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Orianthi Featured in the New York Times as Saving Trees

Posted 9/24/2007 by Geffen

Orianthi was one of the artists featured in a New York Times article about turning to alternative woods in the manufacturing of guitars to save rare trees.

"Rock stars like Sting and Dave Matthews, among others, are lending their names to the
effort. Orianthi, a 22-year-old Australian protégée of Carlos Santana who recently signed
with Geffen Records, bought a new $3,000 Martin made of red birch and cherry, both
sustainable woods. “Guitars made from alternative woods generally don’t sound very
good,” she said, “but when I started playing this one, it sounded amazing, as good as the
traditional instruments. I’m using it to record my new album.”

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