Summary: http://traffic.libsyn.com/talkinglead/TLP_286_Taylor_Gutiars_The_Ebony_Project.mp3<br> <br> <br> The <a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="https://www.facebook.com/talkinglead/" target="_blank">Talking Lead Podcast</a> is back with another episode! We welcome to the show a very special guest this episode, music legend, Mr. <a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="https://www.taylorguitars.com/" target="_blank">Bob Taylor</a> co-founder of <a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="https://www.taylorguitars.com/" target="_blank">Taylor Guitars</a>. From the Talking Lead "Leadquarters" at the <a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="https://www.buckknives.com/product/112-ranger-knife/0112FAM01/" target="_blank">Buck Knives</a> booth druing the 2019 SHOT Show Lefty and CJ Buck sit down with <a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="https://www.taylorguitars.com/" target="_blank">Bob Taylor</a><a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="https://www.taylorguitars.com/" target="_blank"> </a>and <a href="https://crelicam.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Luisa Willsher</a> to talk about "The Ebony Project".<br> <br> <br> <br> <a href="https://www.taylorguitars.com/">Taylor Guitars</a> is one of the world’s leading manufacturers of acoustic guitars. Co-founded in 1974 by <a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="https://www.taylorguitars.com/" target="_blank">Bob Taylor</a> and <a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="https://www.taylorguitars.com/" target="_blank">Kurt Listug</a>, the company is based in El Cajon, California. The company’s refined approach to crafting guitars has spawned many innovations and established new standards of quality. In addition to Bob Taylor’s decades of expertise in creating a world-class guitar production facility in the U.S. and Mexico. Taylor is not only committed to providing clients with quality wood products but his mission also involves respecting the environment, and improving the livelihood of those men and women in <a href="http://www.worldbank.org/en/news/feature/2018/02/15/how-sustainable-guitars-are-instrumental-to-the-future-of-cameroons-forests?fbclid=IwAR2nanDkKePudEhYktE6_O-l_t_-Z6p9IKGLyOkiRwy8hwubLdJpAVmUE_8" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Cameroon, Africa</a> who harvest the wood.<br> <br> <br> <br> Bob and Luisa talk about the <a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="https://crelicam.com/" target="_blank">ebony sawmill</a> they purchased in 2011, called <a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="https://crelicam.com/" target="_blank">Crelicam</a>, that is an international supplier of ebony and how they are setting a new standard of social and environmental responsibility around <a href="http://www.worldbank.org/en/news/feature/2018/02/15/how-sustainable-guitars-are-instrumental-to-the-future-of-cameroons-forests?fbclid=IwAR2nanDkKePudEhYktE6_O-l_t_-Z6p9IKGLyOkiRwy8hwubLdJpAVmUE_8" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Cameroon's forest</a> resources. They are committed to cultivating a better future within Cameroon by producing high-quality ebony products and supporting scientific research and replanting efforts that help safeguard Cameroon’s forest resources. <br> <br> <br> <br> <a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="https://www.buckknives.com/search?q=ebony" target="_blank">Buck Knives</a> has recently started using ebo...
