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I wonder if Stradivari used illegal wood. Can't the feds just trace the records backwards?
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I wonder if Stradivari used illegal wood. Can't the feds just trace the records backwards?
People talk so much about curbing the devastation on the rain forest without realizing how many things we buy are made from those trees. The demand dictates the market
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It sounds like the CEO is doing the right thing. Of course he's ultimately responsible if somebody in the company decided to take a few shortcuts or otherwise game the system, but I'm willing to give him the benefit of the doubt while this plays out.
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@larrymac - please put me on your do not call list: Pretty much my sentiment as well. Innocent until proven guilty and all that jazz. Last thing he needs right now is a conflict of interest.
I honestly hope the investigation turns out in Gibson's favor, because I'm really craving a Flying V right about now.
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Don't they have trees in Tennessee?
When I woke up this morning
I was feeling mighty good.
My baby understood; had to do what she should
Lying near a pile of wood.
Laying it on some,
Playing with it some,
When I, I woke up with wood.
ZZT
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Over 10 years ago I worked at a luxury yacht company that used teak in the boat interiors. Most was teak laminated plywood but there was also often need to solid teak in the edges. We used to receive roughly 2x2 or 3x3 square lengths 6' to 10' long with weird end cuts (like a 1x1x2\" long square stub) and always a drilled hole through on each end. I gathered that this was for the processing but then an R&D guy told me it was due to the wood being from \"salvaged\" ship decks. Right,,,virgin wood from out of commission ships, and when was the last time ships had actual wood decks?
The country is tanking,we're being overwhelmed with foreclosures, bankruptcies,illegal aliens and a host of other ills and we're concerned with a guitar maker.
Sounds about right.
Honestly speaking, this is VERY serious violation going on. Yes, remember this economy collapsed on questionable business practices. The FBI does not just investigate guitar companies for no reason, this probably goes beyond just the wood and involves some smuggling operations the corporation may have set up.
If you are wondering...Gibson guitars are big business...they start at $800 and can go up to $50,000. The incentives to do this are VERY high...wood is the most essential part of a guitar and the best woods are often from nearly extinct species. Brazillian Rosewood, Koa, Honduran Mahagony, African Ebony, etc. This is big business...so yes...this is a big deal. This could very well have a big effect.
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I wonder if Gibson gets fined, if they'll raise their prices to offset any loss. I guess it wouldn't bother me any, since I don't currently play a Gibson, ON ACCOUNT OF THEM BEING VERY, VERY EXPENSIVE! [Emphasis mine.]
Sorry, but file this under who gives a crap. TREES GROW BACK! I've been to the amazon several times, and TREES GROW BACK. Just cause some granola crunching liberals in Seattle don't like it doesn't mean that trees don't grow back. Plus, how many trees could Giboson possibly use in a year. They aren't a paper mill. When was the last tree that went extinct???? TREES GROW BACK!
How much money could gibson actually save shipping trees from Madagascar? I mean really, I'm sure that somewhere in the US, there is a place where the optimal wood grows for Gibson Guitars. There simply has to be. There's no way it's cheaper to ship from halfway across the world then in your own country- unless their wood is really that cheap. Can anyone enlighten me?
I have heard stories of Gibson actually going to a woman's house to buy her piano so they could use the woods for fretboards.
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I wonder if the fines from the DNR are laughable IF they are found to be using illegal wood...
and by laughable I mean maybe a million and a slap on the wrist. Why doesn't the Fed's just shut down companies for good?
If it's found that they used illegal wood, I'm interested to see how Gibson-sponsored musicians will respond.