models and some budget lines (e.g., F-Series) were not serialized.

Older electric models typically have the serial number on the back of the headstock. The first four digits

If the standard patterns do not match your instrument, you can use these official resources: