Founded in 1981 by a metalworker who just wanted a better instrument, Furch Guitars is celebrating 45 years with limited-edition anniversary models and a new factory building underway.
František Furch built his first guitar in a garage in what was then Czechoslovakia in 1981 – a roundback model with a spruce soundboard salvaged from an old piano. Friends and bandmates wanted one too, and what started as a personal project gradually grew into a company that now employs more than 70 luthiers and produces over 9,000 all-solid-wood instruments a year.
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To mark the 45th anniversary, Furch is releasing two limited-edition models. The Vintage Forty Five builds on the company’s Vintage Series, pairing an Alpine spruce top with Honduran rosewood back and sides, and finished with solid koa and padauk appointments alongside copper-designed frets. The Eclipse Anniversary takes the sleek all-black aesthetic of the Eclipse Series and adds commemorative koa and padauk detailing, with a custom headstock inlay made up of 45 miniature letter “F” elements. A third model, the Violet Anniversary Gc-EM a, was introduced earlier in the year.
Both new models were unveiled at Furch Backstage today – the company’s annual event for retailers, distributors and partners held at its headquarters in Velké Němčice, Czech Republic.
Beyond the anniversary editions, Furch’s engineering focus remains a point of difference. The company’s CNR System® Active neck joint – described by many as one of the more significant advancements in acoustic guitar construction in recent decades – automatically compensates for humidity-induced soundboard movement and includes an integrated adjustment screw for personalised string action. Every instrument, including entry-level models, goes through the company’s individual soundboard voicing process.
“Forty-five years is a milestone that makes us proud, but more than anything, it makes us grateful,” says CEO Petr Furch, son of the founder. “We do not see this anniversary as the closing of a chapter. We see it as the mere beginning of our effort to keep exploring and expanding what an acoustic guitar can be.”
Furch is currently completing a new factory building at its existing premises, with construction scheduled for completion in 2026. All instruments continue to be built in the Czech Republic.
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