maton premier pt2_0006_6 Published February 9, 2016 at 900 × 600 in 1953 Maton Premier EG 45A – Part 2. ← Previous Next → No short-cuts were taken, ensuring even the truss rod was to spec. Maton used straight, one way compression style rods on their vintage archtops, with a 12-32 threaded nut.