1973 Ignacio Fleta CD/IN

This 1973 Ignacio Fleta is a classical guitar with a cedar top and Indian rosewood back and sides, built in Barcelona by Ignacio Fleta together with his sons Francisco and Gabriel.

A 1973 Ignacio Fleta Classical Guitar

Many players and aficionados consider the early 1970s Fleta's great cedar period, and this 1973 guitar shows why: the sound is magical, powerful and rich, with a haunting, dark and mysterious quality.

Sound and Condition

Chordal passages come through with unusually good voice separation, the balance is perfect and the sustain is superb in virtually every register. The guitar has no cracks and is in original condition, with only very modest signs of playing wear – ready for the studio or the concert stage.

A fine cedar Fleta from one of the greatest luthiers of the 20th century.

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.