To: Nachum
The rumor that seems to best suggest the reason for the problem is that Gibson, being unable to get the kind of finish they want on the rare rosewood from woodworkers in India, reprocesses the pieces in the USA. India had no complaints — its rule that rosewood imported from India must be finished in India had been met, and an Indian woodworker has a job — but some trouble maker (probably not connected with Martin) still claimed Gibson had violated the Lacey act.
6 posted on
08/27/2011 11:10:52 PM PDT by
HiTech RedNeck
(There's gonna be a Redneck Revolution! (See my freep page) [rednecks come in many colors])
To: HiTech RedNeck
The rumor that seems to best suggest the reason for the problem is that Gibson, being unable to get the kind of finish they want on the rare rosewood from woodworkers in India, reprocesses the pieces in the USA. India had no complaints — its rule that rosewood imported from India must be finished in India had been met, and an Indian woodworker has a job — but some trouble maker (probably not connected with Martin) still claimed Gibson had violated the Lacey act. I've heard it said that part of the reason a Stradivarius is a Stradivarius is the finish.
Not hard to imagine these modern bureaucrats trying to tell Antonio Stradivari how he must make violins.
14 posted on
08/28/2011 1:15:58 AM PDT by
EternalVigilance
(At best, all the Republicans are willing to give the Federal Behemoth is a slight haircut.)
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