Fleta 1968 cedar

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Specifications

Builder

Ignacio Fleta

Construction year

1968, number 477

Condition

Excellent! Repolished and adjusted year 2022 in the Fleta workshop in Barcelona.

Top

Cedar

Back and sides

Brazilian rosewood

Scale

650 mm

Nut

52 mm

Tuners

Fustero

Comments

Ignacio Fleta is widely regarded as one of the greatest luthiers of the 20th century, whose guitars have been favored by legendary players such as Andrés Segovia and John Williams.

Ignacio Fleta died in Barcelona on August 11th, 1977. The workshop remained open, and great guitars continued to be produced by his sons Gabriel (b. 21 December 1929) and Francisco (b. 22 July 1925, now retired). To this day, a lengthy wait-list of 20 years is still tended by Gabriel’s son, Gabriel Jr. and so the Fleta legacy lives on, now in its third generation.


The sound of this 1968 Ignacio Fleta is absolutely magical, powerful and rich with a deep body resonance that is almost cello-like. Video 1 is John Williams playing a similar guitar. Video 2 is this particular guitar. Former owner was Pieter van der Staak.

Price

39.000 Euro or highest offer.

 

 

 

 

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