Get your GAS now, Rosewood restrictions from 2nd Jan

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There are a few items that can't be sent using YouShop. This is because these items can't be exported from the country they are purchased from, imported into New Zealand, or we are restricted from carrying them.
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JHorner wrote:Torrified maple is better anyway

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This new development is making waves in the industry. The new CITES regulations don't just apply to instruments shipping in/out of USA. They apply EVERYWHERE, so buying from anywhere (e.g. Japan) will carry the same issues.

It's hard to know how deep and difficult the impact will be for the private buyer. There is a certainty of course that significant paperwork will need to be completed by the seller, and one would assume that the customs clearance charges here in NZ will increase.

As you might surmise, it's all a massive pain in the arse for everyone in the industry. As the vast majority of guitars from ANY point of origin have rosewood fretboards, it means major documentation on every guitar shipment, everywhere. There are some people fighting for exemption for the music industry as we are but a small sliver of the world's rosewood consumption (most of it is furniture). Frankly though, I don't see that exemption happening. We've been living with the CITES regulations on Brazilian rosewood for some time now, and never got granted an exception in that case.

The world is changing....

This short article is a pretty good summary:
https://reverb.com/au/news/new-cites-re ... od-species

Here is NAMM's statement
https://www.namm.org/issues-and-advocac ... ated-cites
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Bit worried about that ivory-bound, rosewood neck guitar in the crocodile skin / elephant scrotum trimmed case I just ordered.

Suspect it's fucked...

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hamo wrote:Maple FTMFW
the greenies will come after maple soon to mark my words
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Don't worry, Gibson's Henry Jackassowlski will petition Trump to unsign America from CITES. You heard it here first.
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What can I write my environmental protest songs on now?

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Just had my PRS purchase rejected for this reason (rosewood fingerboard) looks like ill have to wait for one to show on trade me....

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Just snuck through customs in time
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Boom! And now with solid gold fretboard!

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