California Exotic Hardwoods

  Tonewood We produce Furch guitars using the finest raw materials from duly verified suppliers from throughout the world. Almost 60 m 3  of material is required for their production each year, while exotic wood forms almost two thirds of that amount. We make great effort to compensate both society and nature for the consumption of these valuable raw materials through our work with the Arimae community in Panama, which comprises local families who engage in the protection of tropical forests and the planting and care of exotic woods with an emphasis on their sustainable development. As part of our financial support we help the community take care of four hectares of cocobolo trees (dalbergia retusa), and two hectares of mahogany (swietenia macrophylla) with a total average growth of 39 m 3 . Premium Quality Tonewoods The sound of every guitar mainly depends on its construction. The species and quality of tonewoods used are an important part of it. With that in m...

  Tonewood  refers to specific  wood  varieties used for woodwind or acoustic stringed instruments. The word implies that certain species exhibit qualities that enhance acoustic properties of the instruments, but other properties of the wood such as aesthetics and availability have always been considered in the selection of wood for musical instruments. According to  Mottola’s Cyclopedic Dictionary of Lutherie Terms , tonewood is: Wood that is used to make stringed musical instruments. The term is often used to indicate wood species that are suitable for stringed musical instruments and, by exclusion, those that are not. But the list of species generally considered to be tonewoods changes constantly and has changed constantly throughout history. Varieties of tonewood As a rough generalization it can be said that stiff-but-light  softwoods  (i.e. from coniferous trees) are favored for the soundboards or soundboard-like surface that transmits the vibrati...