1975 Ignacio Fleta CD/IN

This 1975 Ignacio Fleta is a classical guitar with a cedar top and Indian rosewood back and sides from the Russell Cleveland collection, featured on pages 66–67 of the book "The Classical Guitar – A Complete History".

A 1975 Fleta from the Cedar Period

This instrument was built during what many consider to be Fleta's great "cedar" period, two years before Ignacio's death in 1977, when he and his sons Francisco and Gabriel were working side by side. The sound is absolutely magical – powerful and rich – with unusually good separation of voices even when playing chordal passages. Balance is perfect, and the tone is haunting, mysterious and dark, with substantial power.

A distinguished Fleta with a distinguished pedigree – very desirable 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.