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Hello Guys!
Furch Guitars are made in The Czech Republic, since 1981. I have an acoustic Furch, and im very satisfied with it (I showed it to my luthier who was surprised about the low price and very good quality). Becase I cant find Epi Broadway Elitist, im thinking about buying this Furch Archtop:
FURCH - výrobce kytar znaèky Furch a Stanford
In 1-2 month (new delivery gonna arrive and) I can try it, and can make a comparison with my Epiphones and a Gibson Archtop which is in the shop which sells Furch guitars.
What do You think?
laci
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02-27-2011 04:52 PM
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I own the Furch G1 archtop. That's a laminated 16", with floating Kent Armstrong and was a lower budget model then the Stanford you are considering, but it is a very well built instrument with great character. Construction and finish are absolutely flawless. According to the Furch website only a 100 were built.
It's not my main guitar, because it is rather prone to feedback because of it's light construction. Also it's a bit bass heavy on some amps.
I consider this Furch of a higher class then Epiphone, Ibanez, etc. (in the 350-500 pricerange).
I am gonig to put in a P90 someday, because I think this Czech baby has potential to be a great instrument, but I feel the (Korean made) floating KA doesn't unleash her true potential.
In short: the Furch Stanford seems an excellent choise and I am curious how you will like it.
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yes ,Furch are making those too FURCH - výrobce kytar znaèky Furch a Stanford
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That's a nice looking instrument and a great website. Wish they had more of a presence in the USA.
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Yes maybe those are nice, but I can barely give up to get my hands on a Broadway Elitist
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Hellou, i posted some of my videos playing on a furch a17-21-sf. You can hear it both acoustically and electrically. You can find it in the Showcase part of the forum.
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They are out of production now!
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Here'sa Furch A17-21-SF. Lovely guitar.
Last edited by Hammertone; 08-01-2016 at 05:04 PM.
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The Kent Armstrong pickup is NOT a Korean one, its handmade here in Slovakia by Juraj Turza, who has learned pickup making from Kent in the USA. He is an authorized maker.
Originally Posted by Little Jay
kent armstrong pick-ups
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Thanks! I didn't know that! Originally Posted by designerroots
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Did you try it with another pickup? My also seems to be a little bass heavy... Originally Posted by Little Jay
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No, I have not tried it with another pickup yet. I think the bass-heaviness would be less if I could only lower the pickup on the bass side, but since it's a neck-mounted pickup in a bracket without pole pieces that's not possible..... Originally Posted by designerroots
At some point I was even considering to install a P90 in the top. Since it's a laminated top I don't mind putting a hole in it. But the H-bracing allows little room, it would mean cutting through one of the. Although it would be at the very end of the bracing, I don't dare doing that without some sort of reinforcement.
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How does a Czech produced guitar have a name of Furch? Is the designer-builder Furch simply producing his guitars in the Czech Republic?
I spent a year in the FSU (former soviet union) and not once did I encounter a name remotely close to F U R C H.
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The founder of the company is František Furch, a Czech luthier. Read the history of the company here: Furch Guitars - Story Originally Posted by 2bornot2bop
How does a Czech produced guitar have a name of Furch? Is the designer-builder Furch simply producing his guitars in the Czech Republic?
I spent a year in the FSU (former soviet union) and not once did I encounter a name remotely close to F U R C H.
For people like you they produce their guitars under the name Stonebridge too (what also isnt a typycal czech name btw)
Stonebridge Guitars International
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Thank you for the link featuring the Furch company history. I enjoyed it, especially reading about the early days of developing a private company under the former Soviet regime. Viewing the Furch website you'd never know their guitars are produced in a territory that's home to some of the most beautiful women on the planet...okay, I'm easily sidetracked. Originally Posted by designerroots
The founder of the company is František Furch, a Czech luthier. Read the history of the company here: Furch Guitars - Story
For people like you they produce their guitars under the name Stonebridge too (what also isnt a typycal czech name btw) Stonebridge Guitars International
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I was even more surprised than You when I realised that we live in the same city, 5 minutes from each other Originally Posted by Little Jay
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You live in Den Haag? Small world! Originally Posted by designerroots
I was even more surprised than You when I realised that we live in the same city, 5 minutes from each other
My band plays in jazzbodega Est Est Est coming saturday, check it out if you have nothing better to do
Always fun to meet forum-members in real life
(I won't be playing my Furch though, I hardly play that on stage anymore)
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No no no, same city with the maker of the KA pickups, Dunajská Streda Originally Posted by Little Jay
You live in Den Haag? Small world!
My band plays in jazzbodega Est Est Est coming saturday, check it out if you have nothing better to do
Always fun to meet forum-members in real life
(I won't be playing my Furch though, I hardly play that on stage anymore)
But if I will ever be in Netherland i will go to your concert gladly
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Ah! Ha ha, my mistake ;-)
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Hey, has anyone the spcs etc. and the history of the Furch A 17 21 SF? Mine is made on June 8th 2004. I bought it used. - Veddi
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Mine has a mahogany or ovangkol or ivory (?) tailpiece (see picture). Almost all Furch A17-21 SF guitars I see on the Internet have chrome or golden plated tailpiece. Is this an older tailpiece, more cheap/expensive or what?
Greetings,
Veddi
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