Bedell Guitars Introduces Bedell Tonewood Certificates
By HC News |
Every Bedell guitar in 2015 will include a plant and animal listing documenting ingredients.
Each guitar sold currently comes with a unique journal showing the location of where the wood was sourced as well as all chain of custody documentation. It also depicts the story and inspiration behind the design of the guitar. These journals can be found online.
“The journals have been an amazing way to share the inspiration behind the design of the guitar,” said Tom Bedell, Founder of Bedell Guitars. “I have a blast going out into the forests and finding cool, beautiful and salvaged or reclaimed trees and then coming back to Bend and designing amazing sounding instruments.”
“Across the globe, growing consumer demand for hardwood products is fueling illegal logging that threatens some of the world’s most vulnerable native hardwoods forests. Unfortunately, it’s often difficult for consumers to know whether the wood in the products they buy comes from legal, sustainable sources,” said U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Director Dan Ashe. “Bedell Guitars, through its Tonewood Certificate, shows that it is dedicated to ensuring that its customers can make informed, environmentally conscious choices about the instruments they buy and we commend them for this commitment to sustainability.”
“All Bedell Guitars are built with legally harvested, non-clear cut woods that can travel throughout the world. The Bedell Tonewoods Certificate is included with each instrument so Customs Officials can more clearly identify the woods and verify if they require additional paperwork. We will also help with the paperwork and necessary information for travel so you can be at ease” said Bedell
Download PDF of Revere Tonewood Certificate
PDFs of the additional instrument series Bedell Tonewood Certificates available upon request.
For more information on the Lacey Act visit the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Website
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