According to this article posted by NPR, http://www.npr.org/blogs/therecord/2011/08/31/140090116/why-gibson-guita..., the 2008 amendments to the Lacey Act will be retroactive. This means owners of musical instruments who take them across the border may not be able to get them back into the country. Sellers and collectors of old, rare musical instruments will also be affected by this law.



