Furch

OVERVIEW

What to know quickly

Use the model decoder. Furch’s own tool separates series, body shape, soundboard material, back/sides material and other specs—including discontinued pre-2018 models.

IDENTIFY YOUR GUITAR

Which Furch do you have?

Furch model names are designed to be decoded. Read the full designation, then use the company decoder to translate series, body, tonewood letters, cutaway/electronics and production-era details.

1. Start with the Color or Vintage series. Violet, Blue, Green, Yellow and Red form the main ladder; Rainbow is custom-oriented and Vintage uses its own tiering.
2. Decode the body letters. D = dreadnought, G = Grand Auditorium, OM = Orchestra Model, OOM = smaller orchestra format, RS = round shoulder and additional variants exist.
3. Decode the wood letters. Furch’s decoder maps letters such as C, E, A and others to specific top woods; use the exact instrument entry rather than guessing.
4. Check CNR / electronics / version suffixes. Recent models may include CNR System Active and pickup packages that distinguish otherwise similar-looking guitars.

USED VALUE GUIDE

Start with the exact model

Used Furch prices track series strongly. Recent Reverb examples ranged from roughly $975 for a Blue model to around $1,700–$1,800 for higher Blue/Green examples, with Vintage 2/3 instruments above $2,000.

1. Find the complete model number before comparing prices.
2. Check the neck, action, frets, bridge and overall structural condition.
3. Test electronics, pickups, switches, controls, output jack and onboard preamp when equipped.
4. Look for cracks, bridge lifting, battery leakage, missing hardware or previous repairs.
5. Compare the exact or closely related model with current retail and recent used-market evidence.

CURRENT USED MARKET

See what the market is doing now

Search the complete Furch model string whenever possible. “Blue” alone can still cover different body shapes, woods, pickups and production versions.

COMPARE

What else lives in this neighborhood?

Use these as research neighbors, not automatic substitutes. Match body style, construction, country/era, condition and actual specifications before drawing a price conclusion.

WHAT TO WATCH FOR

Before you buy—or price—one

• Old vs. current naming. Furch changed its portfolio over time; the decoder includes discontinued pre-2018 models for a reason.
• Series modifiers. Plus, Deluxe, Performance and Master’s Choice-type configurations can change features and price materially.
• Humidity / top movement. All-solid acoustics deserve careful inspection for cracks, top distortion and neck-angle issues.
• Pickup packages. Cutaway/electronic variants can use LR Baggs systems; confirm whether electronics are factory or aftermarket.
• Case level. Some series ship with gigbags while upper models may include more protective cases; compare like with like.

HISTORY & COMMENTARY

A garage-built Czech guitar story that became a premium export brand

František Furch began building instruments because quality guitars were difficult to obtain in socialist Czechoslovakia. In 1981 he started a one-person workshop; the company later expanded into the historic mill at Velké Němčice and remains a Czech builder.

Modern Furch emphasizes individual soundboard voicing, its CNR neck system and thin resonance-oriented finishes. For the directory, the useful point is not the marketing language but the structure: the series ladder and decoder make it possible to identify an unfamiliar instrument with unusual precision.

WHAT PLAYERS LIKE

Why a Furch can be worth picking up

• All-solid emphasis. Current Violet already enters the line as an all-solid instrument.
• Decodable model names. Series, body and tonewood information can often be recovered directly from the designation.
• Broad acoustic body range. Dreadnought, Grand Auditorium, OM, OOM, round-shoulder, travel, nylon and baritone options exist.
• Modern neck system. CNR System Active is a distinctive current construction feature worth recognizing.
• Under-recognized headstock. In a general marketplace, the simple “F” logo can hide a guitar worth far more than a casual seller expects.

CURRENT RETAIL & REFERENCE