GEAR REVIEW
CZECH OUT THE NEW FURCH GUITARS! | Eric Dahl
from this series really projected and was very
KEY FEATURES
comfortable with its familiar shaped. Since this
• Satin Finish guitar had the LR Baggs Stagepro element
• Solid Top Wood electronic system installed I played it at church
and found that it blended nicely with the piano
• Arch Back for Projection
and organ while not getting muddy in the mix.
• Easy to Navigate Neck Profile
The Music Director was very pleased with what
he heard in the church PA system and I used an
AER amp as my direct box and monitor. The top
load 9-volt battery, EQ and notch filters make
Furch is not an immediately recognizable guitar
the LR Baggs Stagepro system dependable
brand in the United States yet, but their new
affordable models could change everything!
The company was started by Frantisek Furch
in the 1970’s in Czechoslovakia. Furch worked
a day job as a metalworker and at night he
was a musician. Unfortunately, he couldn’t
find guitars that he was satisfied with sound or
playability wise, so he started making them for
Indigo Grand Auditorium
himself and selling some to friends. After the
Velvet Revolution occurred it became legal for
Furch to make and sell his guitars in the
Czech Republic.
Now his son Petr is continuing the
family legacy but also wants to
expand upon their acoustic guitar
offerings
worldwide.
For
review
[WM] received an Indigo series Grand
Auditorium acoustic and a Violet series
Dreadnought style guitar.
Both
instruments
played
incredible with silky smooth
necks and action with a
nut width of 1&3/4”, but
tonally they are drastically
different due to the body
shapes and their top.
The Violet line has a solid
spruce top with layered
mahogany back/sides, ebony
bridge and fingerboard with an
arched back. The dreadnought
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January 2020
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