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[*] posted on 6-10-2009 at 04:48 PM


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Let's be real here. Way too much of this is tit for tat. The Teamsters lobby successfully derailed the cross border trucking thing. That's at the root of these seemingly punitive regulations.


The Lacey Act is over 100 years old. It's provisions are national (interstate) in scope as well as international. The most recent plant product provision, discussed here, was passed and signed into law last summer, although the implementation schedule has been delayed until next year and as others have pointed out is not being enforced in respect to individuals "at the present time."

Provisions on animal products are being at least sporadically enforced, and the reports relating to guitars are that guitars shipped from Canada to the Martin and Taylor guitar factories for warranty have been detained and returned if they contain abalone inlay without a declaration. Since Canada produces some fine guitars, these US regulations are harming US manufacturing.

CITES treaty bans on instruments containing Brazilian Rosewood, Pernambuco (violin bows) etc are international in scope and have been enforced against individuals, and when they are the items are never returned.

I started this thread because, despite the APHIS-related corrections, this is a growing issue. Almost all legal international movement of guitars could become extremely difficult as early as next year, and in any case the international movement of ANY items containing natural products is subject to a world-wide movement towards greater restrictions, with little thought towards private ownership or personal property rights. These posts could belong on Baja Nomad, Canada Nomad, France Nomad, or Timbuktu Nomad. Has nothing to do with Mexico in particular.




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[*] posted on 6-10-2009 at 04:54 PM


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Don,

I'm another fan of Quicksilver Messenger Service. Saw them at the Golden Bear in Huntington Beach in the late 60's. Speaking of Zepplin.........we were big fans of Jethro Tull and went to see them open for Zepp. After Tull was through playing, we walked out on Zepp. Kinda sorry today.

Ken


I saw Quicksilver a number of times at The Family Dog, Winterland and Fillmore West. A favorite band, and a favorite guitarist (Cipollina) along with Barry Melton of Country Joe and the Fish. I saw Led Zepplin in 1969 at Winterland and loved them.

Happy Trails!

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