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CITES - Shipping a Rickenbacker to Australia
Posted: Mon Jan 22, 2018 11:30 pm
by sentionaut
Hi guys,
I was looking at buying a new Rickenbacker from a dealer in the US (I'm in Australia) but then I realised with the fingerboard being made of rosewood, I might run into problems with CITES.
Will Ric dealers be able to provide CITES certification for shipping guitars overseas?
Re: CITES - Shipping a Rickenbacker to Australia
Posted: Tue Jan 23, 2018 12:40 am
by cjj
If it's a new instrument, they do not have any woods restricted by CITES. They use Caribbean "rosewood" which is not a true rosewood. It's also known as Chechen.
Re: CITES - Shipping a Rickenbacker to Australia
Posted: Tue Jan 23, 2018 1:00 am
by sentionaut
cjj wrote:If it's a new instrument, they do not have any woods restricted by CITES. They use Caribbean "rosewood" which is not a true rosewood. It's also known as Chechen.
oh I did not know that, thats great to know.
Do you know how long this has been the case?
The guitar is 'new' but not sure how long its been on the shelf.
Re: CITES - Shipping a Rickenbacker to Australia
Posted: Tue Jan 23, 2018 1:38 am
by cjj
They switched to it in late 2011, so it's unlikely it would be that old. Get the serial number and you will know for sure...
Re: CITES - Shipping a Rickenbacker to Australia
Posted: Tue Jan 23, 2018 2:17 am
by sentionaut
cjj wrote:They switched to it in late 2011, so it's unlikely it would be that old. Get the serial number and you will know for sure...
Yeah cool, thanks for the reply!
It's definitely not that old, but I will double check