Why you DON’T need to panic about tonewood regulations

Our last video on tonewood regulations sparked a lot of strong reactions. Some curiosity, some confusion, and for some builders, real anxiety. That wasn’t our goal. So in this follow-up, Brock Poling sits down with international tonewood expert Luisa Willsher to clarify our explanation of how CITES actually functions, from longtime builders with decades-old wood to guitarists wondering if they can travel internationally with their guitar. Check out the full video about CITES and Lacey, with TONS of more information about the details of tonewood regulations: https://youtu.be/t2oBqNxGQCo Email us with any follow-up questions. We'll try our best to help! social@stewmac.com Check out StewMac and Madinter's amazing selection of wood for your next build: StewMac Tonewoods https://www.stewmac.com/tonewoods/ Madinter Tonewoods https://www.madinter.com/en/wood.html 📚🎸🖥️ Resources & Links Official CITES website https://cites.org/eng CITES passport certificate for traveling | U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service https://www.fws.gov/service/3-200-88-pre-convention-pre-act-antique-musical-instruments-certificate-cites-mmpa-andor CITES permit for exporting wood/instruments | U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service https://www.fws.gov/service/3-200-32-exportre-export-plants-and-plant-products-under-cites 0:00 What happened? 0:42 Comment #1 1:25 Comment #2 4:00 Comment #3 5:23 Comment #4 8:52 Final thoughts - - - - - - - - - - - - StewMac has everything you need to repair, build or maintain your guitars. Everything we sell is backed by our Lifetime Promise, and we offer fast worldwide shipping. Shop StewMac: https://www.stewmac.com Instagram: @StewMac_Guitar Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/StewMac 🎥 Gear We Use in Our Studio We get a lot of questions about the gear we use to make our videos, so here’s our current setup!* Camera / Mounting Gear Canon C70 à https://bhpho.to/3UOUkef Canon XC10 à https://bhpho.to/4n4urD3 Sachtler Ace XL Fluid Head Tripod System à https://bhpho.to/3Hz9YHF Manfrotto Deluxe Autopole 2 à https://bhpho.to/45SCNqs Glide Gear OH 75 Overhead Portable Pole Rig à https://bhpho.to/4maFBpf Lights Aputure 300 Bi-Color LED à https://bhpho.to/47m0ASc FotodioX C-700 Flapjack LED à https://bhpho.to/4fUL9Cs Quasar Science Q-Lion LED à https://bhpho.to/4p3OROA Sound RODE Wireless PRO Microphone System à https://bhpho.to/45FLK7F Sennheiser MKH 416 Shotgun Microphone àhttps://bhpho.to/4oUAsUR Sennheiser e 609 Microphone à https://bhpho.to/4mxRJRW TASCAM DR-70D Multi-Track Field Recorder à https://bhpho.to/3URMwbG 🛠 Workshop Tools & Supplies We Use While most of the tools we use in our shop are StewMac (shocker!), we’ve also outfitted our shop with some other essentials. If you’re looking to pick up anything to make some improvements to your own shop or bench, here are a few of our essentials.* Storage & Organization We love Craftsman toolboxes in this shop! à https://shoplowes.me/4mYqhwV Storage Cabinets àhttps://shoplowes.me/3HVk9pO, https://shoplowes.me/3T4wSsw, https://shoplowes.me/3ZHXN0V Small Parts Organizer à https://shoplowes.me/4l9cSkY Storage Chest à https://shoplowes.me/45wIrA7 Workbench and Toolbox Stations à https://shoplowes.me/43YRlVX Wire Storage Racks à https://shoplowes.me/4loDrSW Tools Craftsman Drill à https://shoplowes.me/4nghEOW DeWalt Drill à https://shoplowes.me/4l1LVzz Drill Bit Set àhttps://shoplowes.me/44tvxlh Screwdriver Bit Set à https://shoplowes.me/4lEOGXx Screwdriver Set à https://shoplowes.me/3I8iTiS Silent Shop Vac à https://shoplowes.me/40chXjO Spindle Sander à https://shoplowes.me/3T6RPmz Shop Supplies Blue Shop Towels à https://shoplowes.me/4l4xjzo Shop Rags à https://shoplowes.me/4nqDpf6 Power Strips à https://shoplowes.me/4llBfLP Work Lights à https://shoplowes.me/4ljsK3F Dehumidifier à https://shoplowes.me/46LWAd8 Mixing Buckets à https://shoplowes.me/4ekkUVf
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About My Video Series

Luthier Tips du Jour

In 2008 I started a free instructional video series on Youtube called Luthier Tips du Jour. This series has become very popular the world over and has grown to be a very inclusive “How to” video library. It continues to grow as I add more videos every few weeks to the already extensive list.

How I began the Luthier Tips du Jour series is an interesting story. I literally had the idea come to me in the shower one morning. Not knowing anything about video editing or even camera work I almost gave up on several occasions. In the beginning I was spending more than 40 hours to produce a 5 minute video. It took an exacting toll on me, my shop time and my personal life. LMI turned me onto some video editing software and that helped considerably. I now am able to edit the videos much quicker but still spend a considerable amount of time to produce the videos. It has been a huge learning curve for me and I continue to learn more about video production with each video I produce. You will notice as you watch the videos that over time the quality of the editing has improved considerably.

The second largest viewing audience I have comes from Brazil. In February of 2009 Cesar Tessarin suggested adding English and Portuguese subtitles to the videos and then took on the task of translating the audio and including the subtitles for both languages in the videos! This is also a monumental task and I am very grateful to Cesar for taking this on. Using the CC option on Youtube allows the viewer to then have the subtitles translated into any other language. Having the Portuguese subtitles allows the Youtube CC translation to be more true to the original when translating to other Latin based languages than if it were being translated from English.

Luthiers Mercantile International proudly sponsors the Luthier Tips du Jour videos. In addition to LMI, videos 1-65 also say sponsored by the Red Rocks Community College School of Lutherie. I started that program in 2003 and grew it to International recognition with over 100 students per semester. However, I left the college in March of 2012 and am no longer associated with the school. Videos after number 65 reflect this.

I hope you enjoy the videos and appreciate my efforts.

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Luthier Tips du Jour Mailbag

Over the years I have gotten many emails from viewers around the world asking questions on topics they have seen in my Luthier Tips du Jour videos. So, in January of 2013 I decided to address some of these questions in a new series called Luthier Tips du Jour Mailbag. These videos are not subtitled.

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Product Videos

I have been asked to do many product demo and instructional videos. Since I am a consultant for LMI I do most of the videos for the products they develop. These are available here as well as on DVD’s when you purchase the products from them. Some of these videos are short demo videos while others are very in depth instructional videos on how to set up and use different products.

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Robert’s Guitars

If you have ever wondered what an O'Brien Guitar sounds like, here are a bunch of videos of folks playing his guitars.

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Instruments built by students

Many folks come to O'Brien Guitars every year and build their guitars with Robert. Here are some videos of those guitars.

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Other Videos

Here you will find a bunch of my other videos. These range from videos of guitars produced in my private guitar building classes to videos of artists playing some of my guitars as well as interviews with people like renowned luthier José Romanillos.

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