wyly Posted September 19, 2011 Report Posted September 19, 2011 IT's all incremental, this will be the first step. be serious, no one is coming for our old old guitars...this isn't any different than the illegal ivory trade, anything before the ban(21 years ago) on importing Ivory is safe, anything imported after the ban could be confiscated...buy a guitar with restricted wood products after the date of restriction it should be confiscated, people who buy such products are encouraging the sale of the woods... Quote “Conservatives are not necessarily stupid, but most stupid people are conservatives.”- John Stuart Mill
Oleg Bach Posted September 20, 2011 Report Posted September 20, 2011 you can't postulate on, "tree life-giving", if you're prepared to accept the potential loss of endangered varieties of wood (trees) that go into the manufacture of your "life bringing instrument". As I alluded to earlier, Gibson has a past proven and admirable engagement towards purchasing wood from sustainable sources. However, they have apparent "possible" past transgressions related to the improper sourcing of wood; ones that reflect upon the two stated investigations (2009 and this recent past month). A beautiful solo played on a Gibson is as life giving as anything that nature provides....It's not like they are building ancient tall ships out of exotic wood...they are guitars - and all they are using that might be exotic - is for the fret board - that is less than half an inch thick...and about two and a half feet long. Personally I am more concerend about the billion barrels of oil that lays at the bottom of the Gulf - mixed with chemicals and supposedly bio-degrading - which is a lie....also I am more concerned in the wasting of human resourses... - and the fact that cars will stop in mid lane to let myself and the dogs pass - but as a person on my own with out the mutts - they would run me down - I am concerned about that attitude - I am loyal to my own speices and as for trees and plants - I have grown them all my life - with great success - I am a naturalist - and NOT an environmentalist - nor am I big on terms like "sustainable......there are bigger fish to fry than makers of musical instruments - how about the weapons trade - instruments of death seems more serious a matter. Quote
wyly Posted September 20, 2011 Report Posted September 20, 2011 A beautiful solo played on a Gibson is as life giving as anything that nature provides....It's not like they are building ancient tall ships out of exotic wood...they are guitars - and all they are using that might be exotic - is for the fret board - that is less than half an inch thick...and about two and a half feet long. Personally I am more concerend about the billion barrels of oil that lays at the bottom of the Gulf - mixed with chemicals and supposedly bio-degrading - which is a lie....also I am more concerned in the wasting of human resourses... - and the fact that cars will stop in mid lane to let myself and the dogs pass - but as a person on my own with out the mutts - they would run me down - I am concerned about that attitude - I am loyal to my own speices and as for trees and plants - I have grown them all my life - with great success - I am a naturalist - and NOT an environmentalist - nor am I big on terms like "sustainable......there are bigger fish to fry than makers of musical instruments - how about the weapons trade - instruments of death seems more serious a matter. deforestation is huge problem in the third world, first world countries stripping the land and destroying the environment and economic stability of the those third world countries...do we really need rosewood or ebony fret boards?... Quote “Conservatives are not necessarily stupid, but most stupid people are conservatives.”- John Stuart Mill
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