j45nick Posted November 21, 2012 Share Posted November 21, 2012 I don't want to start a political argument, but isn't Brazilian rosewood a CITES-protected commodity covered by the infamous Lacey Act? If so, how come luthiers are still using it? Is it pre-CITES materal that is usable, or what? edit: After asking the question, I did a quick search, and found the following description on Wikipedia: My link Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ParlourMan Posted November 21, 2012 Share Posted November 21, 2012 I don't want to start a political argument, but isn't Brazilian rosewood a CITES-protected commodity covered by the infamous Lacey Act? If so, how come luthiers are still using it? Is it pre-CITES materal that is usable, or what? edit: After asking the question, I did a quick search, and found the following description on Wikipedia: My link It's a customs/borders nightmare.. my guess is trying to move freely armed with it would change the tone of my mood and not for the better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
merseybeat1963 Posted November 21, 2012 Share Posted November 21, 2012 When I was shopping around for mine in 2009 ...Huss & Dalton were using pretty much only stump wood...was an extra $3k retail back then. But they told me that government over there was soon going to stop the guy who was doing it for some bulls#@t reason (even though it was clearing the land) Lowden on the other hand was using reclaimed wood from church pews ect for his guitars. Thats what I went for & got the H&D later. Old stuff is certifiable & the stumps were ok as well at the time. I get the impression that in some other countries luthiers may not have as much trouble getting it ,like this guy advertizing who made this.Guitar sounds nice http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R7BszcoosnM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j45nick Posted November 21, 2012 Share Posted November 21, 2012 Old stuff is certifiable & the stumps were ok as well at the time. I get the impression that in some other countries luthiers may not have as much trouble getting it ,like this guy advertizing who made this.Guitar sounds nice http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R7BszcoosnM Somehow, the stuff being used today lacks the more subtle visual charm of the Brazilian you see in old Martins, IMHO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
merseybeat1963 Posted November 22, 2012 Share Posted November 22, 2012 Somehow, the stuff being used today lacks the more subtle visual charm of the Brazilian you see in old Martins, IMHO. Martin would not have been paying the premium for visually stunning Braz most likely...At they're best they used evenly grained quartersawn. Most stuff today is plain sawn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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