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Conscious Connection Shares Bedell Honduran Mahogany Story

Conscious Connection recently did a story about Bedell’s wood sourcing efforts in Guatemala. We source our Honduran mahogany in Peten, Guatemala through the CUSTOSEL concession. Here is an excerpt from the article: Bucking the Trend Thankfully, eco-minded companies such as Bedell Guitars are working with environmental organizations such as...

November 2, 2015, News

Lumber Liquidators Violates the Lacey Act

Recently, the legal representatives of Lumber Liquidators Inc. appeared in court to plead guilty to four misdemeanor counts of violations of the Lacey Act and one felony count of entry of goods using false statement. October 7th marked the release of the plea agreement...

October 27, 2015, News

Clear-Cutting To Build Ski Slopes For The 2018 Winter Olympics

The 2018 Winter Olympics will take place in South Korea. The winter events consist of different types of skiing, ice hockey, figure skating, and a few other sports. With that being said, a path/venue must be created to accommodate these sports. A recent story released the...

October 15, 2015, News

A Word From Tom Bedell: The Beauty Behind The Bedell Blackbird Vegan Guitar

Over the last seven years the guitar industry has been in a turmoil over the Lacey Act amendments of 2008, the Gibson guitar wood raid of 2011, and varying opinions on what should be the responsibility of consumer products companies in guaranteeing the wood they use...

October 9, 2015, News

How Illegal Logging is Coming to a Halt in the Amazon: Spies, Technology, or Both?

It is no secret that the trade of illegally logged timber is on the rise, especially in the Amazon, but does that mean that it is easy to do? Not necessarily. With the forests diminishing the Ka’apor people started setting up surveillance cameras throughout...

October 8, 2015, News

Tom Bedell Speaks Out About Conservation and Forestry Issues

In September, Tom Bedell participated in the World Forestry Congress in Durban, South Africa. As the only attending guitar company, of which all have fallen reliant on the world’s’ challenged forests, his message hit a strong chord with many of the 3,200 attendees. “Clearly sovereign governments...

September 29, 2015, News

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