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Whether it not it'll be "better' depends what you're after.
They'll both be very good instruments.
I played 3 Furches. Green D-SM, Green DC-SR and Vintage 1 D-SR. They all sounded like dreadnoughts. The Vintage 1, whether by chance or design, sounded more "traditional" but the others didn't sound remarkably modern.
I've never played a Furch in the £1k range. That would probably be Blue or Indigo level I'd imagine. They may well be voiced differently to the examples I played, but you can be confident they'll sound great.
May not bother you of course, but a deal breaker for some - just saying as you mention buying unseen.
The slope shoulder dreadnoughts have a standard (not narrow ) 1 11/16" 43mm nut.
Seconded on (at least some) Eastman nuts being wider - that -and especially the 12" radius fretboards - were what lead me to them in the first place.
45mm on the Furchs sounds ideal.
Furch blue OM - All mahogany
Furch Blue OM - Sitka / Walnut
Eastman E6 - Sitka/Mahogany
Eastman E8 - Sitka/Rosewood
Eastman E10 - Adirondack/Mahogany
Eastmans generally the Thermocured versions.
I Was also looking at Eastman 00’s but played a parlour with the same spacing and it is pretty wide. Since I only have a dread, I think an OM may be the best option.
There’s an E10 sunburst at Richtone, I may order that as it’s only an hour away if I need to return it. Other option is the 4 hour round trip to Richards next weekend.
Quite different in style but in terms of build quality I think the Furchs are slightly better, I find them to be nearly flawless. Even the blue Furchs are exceptionally well built and I like the matte finish.
Sound, well that's personal preference but I'm glad I have both.
On the plus side it's stopped me getting the credit card out and getting an Atkin or something as they are mainly skinny nut widths.
One advantage is that it's already had 'playing-in' time.
Your choice is more limited, but again, even new you are at the mercy of dealer stock.
Also been looking in the classifieds here.
As long as structurally sound I'd be happy with used definitely.
Booked in to Richards tomorrow. A 4 hour round trip, but an hour playing is more valuable that weeks of viewing online.
Take your current guitar with you. Playing it side-by-side with the ones you are looking at will callibrate your ears and give you a much better idea of what you might be buying.