The soundboard of the luxurious Orchestra (OM) Rainbow OM-AS ZIR model is made from select Adirondack spruce, while the back and sides are made from exotic ziricote. The Full-Pore Vintage Finish uses the same technology and benefits of UV lacquering as the Full-Pore High-Gloss Finish, only in the final stage of lacquering the top layer is treated by hand buffing to give the guitar's finish a nice patina. The Furch CNR System's two-way neck bracing adds strength, stability and durability.
The fretboard and fingerboard are made of ziricote. The fingerboard surface is decorated with mother-of-pearl position markers. The guitar's refined look is accentuated by the maple body, fingerboard and headstock binding, complete with a pickguard of five black and white contrasting lines, a double-ring rosette with black walnut inlay, a slice of ziricote on the headstock and ebony pegs in the fingerboard. The transparent pickguard lets the natural grain of the wood stand out while not affecting the resonance of the soundboard. Stable tuning is guaranteed by the high-quality Gotoh 510 Nickel patina mechanics with ebony pegs.
The active electronics of the L.R. Baggs Anthem use a combination of microphone pickups (patented Tru.Mic technology) and a sub-cellular pickup, which guarantees authentic reproduction of the instrument's acoustic sound and low microphonics, i.e. susceptibility to feedback. The controls are discreetly housed in the instrument's soundhole.
The guitar comes in a luxurious moulded case.
Few Czech products have the worldwide reputation of Furch guitars. The company started in 1981 in one of the many garages of socialist Czechoslovakia, still illegal at the time. Today, the company's acoustic guitars are played by Suzanne Vega, Glen Hansard, David Knopfler, Aneta Langerová, David Koller, Xavier Baumaxa and many others. Furch guitars are best advertised by their reputation.
Specifications
- Product Colour: Natural
- Colour: Natural
- Surface Treatment: Gloss
- Type: Orchestra
- Cutaway: No
- Body Construction: All Solid
- Top/Face: Spruce, Solid
- Back Plate: Ziricote, Solid
- Sides/Ribs: Ziricote, Solid
- Neck: Mahogany
- Scale: 650 mm
- Number of Frets: 20
- Nut Width: 45 mm
- Fingerboard: Ziricote
- Bridge: Ziricote
- Nut: TusQ
- Pickup: Yes
- Pickup Type: Piezo + Mic
- Model electronics: L.R.Baggs Anthem
- Controls: Volume, Mix, Phase
- Integrated Tuner: No
- Tuning Machines: Gotoh 510 Nickel Patina
- Hardware: Nickel
- Hard Case: Yes
- Case: No
- Strings: N/A
- Country of Production: Czech Republic