We are proud to be the exclusive distributor of Furch guitars in New Zealand.
Handcrafted in the Czech Republic, Furch has been making premium acoustic guitars since 1981. They have gained huge popularity all over the world and landed in the hands of artists such as Al Di Meola, Suzanne Vega, Glen Hansaard, and David Knopfler. Innovative design, high quality tonewoods, and a stellar commitment to environmental sustainability has helped Furch build a reputation for incredible tone and reliability.
Every Furch stands out thanks to their unique voicing process; each guitar's soundboard is individually tuned to enhance it's tonal properties to the highest level. This process produces a crystalline clear, harmonically rich, and highly dynamic sound across the tonal spectrum.
In addition to Furch's techniques for sonic maximization, they have also tackled the age old problem of neck resets! Furch's revolutionary CNR System® consists of a high precision dual-action truss rod placed inside a carbon casing, combined with a highly rigid composite neck heel. The innovative design offers unparalleled stability, and because it is very rigid, the neck joint of Furch guitars doesn't require heavy reinforcements, making it much lighter than traditional designs, and allowing a larger area of the soundboard to resonate freely and produce better tone.
Furch's core line of guitars is their Colour Series; Violet, Blue, Green, Yellow and Red, covering a huge range of materials and designs across multiple price points. Whether looking for a stripped back all-solid guitar with the Violet series, or a premium acoustic with exotic tonewoods and detailing with the Red series, Furch has options for every player.
This guitar is a Red D-SR
The Red Series is synonymous with the highest class of our solid wood guitars, which are truly uncompromising in terms of the materials and components. The Red SR is made of premium Sitka spruce used on the soundboard and Indian rosewood on the back and sides. Both plates undergo our innovative voicing process, which in conjunction with the material used gives the instrument a beautiful, versatile sound with clear and open tones.
The beauty of the tonewood is underlined by a resonance enhancing high-gloss finish and a number of decorative details, led by a koa binding and premium rosette, abalone purfling and headstock inlay, and pearl leaf fingerboard inlay. The guitar comes enclosed in a highly durable, thermally insulated Hiscox case.
The Red SR is available in D (Dreadnaught), G (Grand Auditorium) or OM (Orchestra Model) with or without cutaway, in 7 string, 9 string, 12 string or Baritone models. Left-handed versions of these are also available at the same price as the right-handed model.
Furch often ship their guitars from the factory with electronics and pickups installed, however we have elected instead to offer pickups as an optional extra. One bit of feedback we often get is that people love their instrument, but have a favoured pickup system, often NOT the one included with their instrument. To give the maximum flexibility for your guitar, we can install any of the following from stock into your Furch: (additional cost applies for the pickup, but installation is free when the pickup is purchased from us).
- LR Baggs Element VTC / LR Baggs Stagepro Element / LR Baggs Anthem (Not the cheaper SL Model) / LR Baggs Stagepro Anthem
- K&K Pure Mini / K&K UltraPure / K&K Trinity Pro
- Fishman Matrix Infinity VT / Fishman Matrix Infinity Mic Blend
- Or purchase acoustically and install whichever pickup you desire!
In line with Furch’s Environmental commitments, the carbon footprint of this guitar is 18.2kg (reduced from 45.6kg).
Body
Available body shapes | D, Dc, G, Gc, OM, OMc |
Neck-to-body joint | 14th fret |
Solid top - grade | Sitka spruce - master grade |
Solid back and sides - grade | Indian rosewood - master grade |
Binding | Koa with white line |
Purfling | Abalone with black and white line |
Tail decoration | Koa wedge with contrasting line |
Rosette | Premium koa ring with abalone inlay |
Bridge | Figured ziricote |
Bridge pins | Ebony with pearl eye |
Saddle | TUSQ fully compensated |
Bridge string spacing | 55 mm |
Top finish | Full-Pore High-Gloss Finish |
Back and sides finish | Full-Pore High-Gloss Finish |
Pickguard | Anti-Scratch - transparent |
Neck
Nut width | 45 mm |
Available nut width | 43 mm and 48 mm |
Neck reinforcement | CNR System with dual-action adjustment |
Neck profile | Furch Soft V |
Scale length | 650 mm |
Fingerboard material | Figured ziricote |
Fingerboard radius | 400 mm |
Fingerboard front inlay | Pearl leaf |
Fingerboard side inlay | Pearl linear position markers |
Fret finish | Polished |
Headstock overlay | Figured ziricote |
Headstock inlay | Abalone leafs |
Fingerboard and headstock binding | Koa with white line |
Neck material | African mahogany |
Machine heads | Gotoh 510 Silver Patina - gear ratio 1:21 |
Machine head buttons | Polished ebony |
Zero fret | TUSQ |
Nut string spacing (45 mm) | 38 mm |
Nut string spacing (43 mm) | 36,6 mm |
Nut string spacing (48 mm) | 40,1 mm |
Strings | Elixir Ph-Br Nanoweb 12-53 |
Neck finish | Full-Pore Smooth-Slide Satin Finish with antibacterial additive |
Headstock finish | Full-Pore High-Gloss Finish |