Dustin furlow 

 
Dustin Furlow Taran Guitars Tirga Beag D.Furlow D.F.
 

Dustin Furlow is an award-winning singer/songwriter/guitarist whose playing and songwriting reflect a clear influence of today's contemporary-folk artists. With comparisons to songwriters such as Ray LaMontagne and virtuoso guitar-players like Tommy Emmanuel, Furlow eventually carved out a sound that became easily distinguishable by it's marriage of complex guitar work and warm, home-spun lyrics. From the haunting melodies in "Evergreen" to the foot-tapping groove of "Cherokee Lake" Dustin is an ambassador of dynamic control on stage. In 2019 he played over 200 shows, many with Harp-guitarist and International Fingerstyle-Guitar Champion Matt Thomas.

 
 

Last year we had the absolute pleasure of working with Dustin Furlow, our 2021 Young Player Bursary winner, on his very own Tirga Beag. Dustin had a clear idea of the guitar he wanted. This demanding brief drove us to push the development of the Tirga Beag, and I’m pleased to say we’re all delighted by the results! So much so that we are now using this new design as our main Tirga Beag model going forward and we will be calling it the Tirga Beag D. Furlow.

You can read more about the process here.

Sizes

  • Scale - 635mm

  • Frets to body - 14

  • Body length - 495mm

  • Max body width -402mm

  • Depth - 122mm

  • Width at nut - 45.2mm

  • Spacing at saddle - 58.6mm

  • String weight - 12-53

Materials

  • Back and Sides - 100% FSC 3- piece African Blackwood

  • Fully kerfed side constructions in Western Red Cedar with

  • Taran Guitars Compression Braces on back

  • Soundboard - Italian Spruce

  • Rosette - Hot-Sand-Faded Scottish Burr Elm with rippled Sycamore detailing bound in African Blackwood

  • Bindings - Ebano

  • Front Purfling - 100% FSC African Blackwood with rippled Sycamore veneer

  • Front Linings - 100% FSC African Blackwood

  • Bevel - Hot-Sand-Faded Scottish Elm

  • Cutaway - Mitred grain matching

  • Neck - Wenge, Equal taper medium C

  • Headstock - Hot-Sand-Faded Scottish Burr Elm with rippled Sycamore veneers under sheaths, t. inlayed in gold

  • Fretboard - 100% FSC African Blackwood

  • Gold dots at the major frets up to 21st fret for artificial harmonics guide

  • Frets - Evo gold wire with semi-hemispherical fret ends

  • Tuners - Gotoh 510’s 21:1 in gold with black buttons

  • Bridge - Hand-carvedin 100% FSC African Blackwood with Ebony bridge pins

  • Nut and bridge piece in bone intonated for standard

  • Soundport - Bound

  • Case - Hoffee