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		kazinator on Nov 19, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Illegally logged wood from Cambodia likely ending ... I'm okay with it if it's for guitars. Flooring, no way. That's just going to end up demolished in a decade or two, which is a waste.

WorkerBee28474 on Nov 19, 2024 [–]

What a crazy time that was. Gibson got raided by heavily armed agents, got wood seized, became viewed as the victims of political intimidation, paid a fine while refusing to admit guilt, got the wood back, made limited edition guitars from it, and sold out in minutes.

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