Podcast 127: CITES Rosewood Updates with John Thomas

Law professor, author and Fretboard Journal Field Editor John
Thomas joins us once again to discuss some recent updates to
CITES and the impact they will have on musicians, instrument
collectors and builders. Specifically, beginning January 2017,
all remaining species of Rosewood (beyond Brazilian, which was
already protected) will be added to CITES Appendix II. This may
not affect you at all if you keep your guitars in United States
but if you ever plan on taking an instrument with rosewood across
the border (or selling one to someone outside the country), you
may have some work to do.  


We discuss the various steps that collectors, luthiers and
dealers should take if they want to transport guitars with
rosewood internationally; how builders can protect their wood
stockpile; the expenses and timing needed to file all this
paperwork; and a lot more.


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Intro/Outro music by Jon Rauhouse. 


Links Mentioned:


Today’s podcast is sponsored by TR Crandall:
http://trcrandall.com 


US Fish & Wildlife Link for Musical Instrument
Passports:
https://www.fws.gov/international/permits/by-activity/musical-instruments.html


NAMM on CITES Updates:
https://www.namm.org/issues-and-advocacy/regulatory-compliance/cites-update-action-rosewood-has-broad


The Fretboard Journal’s Guide to Musical Instrument Passports:
https://www.fretboardjournal.com/columns/musical-instrument-passports-new-cites-provision/


The FJ’s Guitar Lover’s Guide to CITES:
https://www.fretboardjournal.com/features/guitar-lovers-guide-cites-conservation-treaty/ 


League of American Orchestra’s CITES Protected Species Travel
Tips:
http://americanorchestras.org/advocacy-government/travel-with-instruments/endangered-species-material/protected-species-travel-tips.html