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Overseas travel with your vintage Gibson?

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It's not a problem until you get stopped and questioned.

If you travel without the proper documentation, then you risk inspection and confiscation. I would say the risk of problems is much higher with an obviously non-antique instrument that does contain Brazilian Rosewood since undocumented wood from the post-ban years seems to be the focus of the laws.
 
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JIMI55LP said:
How about the feds confiscating the 3 lefty bursts in Fla. for that ponzi scheme and selling 2 (1959 and a 1960) at the Heritage action?
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It was in Texas, not Florida. I think they only found the two that were later sold.
And what does it have to do with flying across international borders with Brazilian rosewood? :hmm
 
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I don't take guitars on the plane. I drive; though these days my gigs are local. I do have good friends who fly outside the USA with their guitars. Some vintage (braz) and some not. What I hear is rather than any concern of traveling with undocumented braz is allowing the guitar to be carried on the plane at all.... versus being checked.
 
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The German scare of 2012 is long over and looking back it was probably just a negative hype created by a couple of individuals.

During that time I have shipped vintage guitars for friends from the US to Germany via Austria (port of entry). No problems.
 
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I'm flying internationally in September with a '59 345 and a Martin OM28GE Brazilian.
I'm carrying sales receipts only, and both guitars will be checked.
I'll let you know how it goes...:hmm
 
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My LP is in a Calton case. I carry it to the gate and attempt to board with it. That way if I have to gate-check it with the baby strollers, no worry, I know it'll be safe.
 
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hoss said:
The German scare of 2012 is long over and looking back it was probably just a negative hype created by a couple of individuals.
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That's not what I have heard, from several vintage dealers in Germany.
I know I have lost some sale to Germany this year because of the laws against vintage guitars with Brazilian rosewood. :)
 
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Old stuff should simply be grandfathered in, as is commonly said. No reason for rebuffing proprietors of anything made before these bargains (which I support) were authorized. Joe,that wild west similarity is clever, you're joking, isn't that so?
 
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