Dave F Posted October 4, 2016 Share Posted October 4, 2016 http://acousticguitar.com/will-new-rosewood-trade-restrictions-have-implications-for-acoustic-guitarists/?utm_source=Acoustic+Guitar&utm_campaign=d7e7af31e0-AGN_Acoustic_Guitar_Weekly_09_12_169_8_2016&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_e3d13d8433-d7e7af31e0-73768897&mc_cid=d7e7af31e0&mc_eid=efad694c02 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jGNXeifmYBo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modoc_333 Posted October 4, 2016 Share Posted October 4, 2016 crazy stuff. I am 36 years old. I will see a time in my life where people are amazed that I was able to buy NEW guitars made out of ANY of the traditional tonewoods... at least for anything less the cost of a car. -Keith Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave F Posted October 4, 2016 Author Share Posted October 4, 2016 I have a Martin HD28 BRW but no documentation. I recently tried to sell it and a local dealer swore it was not BRW based on it's looks and tried to lowball me. I was confident it was and passed. This past weekend I visited and met Bob Willcut at Willcut guitars in Lexington to get his opinion. He's a fairly well known guitar person and a real nice guy. He too questioned it based on it's looks. He did his test and said he is 100% sure is it BRW and if anyone questioned it, they can give him a call. We talked about current values and he said it was a bad time to sell because BRW Martins are going for 1000's less than they should and advised me to hold on to it. Base on the article above, sounds like good advise. I got to look at some of his private collection. OMG. http://willcuttguitars.com/shoppe-tour Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Murph Posted October 4, 2016 Share Posted October 4, 2016 I feel so much safer knowing Bureaucrats are in charge of these things. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jt Posted October 4, 2016 Share Posted October 4, 2016 Thanks for posting this. It has become much easier to navigate the world with a Brazilian rosewood guitar in hand. For those interested, here is my how-to article about musical instrument passports. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jesse_Dylan Posted October 5, 2016 Share Posted October 5, 2016 Hey, I know that Prof.! I feel partly rather justified in my large guitar hoard. I don't have any Brazilian rosewood, but I fear for the future of what I do have. Then again, there will always be SOME type of tonewood... It's not like we're going to be in a world without trees. I know it looks that way, but hopefully it won't be the case, and if it is the case, we'll all be dead anyway without trees--oxygen, nevermind guitars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jt Posted October 5, 2016 Share Posted October 5, 2016 Hey, I know that Prof.! Well, Profs know so little that they have to retreat to academia. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slimt Posted October 5, 2016 Share Posted October 5, 2016 I cant really blame someone for trying to preserve the forests though.. I drive through B.C Canada alot.. and I see so many bald spots in the rocky Mountains.. all for the sake of a fast buck.. I dont even think any of those spots have had replanting done.. But I guess its the population growth that matters most.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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