jaywolfe Posted November 18, 2009 Share Posted November 18, 2009 Now for a chuckle..... Gibson Offices Raided While no charges have yet been filed, NashvillePost.com is reporting that earlier today, Federal agents and local police seized wood, guitars, computers and files from Gibson Guitar's Massman Road manufacturing facility in Nashville. NashvillePost.com reports, "Sources say the guitar manufacturer is being investigated for violating the Lacey Act, a key piece of environmental law, for importing endangered species of rosewood from Madagascar. Rosewood is widely used in the construction of guitars and sells for $5,000 per cubic meter, more than double the price of mahogany. The island nation off Africa's east coast is a key producer of the hardwood, the export of which has links to international criminal activity. Madagascar has struggled financially since a January coup and new President Andry Rajoelina issued an executive order in September legalizing the export of rosewood and ebony. The move was decried by environmental groups and political leaders worldwide, as hardwood forests are key to Madagascar's unique ecology and serve as a habitat for a dwindling lemur population." Sources have told NashvillePost.com that Gibson was involved in a scheme that shipped the wood from Madagascar to Germany and then to the United States. [source: NashvillePost.com] UPDATE: Henry has just announced a new LP model with an image of a Lemur on the face, and cobbled together with woods from recycled Pianos recovered from the Katrina Flood waters in the 9'th ward of New Orleans. All profits to go to Madasgascar Orphaned children's relief (Henry's bank account?) fund AND all raiding Fed. officers get a complimentary Lemur LP. Ninth Ward survivors will each be given an autographed photo of a homeless lemur. More as it develops. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmc7581 Posted November 18, 2009 Share Posted November 18, 2009 "UPDATE: Henry has just announced a new LP model with an image of a Lemur on the face ..." Now THAT is funny. The scary part is, what with robots and "Dusk Tigers" - why not a lemur?!? It could happen. On an unrelated note, I heard a rumor that Wolfe Guitar's application to become Florida's newest Gibson dealer has run into some unexpected difficulties. Anybody know anything more about that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smurph1 Posted November 18, 2009 Share Posted November 18, 2009 Now for a chuckle..... Gibson Offices Raided While no charges have yet been filed, NashvillePost.com is reporting that earlier today, Federal agents and local police seized wood, guitars, computers and files from Gibson Guitar's Massman Road manufacturing facility in Nashville. NashvillePost.com reports, "Sources say the guitar manufacturer is being investigated for violating the Lacey Act, a key piece of environmental law, for importing endangered species of rosewood from Madagascar. Rosewood is widely used in the construction of guitars and sells for $5,000 per cubic meter, more than double the price of mahogany. The island nation off Africa's east coast is a key producer of the hardwood, the export of which has links to international criminal activity. Madagascar has struggled financially since a January coup and new President Andry Rajoelina issued an executive order in September legalizing the export of rosewood and ebony. The move was decried by environmental groups and political leaders worldwide, as hardwood forests are key to Madagascar's unique ecology and serve as a habitat for a dwindling lemur population." Sources have told NashvillePost.com that Gibson was involved in a scheme that shipped the wood from Madagascar to Germany and then to the United States. [source: NashvillePost.com] UPDATE: Henry has just announced a new LP model with an image of a Lemur on the face, and cobbled together with woods from recycled Pianos recovered from the Katrina Flood waters in the 9'th ward of New Orleans. All profits to go to Madasgascar Orphaned children's relief (Henry's bank account?) fund AND all raiding Fed. officers get a complimentary Lemur LP. Ninth Ward survivors will each be given an autographed photo of a homeless lemur. More as it develops. ROFL!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
golferwave Posted November 18, 2009 Share Posted November 18, 2009 Now for a chuckle..... Gibson Offices Raided While no charges have yet been filed, NashvillePost.com is reporting that earlier today, Federal agents and local police seized wood, guitars, computers and files from Gibson Guitar's Massman Road manufacturing facility in Nashville. NashvillePost.com reports, "Sources say the guitar manufacturer is being investigated for violating the Lacey Act, a key piece of environmental law, for importing endangered species of rosewood from Madagascar. Rosewood is widely used in the construction of guitars and sells for $5,000 per cubic meter, more than double the price of mahogany. The island nation off Africa's east coast is a key producer of the hardwood, the export of which has links to international criminal activity. Madagascar has struggled financially since a January coup and new President Andry Rajoelina issued an executive order in September legalizing the export of rosewood and ebony. The move was decried by environmental groups and political leaders worldwide, as hardwood forests are key to Madagascar's unique ecology and serve as a habitat for a dwindling lemur population." Sources have told NashvillePost.com that Gibson was involved in a scheme that shipped the wood from Madagascar to Germany and then to the United States. [source: NashvillePost.com] UPDATE: Henry has just announced a new LP model with an image of a Lemur on the face, and cobbled together with woods from recycled Pianos recovered from the Katrina Flood waters in the 9'th ward of New Orleans. All profits to go to Madasgascar Orphaned children's relief (Henry's bank account?) fund AND all raiding Fed. officers get a complimentary Lemur LP. Ninth Ward survivors will each be given an autographed photo of a homeless lemur. More as it develops. and a portion of each sale goes to the "save the lemur" International foundation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GuitArtMan Posted November 18, 2009 Share Posted November 18, 2009 One of the rumors over at TGP is that Henry didn't know the German company was involved in illegal importing/exporting. Someone also mentioned that PRS might be involved as well. Gotta love the rumor mill. Apparenlty this Lemur prefer's Rickenbackers... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grooveyard Posted November 18, 2009 Share Posted November 18, 2009 They like to move it move it I suppose in the wise words of some wise cartoons characters Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tbonesullivan Posted November 18, 2009 Share Posted November 18, 2009 well, it's going to come down to who knew what, and what can be proven regarding the origin of the rosewood. I had always thought that pretty much everyone was using Indian rosewood these days, but apparently I was wrong. Still, it'll be interesting to see how this goes down. This could effect a lot of different guitar makers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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