Feds raid Gibson Factory

Moshkiae


Hi,

Ohhh well ... it's time to move on to other compounds for instruments ... ohhh well, Pt 2 ... wood was once a nice thing to have ... or use to heat up your house!
 
I think some purists are going to cry now ... that their music is not as good with this wood instead of that wood, or that stick of mud! And in the end, the veritable secret is NOT the wood, but the hands, the mouth, the feel that a person has that can make the ugliest piece of wood, sound like ... music from the aethers.
 
As George said once ... cry baby cry ...
 
Times change and music moves on ... it's almost like saying that the old harpsichords sounded better 500 years ago, because their wood came from ...
 
I doubt it! But I also like to question one's ability to play music ... because the good ones can adjust to anything that is thrown at them ... the rest ... cry!

drewfx1

Sen. Ron Wyden (D-OR), who introduced the Illegal Logging Act, said, "This legislation addresses an illegal logging crisis. Oregon workers and communities are threatened when American companies are forced to compete with illegal foreign imports. Stopping the importation of illegal timber helps protect the environment, supports living wage jobs and levels the playing field for American manufacturers."

craigb


I still remember an uncle that had these intricate ivory art pieces which were basically a carved ball inside a carved ball inside another carved ball, etc.  I used to think just how beautiful the pieces were until I found out where they come from...

mike_mccue


Wood is not only a renewable resource... it is important to renew it for things more important than just wood.

FWIW, there are laws in most of the countries where the illegal wood comes from... that's why it's called illegal wood... and yes, I know about the CITES treaty and the fact that not all *illegal* wood was harvested illegally but most of the illegal wood on the market was harvested recently and illegally.

One of the premises of the international laws is that we should attempt to make it very unprofitable to try to profit off of illegally harvested wood. The wood that is harvested illegally is done under the protection of thugs using guns and bullets they buy from countries that make guns and bullets. They buy the stuff with the money they get from illegally running wood camps.

Madagascar Ebony was described as blood diamonds in that article because most of it that reaches market is, according to Madagascar law, illegal to harvest and yet there are huge operations harvesting it illegally under the protection of a system of influence fueled by corruption and violence.

It seems as if Gibson could figure out how to keep all the paperwork in order. As the article states, this is not their first disagreement with law enforcement on this type of issue.


I very much love wood and intend to enjoy nice pieces of it myself. I think the key, for me, is to honor wood as the special material it is and to never take it for granted.


best regards,
mike

Jonbouy

Japan? China?

Nah, Walmart I was thinking.

mike_mccue

Wood is not only a renewable resource... it is important to renew it for things more important than just wood.

FWIW, there are laws in most of the countries where the illegal wood comes from... that's why it's called illegal wood... and yes, I know about the CITES treaty and the fact that not all *illegal* wood was harvested illegally but most of the illegal wood on the market was harvested recently and illegally.

One of the premises of the international laws is that we should attempt to make it very unprofitable to try to profit off of illegally harvested wood. The wood that is harvested illegally is done under the protection of thugs using guns and bullets they buy from countries that make guns and bullets. They buy the stuff with the money they get from illegally running wood camps.

Madagascar Ebony was described as blood diamonds in that article because most of it that reaches market is, according to Madagascar law, illegal to harvest and yet there are huge operations harvesting it illegally under the protection of a system of influence fueled by corruption and violence.

It seems as if Gibson could figure out how to keep all the paperwork in order. As the article states, this is not their first disagreement with law enforcement on this type of issue.


I very much love wood and intend to enjoy nice pieces of it myself. I think the key, for me, is to honor wood as the special material it is and to never take it for granted.


best regards,
mike