On 8/27/2011 8:00 PM, Eisboch wrote:


"X ~ Man" wrote in message
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In article ,
says...

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB1000...471223268.html


This **** is getting old.

Do you think we should be able to rape the environment and pollute at
will? Have you seen how the rain forests are decimated and will never
return to what they were? What about poisons in your drinking water, are
you okay with that?

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Harry, (assuming your *are* Harry)

The USA signed the International CITES agreement in 1973 that is
designed to protect overharvested and therefore
endangered species ... most wood. Since then only the protected wood
that was harvested before 1969 or thereabouts
can be used. It's not just guitars. It's furniture, picture frames... etc.

In 2008, the US Fish and Wildlife Service unilaterally decided to expand
the interpretation and enforcement to cover
virtually anything that was once alive. This is includes abalone inlays
in guitars, more wood species (as they
deem fit) and, of course, anything else that was once alive. It's a
little bit carried away because much that they are
"protecting" isn't any where near being endangered.

The amount of material used in guitars is minor compared to furniture
and other products. Problem with guitars
is that if you happen to travel out of the country with your beautiful
and favorite Martin D-35 that happens to have
some abalone in it's rosette or headstock inlay and then try to return
... it may be confiscated and destroyed.

Protecting endangered species is one thing, but those with the badges
are getting a little carried away.

Eisboch

Turns out it's just a continuation of "elections have concequences"...

We now know that the reason they were raided is because Gibson
contributes to Repubs. Martin Guitars uses the exact same wood but
contributes to Dems and did not get raided.
http://landmarkreport.com/andrew/201...ublican-donor/
What did you expect from the Obamunists.

Politics as usual...