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Conventional Wisdom
After attending the recent international conference for the CITES convention in Panama, Scott Paul reports on how the growing focus on tree species could impact the future of musical instruments.
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Back to Cameroon: An Ebony Project Update
Four years after their last trip to Cameroon, Scott Paul and Bob Taylor returned and saw firsthand the promising growth of the Ebony Project.
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Mahogany’s Sprawling Family Tree
Scott Paul unpacks the confusing array of naming conventions associated with mahogany.
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Back to Cameroon: An Ebony Project Update
Four years after their last trip to Cameroon, Scott Paul and Bob Taylor returned and saw firsthand the promising growth of the Ebony Project.
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Fast Times at Taylor Guitars
Amid a rapidly changing landscape, it’s more important than ever to adapt and innovate.
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Branching Out
As Taylor’s urban wood initiative expands to include red ironbark, Scott Paul explains the value of our work with West Coast Arborists and how eucalyptus trees became so prolific in California.
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CITES Regulations and a Public-Private Partnership
Scott Paul reports on Taylor’s efforts to amend CITES rosewood regulations and a new public-private partnership agreement with the government of Cameroon to support the replanting of ebony.
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An Ebony Plan Takes Root
Jim Kirlin chronicles Taylor’s six years of work to transform an ebony mill in Cameroon, learn about ebony ecology and developing a planting program. Plus: A preview of Taylor’s new ebony guitar slides.
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Reforestation: From Politics to Planting
Scott Paul explains why forest restoration and reforestation are becoming major themes within international forest policy circles and how Taylor fits into the conversation with ebony and koa reforestation projects.