Instruments, mechanical issues, copedents, techniques, etc.
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Nick Reed
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Post by Nick Reed 25 Sep 2017 12:42 am
All the years I've played Pedal Steel Guitar many name brands have ceased production and are no longer being made. Here's a list I'm starting of the ones I can think of. I'm sure there are some I've missed. Feel free to chime-in and add it if you see one I don't have listed. Can you tell I'm just bored and can't sleep at 3:45am in the morning.
MULTI-CORD
BIGSBY
MARLEN
ANAPEG
PROMAT ?
REMINGTON
COUGAR
SHO-BUD
EMMONS
Dekley
MCI
EMCI
MOSRITE
CARTER
MAGNUM
JCH
NASHVILLE LTD
LAGARRITT
DERBY
PEDALMASTER
WHEELER
ETS
RUSTLER
PERFORMANCE
MARRS
KLINE
WILCOX
RUSSLER
FENDER
GIBSON ELECTRO-HARP
BETHEL
NICHOLS CUSTOM
FRANKLIN
CLARK CUSTOM
INFINITY
MILLER
RAYLINE
FAULAWKA
"B" (BOBBY BOWMAN)
WRIGHT
BLANTON
CARVIN
SEYMOUR
MW (MARTIN WEENICK)
LONESTAR
ZUMSTEEL
ZB CUSTOM
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Pete Burak
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Post by Pete Burak 25 Sep 2017 4:01 am
Sierra is back in Biz making new Pedal Steels.
Jack Stoner
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Post by Jack Stoner 25 Sep 2017 4:39 am
From the picture I saw, the new Sierra is the same in name but not the same design as the older Sierra guitars.
DG Whitley
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Post by DG Whitley 25 Sep 2017 4:42 am
MSA is still in business making steels, or did I miss an announcement somewhere?
Malcolm McMaster
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Post by Malcolm McMaster 25 Sep 2017 4:58 am
MSA is very much still operating. Believe ETS are now in production again with name changed to ABC, now owned and built by Al Brisco.
MSA Millenium SD10, GK MB200, Sica 12inch cab, Joyo American Sound Pedal/ Jay Ganz Straight Ahead amp, Telonics 15inch in Peavey cab, Digitech RP150, Peterson tuner.Hilton volume pedal.Scott Dixon seat and guitar flight case.
john buffington
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Post by john buffington 25 Sep 2017 5:17 am
Clark Custom
Pete Burak
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Post by Pete Burak 25 Sep 2017 5:28 am
Jack Stoner wrote: From the picture I saw, the new Sierra is the same in name but not the same design as the older Sierra guitars.
Yes, the new owner is taking the company in a new direction.
J R Rose
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Post by J R Rose 25 Sep 2017 5:32 am
Nick, The Rains is still being built one at a time by Curtis Hogue North of Ft.Worth, Tx. He is a Forum member and can be contacted thru it by PM. J.R. Rose
NOTHING..Sold it all. J.R. Rose
Bob Carlucci
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Post by Bob Carlucci 25 Sep 2017 6:32 am
Wheeler, Domland, Carvin, Rickenbacker,Guyatone...
I'm over the hill and hittin'rocks on the way down!
Ross Shafer
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Post by Ross Shafer 25 Sep 2017 6:57 am
I didn't know Lamar Colvin had stopped building. I just googled him and couldn't find his website...I know it was up a few months ago.
Bob Carlucci
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Post by Bob Carlucci 25 Sep 2017 7:01 am
I didn't see Bigsby on the "never again" list, and Mosrite built one or two as well that would certainly qualify them for the list.
I'm over the hill and hittin'rocks on the way down!
Sonny Jenkins
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Post by Sonny Jenkins 25 Sep 2017 10:15 am
I have a Cougar that was built by Freeman Cowger who passed away early 2000s.
Ned McIntosh
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Post by Ned McIntosh 25 Sep 2017 1:26 pm
Add Anapeg to the list. Noel Anstead has retired and no-one took over the business.
The steel guitar is a hard mistress. She will obsess you, bemuse and bewitch you. She will dash your hopes on what seems to be whim, only to tease you into renewing the relationship once more so she can do it to you all over again...and yet, if you somehow manage to touch her in that certain magic way, she will yield up a sound which has so much soul, raw emotion and heartfelt depth to it that she will pierce you to the very core of your being.
Rick Abbott
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Post by Rick Abbott 25 Sep 2017 3:15 pm
Pierce, of Winchester, Indiana
RICK ABBOTT
Dan Kelly
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Post by Dan Kelly 25 Sep 2017 3:53 pm
Speedy West (Marlen)
Charles Kurck
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Post by Charles Kurck 27 Sep 2017 3:20 am
Tell me about Nichols Custom pedal steel.
Richard Sinkler
Posts: 17831Joined: 15 Aug 1998 12:01 amLocation: MissoulaState/Province: MontanaCountry: United States
Post by Richard Sinkler 27 Sep 2017 9:18 am
According to another active post, Baggett guitars.
Carter D10 8p/7k, Dekley S10 3p/4k C6 setup, Regal RD40 Dobro, Recording King Professional Dobro, NV400, NV112, Ibanez Gio guitar, Epiphone SG Special (open G slide and regular G tuning guitar) . Playing for 55 years and still counting.
Tony Glassman
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Post by Tony Glassman 27 Sep 2017 10:28 am
Bossan
Storm Rosson
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Post by Storm Rosson 27 Sep 2017 1:24 pm
Sahara by Bob Stufflebeam .
Storm Rosson
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Post by Storm Rosson 27 Sep 2017 1:27 pm
Anyone know if Martin Weenick is still building? Haven't heard from him in some time.
Greg Thompson
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Post by Greg Thompson 27 Sep 2017 1:32 pm
Zumsteel is still being made!
Richard Sinkler
Posts: 17831Joined: 15 Aug 1998 12:01 amLocation: MissoulaState/Province: MontanaCountry: United States
Post by Richard Sinkler 27 Sep 2017 2:47 pm
Greg Thompson wrote: Zumsteel is still being made!
I thought Bruce quit taking orders.
Carter D10 8p/7k, Dekley S10 3p/4k C6 setup, Regal RD40 Dobro, Recording King Professional Dobro, NV400, NV112, Ibanez Gio guitar, Epiphone SG Special (open G slide and regular G tuning guitar) . Playing for 55 years and still counting.
Greg Thompson
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Post by Greg Thompson 27 Sep 2017 4:21 pm
They are made under license by Doug Earnest nowadays, Stage One and Encore. But they are still Bruce designed quality Zumsteel's
Nick Reed
Posts: 4772Joined: 4 Aug 1998 11:00 pmLocation: Russellville, KY USAState/Province: -Country: United States
Post by Nick Reed 28 Sep 2017 6:18 pm
Martin Weenick has discontinued his Steel Guitar building
Bob Watson
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Post by Bob Watson 29 Sep 2017 12:35 am
Cool post Nick! Your list is pretty thorough, I would start to think of one you might have missed and then check the list, and lo and behold, there it was.
