tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4582368179402141535.post7101607792026041544..comments2023-08-28T03:38:32.632-07:00Comments on Flutemaker: The (Murky) World of Exotic TimberHammyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07275317550938654914noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4582368179402141535.post-83412951524021702232012-05-19T16:33:47.172-07:002012-05-19T16:33:47.172-07:00http://news.mongabay.com/2011/0706-ebony_gibson.ht...http://news.mongabay.com/2011/0706-ebony_gibson.html<br /><br />Nagel and Gibson involved in purchasing illegally sourced ebony and exotic timbers from seriously endangered Madagasgan rainforest. After seeing a documentary on the affects of this ilegal logging I hope Gibson pay the price as Nagels have.Gromithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16617915897123152124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4582368179402141535.post-78780420583317913482012-03-28T13:17:21.866-07:002012-03-28T13:17:21.866-07:00Depends on the timber. Luckily for me ( and for mo...Depends on the timber. Luckily for me ( and for most bagpipe and flute makers) African blackwood is not difficult to get, and steps are being taken to ensure a good environmentally sound source in the future. I must post about this soon actually.<br />Other timbers like cocus, are just about gone as commercial timbers now, as is "real" rosewood, and Indian ebony.<br />I think it was ebony of some sort that Gibson were in trouble about.<br />And yes, Fox news is very scary......Hammyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07275317550938654914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4582368179402141535.post-44976626910359293532012-03-27T15:25:34.329-07:002012-03-27T15:25:34.329-07:00Fox "News"! Scary.
Is sourcing (qualit...Fox "News"! Scary. <br /><br />Is sourcing (quality) exotic timber becoming more difficult than it was, say, ten years ago?snailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11647250825379195055noreply@blogger.com