alewis41 wrote:Billyboygretsch wrote:
Which of course was the intention. There is a way to make excellent guitars without hurting the environment.
Andrew
The thing is, not all rosewood is endangered and most used for guitars was coming from sustainable supplies. I guess manufacturers will now either have to substitute something else or else have to obtain CITES certificates - that adds an amount to the price of a guitar. Manufacturers in the US have said there was (possibly still is) a shortage of biologists doing the certificates causing a backlog of instruments, with stories of guitars being shipped around the US to the available people.
You'll need a certificate to ship a vintage guitar across borders.