Grandson of Ignacio Fleta and son of Gabriel Fleta Sr., Gabriel Fleta Jr. has inherited the mantle of Fleta Guitars, along with a very long waiting list. He built his first guitar as a teenager, which continued the tradition of directly absorbing the indispensable knowledge from his forebears, whose workbenches are still part of his shop today. When not building guitars, he relaxes by collecting and repairing clocks.
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2016
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Cyndy Burton Jeffrey R. Elliott Gabriel Fleta
▪ His grandfather Ignacio Fleta was a violin maker who started making guitars after repairing instruments by Torres, and his father Gabriel Sr. made guitars for decades as one of the legendary “hijos” of Ignacio who made guitars for Segovia, John Williams, and many others. Gabriel Fleta Jr. has been making guitars since the 1970s and has now inherited the family business. We visit his shop in Barcelona.