Sadly, Roby passed away suddenly on 26th December 2007,  this heart-breaking news is still hard to accept.

Spending time in his company, either in song or conversation was always an experience rarely found elsewhere, he truly was one of life's gifted individuals and it is our great pleasure to have been able to call him our friend.

Our thoughts and prayers are with Roby's family at this most difficult time.

Roby had been working with us through most of 2007 designing his signature guitar, a mixture of ideas and designs aiming for a stage / performance guitar that had the right feel and a certain look.

We achieved our joint goal in October and Roby took possession of the first of the two models planned.

The first was the Mahogany / Cedar model with antique tobacco edge burst which can be viewed here Signature 1

The second is the Rosewood / Spruce model finished in full black gloss, seen here Signature 2

Both guitars have a low profile fast neck, 45mm width at the nut with a slightly wider taper giving a very comfortable 60mm string spacing at the bridge.

Roby's last performance was with his signature model, a moving song he wrote many years ago.
Roby Duke - I Shall See God

We have had many requests for information on Roby's Signature guitar and we feel it is important that his guitar is made available as a testament to his vision.

Roby's musical, creative genius was poured into his guitar, tweaking here and there until the finished article complete ... I'm happy to report he would have it no other way !

For more information on these very special models please contact us at info@avalonguitars.com or call us on +44 (0) 2891 820 542