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This quotes the CEO of Gibson, Chris Martin, George Gruhn, and others.
http://www.npr.org/player/v2/mediaPlaye ... =140093803

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Tim Allen
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This stuff just goes way too far. Regulations are supposed to help, not create more problems. The fact that if you or I were to bring a guitar with a protected wood on it on a vacation to another country and possibly have it confiscated when we get back through customs is nuts. Some sources are saying that not only do you have to prove where the wood was purchased from and when, but you may also need documentation of when and where it was turned from raw wood into a bridge or fretboard. Who the hell carries that kind of documentation with them, let alone where you ever begin to find it.

If they are buying their wood illegally, then they should pay the price because the law is the law, but passing regulations that basically make it impossible for a private person to travel out of the country with their grandfathers old guitar is wrong.

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I totally agree with you on that! It's not unlike NAZI GERMANY

Umm, yes, just like it. Except for the millions of dead people.....
I think comparisons to the Nazis should be saved for special cases don't you? This sucks to be sure and needs to be remedied but it's not like Nazi Germany.

methinks we need some regulations for our regulations...

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