I was going to title this thread "Hide yer guitars!!"....I haven't seen this come upon this board yet and thought it may be of interest.
From a good NPR piece that aired last night, link below takes you to audio of the story with pics.
"Last week federal marshals raided the Gibson Guitar Corporation in Tennessee. It wasn't the first time. The government appears to be preparing to charge the famous builder of instruments with trafficking in illegally obtained wood. It's a rare collision of music and environmental regulation."
http://www.npr.org/blogs/therecord/2011 ... department
And from a report in local Nashville news:
http://www.bizjournals.com/nashville/ne ... tails.html
From a good NPR piece that aired last night, link below takes you to audio of the story with pics.
"Last week federal marshals raided the Gibson Guitar Corporation in Tennessee. It wasn't the first time. The government appears to be preparing to charge the famous builder of instruments with trafficking in illegally obtained wood. It's a rare collision of music and environmental regulation."
http://www.npr.org/blogs/therecord/2011 ... department
And from a report in local Nashville news:
http://www.bizjournals.com/nashville/ne ... tails.html