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...do you guys offset your carbon footprint from the flight?

There are some reforestation projects which hopefully lead to sustainable forest management like
http://www.treeswaterpeople.org in central/south america planting species like mahogany, spanish cedar, and rosewood (amongst others)

http://carbonoffsets.org/ which has a project in Madagascar (think ebony and Mad. Rosewood?)

http://www.zerofootprint.net/forest-restoration/ which has a project in British Columbia, Canada, planting Sitka Spruce, Western Redcedar (amongst others)

What does this have to do with lutherie? Well - those reforestation projects may help future generations of luthiers to build fine instruments

cheers, and enjoy the guitar shows,
Christian

P.S. If you want to see the effects of deforestation in Madagascar (amongst many other things), I strongly recommend watching the movie HOME by Yann Arthus Bertrand
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jqxENMKaeCU

40 years ago when it was decided to regulate Brazilian, did anyone start planting Brazilian Rosewood to replenish the supply? How long does it take for a BZ tree to mature to a 2' - 3' wide tree?
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