The Maton K10 Capitol is a plywood archtop that was originally marketed “for the beginner in the modern or country style”. They were built in the Maton factory in Canterbury, Vic for several years from 1959, and this one was made in 1960. […]
Everyone remembers their first time. This was mine. Attending an auction to bid for a guitar.
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John Joseph Rogers from Millicent (South Australia) and Grace Mabel Beatrice Fitzgibbon from Williamstown (Victoria) were married in 1917. They lived in a modest weatherboard house on a vineyard in Merbein, North-West Victoria. John Rogers had purchased the virgin land and planted it with grapevines – primarily sultanas – soon after the Merbein irrigation settlement was established in 1909. John and Grace raised 13 children on the property. My father John (Jack) was the first-born, whilst the last was Kevin, born in 1931, and later to be known throughout the clan as “Unk”. […]
This is the story of a vintage resonator guitar and one of its owners. […]
This double cutaway thinline guitar was built in the old Maton factory in Canterbury (Vic) in February 1965, the last year of this particular model. The Supreme Electric 777 has been described as Maton’s answer […]
Most guitars have the maker’s brand name displayed on the headstock. However the headstock of this old lap steel displays what amounts to an advertisement, and there are no other identifying marks on the instrument. […]
I’ve owned this little Fender Vibrolux amp for nearly 40 years now. The previous owner was an amateur keyboard player who bought it second hand from a music store in Mildura (Vic) to use with […]
This Vox guitar belongs to New Zealand expatriate Johnny Osmond. It’s an early sixties instrument from British manufacturer Jennings Musical Industries (JMI), the original owner of the Vox brand. JMI entered the guitar market in […]
What does a wristwatch have to do with vintage guitars you may ask? Well, some vintage instruments were involved in this story, but it’s really about a recording project, an Omega wristwatch and the last […]
Hofner 500/1 Violin bass (Beatle bass) Most readers would recognise a Beatle bass – the violin shaped bass guitar that achieved celebrity status as Paul McCartney’s main instrument during the heyday of the Beatles’ live […]
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