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Topic: Pedal Steel BRANDS no longer being made |
Nick Reed
From: Russellville, KY USA
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Posted 25 Sep 2017 12:42 am
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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
DECKLEY
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
From: Portland, OR USA
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Posted 25 Sep 2017 4:01 am
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Sierra is back in Biz making new Pedal Steels. |
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Jack Stoner
From: Kansas City, MO
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Posted 25 Sep 2017 4:39 am
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From the picture I saw, the new Sierra is the same in name but not the same design as the older Sierra guitars.
Big list, Nick. _________________ GFI Ultra Keyless S-10 with pad (Black of course) TB202 amp, Hilton VP, Steelers Choice sidekick seat, SIT Strings
Cakewalk by Bandlab and Studio One V4.6 pro DAWs, MOTU Ultralite MK5 recording interface unit |
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DG Whitley
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Posted 25 Sep 2017 4:42 am
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MSA is still in business making steels, or did I miss an announcement somewhere? |
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Malcolm McMaster
From: Beith Ayrshire Scotland
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Posted 25 Sep 2017 4:58 am
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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. |
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john buffington
From: Owasso OK - USA
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Posted 25 Sep 2017 5:17 am
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Clark Custom |
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Pete Burak
From: Portland, OR USA
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Posted 25 Sep 2017 5:28 am
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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.
Big list, Nick. |
Yes, the new owner is taking the company in a new direction. |
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J R Rose
From: Keota, Oklahoma, USA
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Posted 25 Sep 2017 5:32 am
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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 |
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Bob Carlucci
From: Candor, New York, USA
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Posted 25 Sep 2017 6:32 am
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Wheeler, Domland, Carvin, Rickenbacker,Guyatone... _________________ 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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Ross Shafer
From: Petaluma, California
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Posted 25 Sep 2017 6:57 am
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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.
He made some fine steels that's for sure! Also as nice a guy as one could hope to meet. |
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Bob Carlucci
From: Candor, New York, USA
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Posted 25 Sep 2017 7:01 am
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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.
Oh yeah, and add Cougar as well, built by Freeman Cowger best known for his crappy Market Rite guitars, but his Cougar pedal steels were of much better quality, and from what i know of them were ok for a lower priced pedal steel... bob _________________ 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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Sonny Jenkins
From: Texas Masonic Retirement Center,,,Arlington Tx
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Posted 25 Sep 2017 10:15 am
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I have a Cougar that was built by Freeman Cowger who passed away early 2000s.
I believe Lamar Colvin is still building Lamar in limited production. |
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Ned McIntosh
From: New South Wales, Australia
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Posted 25 Sep 2017 1:26 pm
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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. |
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Rick Abbott
From: Indiana, USA
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Posted 25 Sep 2017 3:15 pm
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Pierce, of Winchester, Indiana _________________ RICK ABBOTT
Sho~Bud D-10 Professional #7962
Remington T-8, Wakarusa 5e3 clone
1953 Stromberg-Carlson AU-35 |
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Dan Kelly
From: Boston, MA
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Posted 25 Sep 2017 3:53 pm
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Speedy West (Marlen) |
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Charles Kurck
From: Living in Arkansas but Heaven is home
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Posted 27 Sep 2017 3:20 am Nichols Custom
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Tell me about Nichols Custom pedal steel. |
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Richard Sinkler
From: aka: Rusty Strings -- Missoula, Montana
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Posted 27 Sep 2017 9:18 am
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According to another active post, Baggett guitars. _________________ Carter D10 8p/8k, Dekley S10 3p/4k C6 setup,Regal RD40 Dobro, NV400, NV112 . Playing for 54 years and still counting. |
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Tony Glassman
From: The Great Northwest
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Posted 27 Sep 2017 10:28 am
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Bossan |
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Storm Rosson
From: Silver City, NM. USA
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Posted 27 Sep 2017 1:24 pm
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Sahara by Bob Stufflebeam . |
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Storm Rosson
From: Silver City, NM. USA
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Posted 27 Sep 2017 1:27 pm
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Anyone know if Martin Weenick is still building? Haven't heard from him in some time. |
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Greg Thompson
From: Taumarunui, New Zealand
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Posted 27 Sep 2017 1:32 pm
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Zumsteel is still being made! |
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Richard Sinkler
From: aka: Rusty Strings -- Missoula, Montana
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Posted 27 Sep 2017 2:47 pm
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Greg Thompson wrote: |
Zumsteel is still being made! |
I thought Bruce quit taking orders. _________________ Carter D10 8p/8k, Dekley S10 3p/4k C6 setup,Regal RD40 Dobro, NV400, NV112 . Playing for 54 years and still counting. |
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Greg Thompson
From: Taumarunui, New Zealand
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Posted 27 Sep 2017 4:21 pm
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They are made under license by Doug Earnest nowadays, Stage One and Encore. But they are still Bruce designed quality Zumsteel's |
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Nick Reed
From: Russellville, KY USA
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Posted 28 Sep 2017 6:18 pm
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Martin Weenick has discontinued his Steel Guitar building |
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Bob Watson
From: Champaign, Illinois, U.S.
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Posted 29 Sep 2017 12:35 am
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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. |
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