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Cameroon’s embattled ebony trees get a lifeline—from guitar maker
The guitar industry has a spotty track record for sustainable wood sourcing. But one manufacturer is trying to help stave off deforestation.
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Taylor Guitars Named on List of World’s Most Innovative Companies
The Californian acoustic builder is honored for their world-leading sustainability initiatives in manufacturing.
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You’ve Heard of Rosewood and Mahogany, but Do You Know What Urban Ironbark Is?
The new heart of Taylor’s 500 Series, Urban Ironbark – aka red ironbark – is the second responsibly sourced urban wood to appear in the line after Urban Ash
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Urban Trees at the End of Life Are Turned into Valuable Products, Rather Than Chipped for Landfil
Across America, cities are choosing to upcycle their felled urban trees into valuable products rather than chipping them, burning them, or dumping them into the landfill.
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Urban trees at the end of life become guitars in second life
Taylor Guitars and West Coast Arborists team up to save trees from landfills and the mulch pile
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Taylor Guitars celebrates ‘Urban Wood Initiative’ on Earth Day 2023
Earth Day 2023 is Saturday, April 22nd. The nation’s biggest acoustic guitar manufacturer is celebrating its Urban Wood Initiative. In this Zevely Zone, I met a legend in El Cajon.
