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25th Annual Greater Downstate Bluegrass Music Festival
Folks, the Greater Downstate Bluegrass Music Festival at the Crowne Plaza in Springfield, IL is just around the corner and a great lineup awaits. The festival runs Friday, Nov 11 through Sunday Nov 13, 2011. You’re too late for reduced … Continue reading
Lacey Act, Luthiers and the Relief Act
Kathryn Marie Dudley, a professor of anthropology and American studies at Yale, wrote a grammatically poor yet decent opinion piece published in the NY Times Tuesday. Please disregard her attempt to slight those blaming Obama for attacking American business. She … Continue reading
Gibson Raid notes
In a recent article on cnn’s website, “Guitar enthusiasts are angry because not only is production of the famed guitars now in question, but under the Lacey Act, anyone owning or selling one of Gibson’s guitars could also be arrested … Continue reading
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Government Regulation… again.
I recently posted and article in which I briefly talked about CITES and The Lacey Act. Here. Recently Gibson guitars was raided again by the government. Here are a couple articles concerning the raids. WSJ Article Tennessean Article The raid … Continue reading
Guild of American Luthiers Convention 2011
You probably know neither the secret password nor handshake, but, I am going to blow the guild wide open and give you a summary of the GAL convention. The Guild of American Luthiers (GAL) held its convention in Tacoma, Washington … Continue reading