Overview: This wonderful, very rare, vintage classical guitar was made in Oxfordshire, England by the late, great David J. Rubio when he was making guitars for Julian Bream, the Abreu Duo, and others.

Label reads:
MCMLXVIII (hand written)
David J. Rubio (printed, not by hand)
David J. Rubio (hand written signature)
Oxon (hand written)

Center seam lining below the label reads:
David J. Rubio (hand written)
Semley (hand written)

The following is stamped on the top of the internal neck block:
East End Farm
Barker's Hill
Semley, Shaftasbury

The sound of this unusually powerful traditional concert instrument is rich, dark, focused, colorful, very even, and alive. The label is signed by David Rubio; this is not a workshop guitar. This is the finest sounding Rubio guitar we have played or heard; indeed, our impression has been validated by several world class concert artists intimately familiar with this illustrious maker's work.

Materials: Black quarter-sawn CSA sides and back, European spruce soundboard, particularly comfortable neck and easy action set up, 660mm string length, hardshell case.