Guitarholic
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Hey fellas,
I was just reading up on the topic of illegal wood imports in the US. Found a few interesting articles in English and German:
Customs Law: Gibson Guitars Raided Under Lacey Act
Illegaler Holzhandel: Raubbau am Regenwald - Ökologie - GEO.de
I am sure that all the guitar manufacturers are aware of the issue. There are just a lot of disturbing facts like
- out of the 103 types of ebony wood only two are not endangered
- rosewood in general is endangered
etc.
Does anybody know more about this topic?
I was just reading up on the topic of illegal wood imports in the US. Found a few interesting articles in English and German:
Customs Law: Gibson Guitars Raided Under Lacey Act
Illegaler Holzhandel: Raubbau am Regenwald - Ökologie - GEO.de
I am sure that all the guitar manufacturers are aware of the issue. There are just a lot of disturbing facts like
- out of the 103 types of ebony wood only two are not endangered
- rosewood in general is endangered
Does anybody know more about this topic?