beautifully crafted instrument, no defects anywhere. And the playability, my God! After the first pluck on the strings, the guitar was dull, to my surprise. After plugging it into an amp, it was beautiful. Today, after a week of playing without an amp, just acoustically, the guitar has come around and I'm enjoying it more and more. The sound is balanced, equally loud in all positions. The guitar is in tune in all positions, the playability is just amazing. I would definitely recommend this guitar to anyone who is after the perfect presentation. I have a lot to compare it to, and the Furch goes out of the house.