Guitar Frets: Environmental Enforcement Leaves Musicians in Fear

[me]

You just validated my assumptions that you wouldn't read a damned thing i posted, nor any of the links provided in order to enlighten you surrounding the importation of wood  world wide. . . 

The ones I did read only talked about shipping containers and pallet wood and I can understand the need to keep an close watch on that because it's cheap junk wood. 

http://www.fas.usda.gov/ffpd/highlights/ISPM_15_Frequently_Asked_Questions.pdf

[The Troll]

  I think where "ME" came up with all of this liberal stuff causing Gibson trouble.  I went into Goggle and it's all there.  But the liberal thing that came from "ME" came for the far right wing website, the Rightscoop.  All most word for word that came out of "Me" mouth came from here.  Why didn't we guess it didn't come from her brain. 

[Palehorse]

The ones I did read only talked about shipping containers and pallet wood and I can understand the need to keep an close watch on that because it's cheap junk wood. 

http://www.fas.usda.gov/ffpd/highlights/ISPM_15_Frequently_Asked_Questions.pdf

CITES - http://www.cites.org/eng/disc/how.php

http://www.cites.org/eng/disc/what.php


http://www.fws.gov/le/pdffiles/CITES_Treaty.pdf

Those pertain directly to the importation of wood!

. . .CITES was drafted as a result of a resolution adopted in 1963 at a meeting of members of IUCN (The World Conservation Union). The text of the Convention was finally agreed at a meeting of representatives of 80 countries in Washington DC., United States of America, on 3 March 1973, and on 1 July 1975 CITES entered in force. . .

I'd say that it did NOT just start, but perhaps is being scaled up due to the declining revenue streams, just as I predicted would happen.

[Bo D]

Off topic ... (sort of)

I am the proud original of a 1968 Gibson EB0! Paid $495 for it in early 1969. Still have it. My daughter played it in a band when she was in college.

[Exterminator]

Nice!

[Bo D]

I am the proud original of a 1968 Gibson EB0! Paid $495 for it in early 1969. Still have it. My daughter played it in a band when she was in college.

Sorry ... that should have been "original owner" ....

[me]

Off topic ... (sort of)

I am the proud original of a 1968 Gibson EB0! Paid $495 for it in early 1969. Still have it. My daughter played it in a band when she was in college.

Very nice. 

[The Troll]

Off topic ... (sort of)

I am the proud original of a 1968 Gibson EB0! Paid $495 for it in early 1969. Still have it. My daughter played it in a band when she was in college.

  Better hide it Olias, them government men might get for the rare wood that's in it.    Looks good.    Can you play it as good as it looks.   

[Bo D]

  Better hide it Olias, them government men might get for the rare wood that's in it.    Looks good.    Can you play it as good as it looks.   

Yes. Many years ago, I could play very well. Did it professionally for a few years.

[Exterminator]

How hard could it be; there are only four strings!   

[followsthewolf]

Uh-oh.

[Bo D]

How hard could it be; there are only four strings!   

[The Troll]

How hard could it be; there are only four strings!   

  As Ahab the suicide bomber said, one of Jeff Dunham dummies, "You racist bastard"

[Exterminator]

Uh-oh.

Anyone who's ever been in bands has a collection of jokes about all of the other musicians...especially drummers.   

[me]

Anyone who's ever been in bands has a collection of jokes about all of the other musicians...especially drummers.   

Yep drummers and bass players seem to be hit the hardest for some reason.