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CITES - What every bass player should know
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Good news! The CITES Convention has given its final approval to an amendment CITES treaty Appendix II (Prop 52) that will exempt “finished musical instruments, finished musical instrument parts and finished musical instrument accessories” that contain rosewood (dalbergia)(except Brazilian rosewood), bubinga, tulipwood and cocobolo from the treaty’s restrictions.
Two quick points:
1. These changes do NOT become effective immediately. The amendment becomes a part of the CITES treaty 90 days after its adoption (August 27). But, for practical purposes, the effective date will be on a country-by-country basis as each one changes its own national laws and regs that implement CITES.
2. These changes do NOT affect Brazilian rosewood. The international sale of instruments containing Brazilian rosewood is still basically banned.
Still, good news!
Two quick points:
1. These changes do NOT become effective immediately. The amendment becomes a part of the CITES treaty 90 days after its adoption (August 27). But, for practical purposes, the effective date will be on a country-by-country basis as each one changes its own national laws and regs that implement CITES.
2. These changes do NOT affect Brazilian rosewood. The international sale of instruments containing Brazilian rosewood is still basically banned.
Still, good news!
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Nothing has changed concerning instruments containing Brazilian rosewood. That species is listed on CITES Appendix I. Consequently, in order for Brazilian rosewood in any form to move internationally the appropriate permits are required. Each country has its own requirements, so what follows is true only for U.S. residents.
In the US, CITES is administered by the US Fish and Wildlife Service, who now offer a "musical instrument passport" good for 3 years. It costs $85. It requires you to enter the US at one of 31 designated CITES ports of entry. See here for more info: [Invalid or Expired Link Removed]
Another great website for musicians trying to figure out CITES is here:
League of American Orchestras
And let me repeat myself. CITES is an international treaty that is enforced by each member country with its own laws and regs. Those laws and regs can be stricter (but not less strict) than what CITES requires. I'm an American living in the US, so if you live in any other country you need to check with your own government to figure out exactly what the rules are that will apply to you.
So, basically, international travel with an instrument containing Brazilian rosewood is, and will probably forever be, a huge PIA. And the international sale of an instrument with Brazilian rosewood is prohibited. But for all of the other common bass woods, things are about to get better.
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Oh, I don't need more info, you do. As I noted in my post (see, below), I did not post a redundant link to said article. I posted a link to a now-closed TB thread on the topic with the same title as the article. But whatever, it is moot now.
Has a link to this TB thread been posted here? Musical Instruments To Be Exempt From Restrictions On Heavily Trafficked Rosewood
N.B., the link above is a TB thread that has the same title as the link to the NPR article which was twice cited above.
N.B. is not Niels Bohr or New Balance, it is nota bene abbreviated. Note Well.
Nota bene - Wikipedia
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Oh, I don't need more info, you do. As I noted in my post (see, below), I did not post a redundant link to said article. I posted a link to a now-closed TB thread on the topic with the same title as the article. But whatever, it is moot now.
My apologies...btw the "scroll up" advice was for those concerned about Brazilian rosewood in particular.
These are two very important points. The second one is pretty clear. Sale of Brazilian Rosewood is banned.
But the first point is not so cut-and-dried. It will take some time (perhaps years) for the signatory countries to change their legislation to suit.
This news was just released. I believe it exempts instruments with rosewood already manufactured from the prior CITES restrictions placed on rosewood, so previously manufactured instruments with rosewood can be traded freely again:
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Notable details:
Effective in late November 2019 - the exact date to be announced.
The exception applies to all species of dalbergia except Brazilian rosewood, which remains on CITES Appendix I.
Effective in late November 2019 - the exact date to be announced.
The exception applies to all species of dalbergia except Brazilian rosewood, which remains on CITES Appendix I.
good luck certifying whether your fretboard is *brazilian* rosewood or not.
Instruments should have been exempted, period.
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I'm trying to keep all CITES stuff here: CITES - What every bass player should know
I'm going to merge this into that thread.
I'm going to merge this into that thread.
Guitar.com recently asked a panel of industry luminaries to give their thoughts on the future of rosewood in guitar now that the CITES restrictions have been lifted. Among the panel, many a happy chappie.
In case it's not clear, duplicate threads get merged sometimes. I realize that this means that the same article might get posted multiple times. sorry, but yeah.
I thought that Larrivee summed it up nice and succinctly: Larrivée Guitars - CITES AMENDMENT FOR ROSEWOOD - News 
Cool, but I am serious about the house with the BRW floors. The house was designed and built by Louis B. Easton, in Pasadena, in 1908. The flooring was updated in 1957 with the BRW.
