Go BackDavid José Rubio
- Year:
1973. The guitar is labelled, dated, stamped and signed only by David Rubio; no other stamps internally or under the soundboard. It has to be said that the identity of the actual maker is uncertain.
- Body:
Rosewood - Indian. Much of the back is quarter-sawn and very attractive. The sides are a little darker and have interesting and complex grain patterns.
- Front:
European spruce
- Tuners:
Waverly-sloanes with white buttons. Not the original tuners which were Lansdorfers.
- Scale:
65cm
- Neck Width:
54mm but with string spacing as if it were 52mm. Feels very comfortable to play.
- Condition:
The back and sides are in very good condition with re-freshed polish. The front has one single, repaired crack from waist to bottom on the bass side - this was done over 20 years ago, and has been re-polished. The back of the neck is in very good condition. A re-fret was carried out in 2007.
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Comments:
This guitar has immediately impressive sound. It is very clear and focussed and with a deep bass full of bottom octave. The body air resonance is F#; much lower than many Rubio guitars of the 60's and 70's. The treble is sweet with a good ringing quality and offering a wide range of tone colour. All this makes it a very expressive guitar that is very enjoyable to play.
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Price:
Sold August 2009
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