1972 Ignacio Fleta CD/IN

Year	1972
Top	Cedar
Back & Sides	Indian Rosewood
Scale Length	650 mm
Nut width	53 mm
Finish	French Polish
Country	Spain
Luthier	Ignacio Fleta

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The soundboard of a 1972 Ignacio Fleta classical guitar made of cedar and Indian rosewood

The heel and back of a 1972 Ignacio Fleta classical guitar made of cedar and Indian rosewood

The rosette of a 1972 Ignacio Fleta classical guitar made of cedar and Indian rosewood

The headstock of a 1972 Ignacio Fleta classical guitar made of cedar and Indian rosewood

The back of a 1972 Ignacio Fleta classical guitar made of cedar and Indian rosewood

The front of a 1972 Ignacio Fleta classical guitar made of cedar and Indian rosewood

The side of a 1972 Ignacio Fleta classical guitar made of cedar and Indian rosewood

The headstock and machine heads of a 1972 Ignacio Fleta classical guitar made of cedar and Indian rosewood

The label of a 1972 Ignacio Fleta classical guitar made of cedar and Indian rosewood

Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco's "Obsequio a el Maestro" played by Steven Lerman on a 1972 Ignacio Fleta

Description

This 1972 Ignacio Fleta is a classical guitar with a cedar top and Indian rosewood back and sides – made in Barcelona the same year as John Williams' famous cedar Fleta, and still without a single crack.

A 1972 Fleta from the Cedar Years

This instrument from 1972 was built during what many players and aficionados consider Fleta's great cedar period. Its sound is rich and powerful – truly magical – and rests on a deep body resonance that is almost cello-like.

The character is haunting, mysterious and dark, with substantial power, yet chords stay remarkably clear, each voice distinct. Balance is perfect, and the sustain holds up superbly in virtually every register.

Condition

No cracks, original condition and only very modest signs of playing wear – this Fleta is in exceptional playing condition, ready for recording studio or concert stage.

A very desirable 1972 Fleta for collector and performer alike.

Background

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.