Pete Howlett
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Just received this message on Facebook from an Indian seller of rosewood:
The Indian government has since the 1920s carefully managed and controlled the supply of IR to the rest of the world. It is a model that all countries should adopt. Let's hope these talks at least bring some sense to the stranglehold that CITES now has on the tonewood industry. I certainly hope so because rosewood is the mainstay of our industry!
Side bar - I am looking at investing in 240 bd ft of Korina/Black Limba, call it what you will. This stuff is 20 years converted and along with the Khaya I am buying will form part of the stock for my new business - Ukulele Tonewoods. The onward march of Parkinsons and Tom leaving in July means I need to have an additional means of making payroll... I am also sourcing leadwood for fingerboards and bridges and will have other woods for sale.. This is what Korina can look like:
The news is
Next month @ Geneva
Cites has arranged a meeting of rosewood for considering it should be in cites or not
We have giving our claim via our government. But it will take time
The Indian government has since the 1920s carefully managed and controlled the supply of IR to the rest of the world. It is a model that all countries should adopt. Let's hope these talks at least bring some sense to the stranglehold that CITES now has on the tonewood industry. I certainly hope so because rosewood is the mainstay of our industry!
Side bar - I am looking at investing in 240 bd ft of Korina/Black Limba, call it what you will. This stuff is 20 years converted and along with the Khaya I am buying will form part of the stock for my new business - Ukulele Tonewoods. The onward march of Parkinsons and Tom leaving in July means I need to have an additional means of making payroll... I am also sourcing leadwood for fingerboards and bridges and will have other woods for sale.. This is what Korina can look like:
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