The world’s supply of exotic tonewoods is dangerously depleted. In a January 2009 article entitled "Guitar Heroes" by Drew Pogge in E/The Environmental magazine, Bob Taylor of Taylor Guitars says, “Our beloved Brazilian rosewood was taken from us more than 25 years ago. Adirondack spruce was logged out. Today, we see the signs of our current woods being diminished to a point of unavailability.”

Are Rosewood Guitars a Luxury of the Past?

In Acoustic Guitar’s February 2008 article, "The Future of Tonewood", Teja Jerken looks back on early warning signs that have troubled instrument makers for decades. With wide logs no longer available in 1965, Martin introduced guitars with 3-piece Brazilian rosewood backs. After Brazil’s embargo on rosewood in 1969, Martin resorted to making guitars with Indian rosewood. Today, the number of mature Indian rosewood trees is shrinking, and a new generation of saplings won’t take their place for 180 years.

To put the tonewood crisis in perspective, Ivory for nuts and saddles was once a mainstay of quality guitars. Today, Brazilian rosewood is protected right alongside it . “There’s been more and more logging and exporting,” says Rick Nelson of Flaxwood Guitars. “Hardwoods are becoming increasingly difficult to find. CITE (Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species) is worldwide legislation that protects wild flora and fauna, including trees. It was established to prevent international trade from threatening species with extinction. In other words, certain products and species were in demand, and legislation had to be put in place to preserve what was left.”

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