Specifications
| Builder | José Rubio |
|---|---|
| Construction year | 1966 |
| Condition | Near mint |
| Top | Spruce |
| Back and sides | Brazilian |
| Scale | 650 mm |
| Nut | 89 mm |
| Tuners | Rubner |
| Comments | David „José” Rubio is one of the most famous English guitar makers. After having moved to Sevilla and then to Madrid, to learn flamenco guitar performance, he developed a strong interest for guitar making. It is in New York, USA that he opened his first own workshop in 1963. His first meeting with Julian Bream happened a few month later and is the starting point of a close friendship. Julian Bream played several of Rubio’s guitar, noticeably a guitar close to this one: a 1966 instrument on which he recorded “Julian Bream and his Friends” (1968). From 1967 on, D. J. Rubio moved back to England. He stayed until 1969 in Julian Bream’s house in Semley before opening a workshop near Oxford in 1969. Not only did he build guitars, but also lutes (played by Julian Bream), vihuela, theorboes, harpsichords, violas da gamba, baroque guitars, etc. He eventually moved his workshop to Cambridge in the 1980s
This remarkable ad rare 10 string instrument from David “Jose” Rubio, crafted during his pivotal New York period in the 1960s, is a significant piece of classical guitar history. Renowned for his collaboration with Julian Bream, Rubio’s guitars from this era, including those Bream played in 1965 and 1966, are highly sought after by musicians and collectors alike. This particular 10 string guitar embodies the bold sound characteristic of Rubio’s craftsmanship, comparable in power and intensity to the renowned Fleta or Rodriguez guitars from the same period. Known for its evenness and balance across all registers, this Rubio guitar also encapsulates the beauty and lyricism for which the luthier is celebrated. |
| Price | 9499 Euro |
