NEW ARRIVAL For a short period in the mid 2000’s, while Avalon was going through some changes, they contracted Furch to manufacture their Gold Series guitars, and this is one of those. Furch are a high end, hand built Guitar brand, made in the Czech Republic since 1981 - also re-branded as Stonebridge for sale in North America. This particular guitar is a dreadnought model featuring a Cedar top with Rosewood back and sides. The Cedar top is considerably softer and more responsive than Sitka Spruce, with lush bass and rich overtones. Coupled with Rosewood back and sides, this allows greater resonance and definition. This guitar is extremely versatile and works well with fingerstyle playing as well as strumming. It’s in excellent condition, and comes in a non original hard case.