1965 Ignacio Fleta SP/CSAR

This 1965 Ignacio Fleta is a classical guitar with a spruce top and quartersawn CSA rosewood back and sides, in crack-free condition.

A Rare CSA Rosewood Fleta from 1965

This guitar from 1965 has a spruce soundboard with back and sides of quartersawn CSA rosewood, which is a bit rare for Fleta, as most of his instruments were built with Indian rosewood.

Sound

As expected, the sound is incredible – deep and complex with great dynamic range and balance. In typical Fleta fashion, it has a haunting, mysterious and dark sound, with substantial power, and unusually good separation of voices even when playing chordal passages.

Condition

The condition of the guitar is great – it has no cracks and only very modest signs of playing wear. It is in exceptional playing condition – ready for recording studio or concert stage.

This is certainly a fine example from one of the greatest luthiers of the 20th century – a very desirable instrument for both collector and performer.

Ignacio Fleta: Master Guitar Maker of Barcelona

For performers and collectors alike, the name Ignacio Fleta (1897–1977) ranks among the elite handful of 20th-century luthiers. Trained in Barcelona as a maker of violins and cellos, he built mainly bowed instruments from the late 1920s until 1955, when he decided to devote himself to the guitar. Countless scores of the finest players in the world have played his instruments – among them Andrés Segovia, John Williams, Angel Romero, Turibio Santos, Alirio Díaz and Marcelo Kayath.

Ignacio Fleta e Hijos: Three Generations

By the mid-1960s Fleta's sons, Francisco (1925–2003) and Gabriel (1929–2013), had become his partners in the workshop – which is why the labels from then on read "Ignacio Fleta e hijos" (Ignacio Fleta and sons). After Ignacio's death in 1977 the brothers carried on, and today Gabriel's son, Gabriel Fleta Jr., continues the family workshop in its third generation. Many dozens of Fletas have passed through our doors over the years.