[pianotech] Feds confiscating musical instrument materials

[David Porritt]

This reminds me of many years ago when Turkey would not allow meerschaum to
be exported for making pipes unless it was carved there.  They wanted the
jobs.  I'd have to assume it would be the same in India - like us they need
jobs!

 

dave 

 

From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf
Of Ed Foote
Sent: Saturday, August 27, 2011 3:04 PM
To: pianotech at ptg.org
Subject: Re: [pianotech] Feds confiscating musical instrument materials

 

<<Recently the Gibson Guitar Company was raided by federal agents asserting
that the company has been using illegally obtained banned lumber from
protected forests. >> 

 

Greetings, 

   According to our Nashville paper, the problem with the wood Gibson had
was that India's laws require the wood to be finished before leaving the
country, ie, whatever manufacturing is to be done with the wood has to be
done in India.  So, the Feds were confiscating material that India says
should not have been exported in the condition it was in.  

   I think this is an idiotic  setting of priorities.  There are far more
important things we should be spending enforcement dollars on.  

Regards, 

Ed Foote RPT 

    

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