Thanks for the heads up. I hope you will still be able to send to international customers! And I'm waiting to find out more about what this means for your business (and others, both makers and stores). If rosewood and pearl are getting endangered, then of course we must take steps to prevent that. I'm not fixed on these items per se, but interested in anything a skilled luthier turns into a a good looking and nice sounding instrument. While I think this might provide a good opportunity for exploring different materials, I'm worried to be cut off from the market. Anyway, I'm glad that I was able to acquire some world-class instrument before these restrictions took place.Btw Rainer, some issues with international shipments ; pearl/ rosewood and now the combination of the two… getting ridiculous. Stay tuned for some changes coming up from more than just us. What will create more options for some will create less for others. So it seems. For someone like you it might not make a difference. Some could even be happy about it.