Maple Supply Problems Ahead?

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Maple Supply Problems Ahead?

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Sorry this news is already a day old, but it could affect the availabilty of rock maple, and we all know how that would affect Rickenbacker:

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4571982
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um, it seems to be an april fools.....
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I have several maple trees. RIC can have them if they need them.
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um, it seems to be an april fools.....

Ya think? Image I did say the news was a day old.

And it's labeled April Fools. They didn't want saps running to the store to load up on maple syrup. Image Or to the lumberyard to find unexploded maple.
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now if it was quilted maple...
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"There's trouble with the maples..." Image
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"saps running to the store to load up on maple syrup"...Let the tree jokes begin!
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Leaf them alone, Dane! Image
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This will probably branch off into lots of areas now
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We need to make sure we stick to the root of this issue...
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got wood?
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Everytime I open a new RIC!! Image
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Badump bump!
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Guys, I think this might be serious. Yesterday I went to a hardwood dealer looking for some Curly Maple and all they had was Shemp Walnut.

(ba-da-boom)
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Oak kay guys. That's enough!
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