The dealer who wanted you to buy Taylor probably wanted you to buy Taylor...
Seriously, check my sig: a medium level Taylor and what I consider to be a medium high level Furch. Price wise the Furch was around two thirds that of the Taylor but is more or less equivalent in materials and quality to the Taylor 600 series - which are more than twice the price!
Build quality is amazing, and the little OM we have plays like a dream and sounds fantastic: bright and clear as you would expect from maple back and sides, yet with a warmth and depth from the beautiful spruce top. The Abalone inlaid "F" is very elegant as is the rosette.
I envy you being able to choose your own in Brno. Don't listen to anyone who compares them unfavourably to Taylor. I love Taylor guitars and adore mine, but in a blind test where manufacturer and price were unknown it would probably be impossible (even unnecessary) to isolate the Furch as the "cheaper" guitar.
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Gibson ES-335 Studio 2016; Furch OM34sr 2015; Fender MiJ Geddy Lee Jazz bass, 2009; Taylor 414CE 2005; Guild D35 NT 1976; Fender MIM Classic 60s Tele 2008; Fender US Standard Strat 1992; G&L ASAT classic hollowbody 2005; Ibanez RG350MDX 2010(?); Ibanez Musician fretless, 1980s; Seymour Duncan Tube 84-40; Vox AC4TV;
Ex-pat Brit in Sweden
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