http://www.globalpost.com/dispatch/n...al-instruments
http://www.businessweek.com/ap/2013-...ment-passports
Vote at current CITES meeting just approved of this. Will be interesting to see the details...
Also... new controls on ebony and rosewood, especially from Madagascar:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/environmen...-logging-trade
This is likely to have quite an impact, particularly with regard to guitars, where Madagascar rosewood has been used quite a lot in recent years.
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