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Nick Reed


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Russellville, KY USA
Post  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. Laughing


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

 

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Portland, OR USA
Post  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


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Kansas City, MO
Post  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.
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DG Whitley


Post  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


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Beith Ayrshire Scotland
Post  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.
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john buffington

 

From:
Owasso OK - USA
Post  Posted 25 Sep 2017 5:17 am    
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Clark Custom
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Pete Burak

 

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Portland, OR USA
Post  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

 

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Keota, Oklahoma, USA
Post  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
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Bob Carlucci

 

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Candor, New York, USA
Post  Posted 25 Sep 2017 6:32 am    
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Wheeler, Domland, Carvin, Rickenbacker,Guyatone...
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Ross Shafer


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Petaluma, California
Post  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

 

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Candor, New York, USA
Post  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
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Sonny Jenkins


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Texas Masonic Retirement Center,,,Arlington Tx
Post  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


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New South Wales, Australia
Post  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.
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Rick Abbott

 

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Indiana, USA
Post  Posted 25 Sep 2017 3:15 pm    
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Pierce, of Winchester, Indiana
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Dan Kelly


From:
Boston, MA
Post  Posted 25 Sep 2017 3:53 pm    
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Speedy West (Marlen)
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Charles Kurck


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Living in Arkansas but Heaven is home
Post  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


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aka: Rusty Strings -- Missoula, Montana
Post  Posted 27 Sep 2017 9:18 am    
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According to another active post, Baggett guitars.
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Tony Glassman


From:
The Great Northwest
Post  Posted 27 Sep 2017 10:28 am    
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Bossan
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Storm Rosson

 

From:
Silver City, NM. USA
Post  Posted 27 Sep 2017 1:24 pm    
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Sahara by Bob Stufflebeam .
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Storm Rosson

 

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Silver City, NM. USA
Post  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


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Taumarunui, New Zealand
Post  Posted 27 Sep 2017 1:32 pm    
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Zumsteel is still being made!
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Richard Sinkler


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aka: Rusty Strings -- Missoula, Montana
Post  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.
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Greg Thompson


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Taumarunui, New Zealand
Post  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
Post  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.
Post  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. Smile
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