I had the honor of attending the first Sustainability Summit hosted by Martin Guitar last October and was so inspired by the speakers, the panels, the information and the people I met while I was there.

One of the speakers and tabling organizations was Symmetry Wood, and met co-founders CEO Gabe Tavas and CSO Tim Keating.  I was so impressed with their inventive approach to replacing the precious tonewoods and endangered materials that go in to the making of musical instruments, particularly fretboards and fingerboards.  I just had to bring them on the No Planet B Pre-Jam to share their story and their product with all of you.

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SYMMETRY WOOD'S MISSION
With our new wood, Pyrus™, we aim to help end unsustainable tropical hardwood logging and safeguard the third of tree species at risk of extinction.

HOW THEY DO IT
We use bacterial nanocellulose, which is very similar to the cellulose essential to tree-derived wood. It can be gathered as waste from kombucha breweries, or generated from other types of organic waste.

Pyrus® is a petroleum-free wood-like material sustainably produced with repurposed bacterial cellulose from the kombucha industry. Our material is dense, splinter-free, and contains no harmful ingredients that are often found in plastics and exotic woods.

Symmetry Wood found its earliest success in making and selling guitar picks cut from Pyrus®.

Guitarists all around the U.S. complimented the feel and durability, while appreciating the environmental benefit.

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