Zelja
Senior Member
I haven't even tried buying & shipping a rosewood equipped guitar guitar since the CITES regulations concerning rosewood came out. I still have too many scars from shipping a guitar with the plastic pearloid fret markers (mistaken for real pearl or abalone) to even attempt to ship something on the actual banned list. It has stopped me from buying guitars from the good folk on this very forum. So, yeah, I am all for finsihed musical instruments being exempt from the ban.
Terrible for the environment? I reckon the environment has far bigger issues than the trade of finished musical instruments, especially used/vintage instruments. The ban on wood for the copious amount of use on furniture is totally welcome. As Al said, it is understandable that the regulators went the broad brush approach initially.
Terrible for the environment? I reckon the environment has far bigger issues than the trade of finished musical instruments, especially used/vintage instruments. The ban on wood for the copious amount of use on furniture is totally welcome. As Al said, it is understandable that the regulators went the broad brush approach initially.