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Topic: Pedal Steel BRANDS no longer being made |
Bill Ladd
From: Wilmington, NC, USA
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Posted 29 Sep 2017 3:34 am
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Jay Jessup
From: Charlottesville, VA, USA
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Posted 13 Nov 2017 9:02 am
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Tony Glassman wrote: |
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I was wondering if anyone would remember the Harold Spain built Bossan steels, some unique ideas in those guitars. Another Richmond VA area guitar was a direct Emmons copy, I had one as my first D-10, which I believe was made by a man named Wade, maybe RD Wade?, I don't know how many he built or exactly when he was building but I bought a used one from a Richmond music store around 1974. It didn't work great, plus I didn't know squat about push/pull mechanics but Harold Spain got it working well for me. I believe DC area fiddle/violinist Bob Spates still has that guitar stashed in a closet somewhere?? |
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Ian Rae
From: Redditch, England
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Posted 13 Nov 2017 9:54 am
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While people are thinking about guitars of yesteryear, does anyone know who might have made this? It's a very solidly built copy of a Sho-Bud permanent and tantalizingly you can see where the badge has fallen off. Early 60s, judging by the fact that when I got it it had just one lever that had been added later (it is now 8x5). I have more pics if it would help.
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Leo Melanson
From: Massachusetts, USA
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Posted 13 Nov 2017 11:34 am Companies still making steel guitars?
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What is the list of current steel companies actively making products today? _________________ Boston area country musician
Mullen G2 player |
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Bob Carlucci
From: Candor, New York, USA
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Posted 13 Nov 2017 3:11 pm
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Framus built them in Europe for a while, and I think they were fairly popular there... Junk, and LONG out of production... _________________ I'm over the hill and hittin'rocks on the way down!
no gear list for me.. you don't have the time...... |
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Rich Peterson
From: Moorhead, MN
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Posted 14 Nov 2017 5:34 am Erickson
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Erickson, built in Clearwater, MN by Elvin Erickson back in the 70s. |
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J R Rose
From: Keota, Oklahoma, USA
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Posted 14 Nov 2017 6:27 pm
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Cherokee Pedal Steel. Not sure but think Smiley Weaver out of Ada, Ok. did a few of those. Not long back here on the forum there was a post about him and showed a picture of him playing one. Smiley was a heck of a picker and vocalist and played all over Oklahoma for years. I think he is still alive. Native Son and Proud. J.R. _________________ NOTHING..Sold it all. J.R. Rose |
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Cartwright Thompson
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Posted 15 Nov 2017 2:04 am
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Ernie Ball made a few interesting pedal steels |
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Jeff Harbour
From: Western Ohio, USA
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Posted 15 Nov 2017 9:14 am
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I still haven't contacted him to know for sure... but I think Don Burrows may have stopped building the BSG steels. Anybody know? |
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Steven Cummings
From: Texas
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Posted 15 Nov 2017 3:56 pm Pictures???
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Wouldn't it be nice to see a picture to represent each brand ya'll mentioned here. _________________ Lookin' on the sunny side....
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Mark Robinson
From: North Carolina, USA
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Posted 15 Nov 2017 4:01 pm
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Already listed. |
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Jesse Varichak
From: New Orleans
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Posted 15 Nov 2017 9:31 pm
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You might throw the Little Buddy in there. But that might be an offshoot of a cougar...? |
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Bob Carlucci
From: Candor, New York, USA
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Posted 16 Nov 2017 5:50 am
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Cartwright Thompson wrote: |
Ernie Ball made a few interesting pedal steels |
Yes... I have seen a few for sale on ebay over the years, and at one point I believe Rumble Seat Music had one on the floor.. Didn't look player friendly to me... _________________ I'm over the hill and hittin'rocks on the way down!
no gear list for me.. you don't have the time...... |
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Gary Spaeth
From: Wisconsin, USA
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Posted 16 Nov 2017 5:00 pm
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i remember a brand called Pierce. also heard of one made in milwaukee called Singer. probably could mend your ripped shirts after the women tore them off. |
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George Duncan Sypert
From: Colo Spgs, Co, USA
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Posted 19 Nov 2017 2:37 pm Pedal Steel Manufacture
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I could be wrong but I am pretty sure that Jim Flynn in Salado Texas is still producing Lonestar Steels. At least I think that was the name of his product.
There was another brand with a similar name that was made by Mark Giles but I think that was Star Guitars.
Hope all of this is correct. |
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J R Rose
From: Keota, Oklahoma, USA
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Posted 26 Nov 2017 9:45 am
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Yes George, I think Jim is still building a few guitars and Mark Giles is still involved in custom finishing and maybe a guitar or two. I know that this thread is about used to be companies but their is a new company in Central Texas that is building a great looking steel. "Texas Pedal Steel Guitar". They have a web site you can google. I looked at them last year at the Texas Show and they are top notch. J.R. _________________ NOTHING..Sold it all. J.R. Rose |
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Chris Templeton
From: The Green Mountain State
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Posted 27 Nov 2017 7:10 pm
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Scotty sold a super light single neck he called "SGI". I believe Mitsuo Fujii made them. They must have been all of 20 pounds. So light that if you weren't careful a RR or LL knee lever could easily move the whole guitar.
Using bodyweight via the seat to stabilize it might have worked. _________________ Excel 3/4 Pedal With An 8 String Hawaiian Neck, Tapper (10 string with a raised fretboard to fret with fingers), Single neck Fessenden 3/5
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