Red SR (2018)
Sitka Spruce / Indian Rosewood
- First-class acoustic guitar made for the most discerning guitarists.
- Premium-quality master grade tonewoods.
- Proprietary design features and production technologies, including soundboard and backplate voicing, the revolutionary Furch CNR System® neck joint, and Full-Pore High-Gloss Finish.
- Luxury appearance featuring a distinctive rosette with concentric rings, lavish body and headstock binding with a contrasting line, and an Indian rosewood headstock overlay.
- Heavy-duty Hiscox hardshell case.
The Red Series is the top line of our solid-wood guitars, where no expense is spared in an effort to use the very finest materials and components. Furch Red SR models are made from master grade tonewoods – the soundboard features Sitka spruce and the back and sides are made from Indian rosewood. This combination lends Furch Red SR guitars a beautifully balanced timbre that is bright and open thanks to the spruce top. Furch Red SR guitars have Indian rosewood binding with a thin ivory contrasting line that stands out against the master-grade rosewood back to create a dark, but very transparent appearance. The fine sound and exclusive appearance underline the luxurious nature of Furch Red SR instruments.
Unique voicing process
The premium nature of Furch Red SR guitars is underscored by the fact that both the soundboard and the back plate are individually tuned using the voicing process, our proprietary technology that enhances the guitar’s tonal properties to the highest level. Thanks to that, Furch Red SR guitars have a crystalline clear, harmonically rich, balanced, and highly dynamic sound across the entire tonal spectrum.
Exceptional finish
Furch Red SR guitars are protected by our proprietary Full-Pore High-Gloss Finish, which has been developed to enhance the guitar’s tonal qualities. The finish consists of an ultrathin layer of highly resistant lacquer that provides excellent surface protection and accentuates the structure of the wood at the same time.
Attractive look
The attractive look of the guitar is underscored by body, headstock, and fingerboard binding made from Indian rosewood with a white contrasting line, and a top adorned by padauk purfling with a black and white line.
Furch CNR System® Neck Design
A high precision, dual-action truss rod maintains neck stability and allows for fine adjustment of the neck relief, bilaterally. The truss rod is housed in a highly rigid carbon casing which enables a very smooth and controlled neck relief, ensuring the best playability and enduring optimal setup.
- A fully adjustable dual-action truss rod for highly precise adjustment of the neck bow in both the convex and concave directions.
- A highly rigid carbon casing that maintains the neck in the set position over a period much longer than is the case with standard neck joint designs and, at the same time, facilitates a gradual bow in the neck, a factor of essential importance for playability.
- A casting made of special alloy located inside the neck heel that ensures a stable position of the neck and its angle vis-à-vis the body.
Rosette made of rosewood
The soundhole is adorned by a rosette featuring a bold Indian rosewood ring with a contrasting black and white line.
Transparent protection
The soundboard of Furch Red SR guitars is protected by a transparent pickguard that allows the natural beauty of the wood to shine through. The pickguard is designed to have no effect on the tonal qualities of the soundboard.
Pearl position markers
White pearl side linear position markers improve fingerboard orientation and enhance the guitar’s exclusive appearance.
Excellent machine heads
Furch Red SR guitars have an excellent tuning stability courtesy of Gotoh 510 Silver Patina machine heads with polished ebony buttons and a highly precise 1:21 gear ratio.
High-rigidity Hiscox case
Maximum protection during transport is provided by a high-rigidity Hiscox case with polyurethane insulating foam that shields the instrument from changes in external climatic conditions.
Features
Body
| Available body shapes | D, Dc, G, Gc, OM, OMc, OOM, RS |
| Neck-to-body joint | At the 14th fret (OOM at the 12th fret) |
| Solid top - grade | Sitka spruce - master grade |
| Solid back and sides - grade | Indian rosewood - master grade |
| Binding | Indian rosewood with white line |
| Purfling | Padauk with black and white line |
| Rosette | Solid Indian rosewood ring with black and white line |
| Bridge | Ebony |
| Bridge pins | Ebony with pearl eye |
| Saddle | TUSQ fully compensated |
| Bridge string spacing | 2 3/16 |
| Top finish | Full-Pore High-Gloss Finish |
| Back and sides finish | Full-Pore High-Gloss Finish |
| Pickguard | Anti-scratch - transparent |
| Comes in | Hiscox hard shell case |
Neck
| Nut width | 1 3/4 |
| Available nut width | 1 11/16 and 1 7/8 |
| Neck reinforcement | CNR System with dual-action adjustment |
| Neck profile | Furch Soft V |
| Scale length | 25 9/16 |
| Fingerboard material | Ebony |
| Fingerboard radius | 15 3/4 |
| Fingerboard side inlay | White pearl linear position markers |
| Fret finish | Polished |
| Headstock overlay | Indian rosewood |
| Fingerboard and headstock binding | Indian rosewood 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 (1 3/4) | 1 1/2 |
| Nut string spacing (1 11/16) | 1 7/16 |
| Nut string spacing (1 7/8) | 1 9/16 |
| Strings | Elixir Ph-Br Nanoweb 12-53 |
| Neck finish | Full-Pore Smooth-Slide Satin Finish |
| Headstock finish | Full-Pore High-Gloss Finish |
