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Topic: Pedal steel kits? |
Andrew Goulet
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Posted 12 Apr 2021 7:29 pm |
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I found scant info on first glance about this subject. Did anyone ever market a build-it-yourself pedal steel kit? I think it would be difficult to balance cost and quality.
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Richard Sinkler
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aka: Rusty Strings -- Missoula, Montana
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Posted 13 Apr 2021 6:02 am
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In the past there was a kit. It wasn't a good guitar though. Was it the 'Little Buddy'?
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Johnie King
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Posted 13 Apr 2021 7:41 am
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| I think Jimmie Hudson would sell a 10 string Pedal steel guitar Kit. |
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Daniel McKee
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Corinth Mississippi
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Posted 13 Apr 2021 7:58 am
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I believe the little buddy came put together however there was a kit from Market Rite called the Mark 1. No idea how many sold but it was a very simple pull release guitar. I have seen one actually put together. I’ve heard from a few people that they actually bought one and never put it together. This was in the 1970s. There was also a course out a while back called steel guitar builder that showed how to make a steel guitar with more basic shop tools rather than a milling machine, lathe etc. today kits can be bought from Hudson. In lap steels one can find kits at Hudson and CB Gitty which is the kit meant for a 2 by 4 build. George boards may offer a kit I can’t recall.
Building your own is probably a good learning experience but for me it would probably be a trip down the road of lost sanity so I’ll leave that to the professionals. |
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Chris Lucker
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Los Angeles, California USA
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Posted 13 Apr 2021 9:52 am
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At one time, you could buy a pro-level Emmons as a kit. Jimmy Crawford , for example, used to assemble them. His niche was that he would load them up with the Crawford Cluster etc..
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Jimmie Hudson
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Posted 13 Apr 2021 6:20 pm kits
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I sell Pedal steel kits and lap steel kits.
Also do bass guitar kits as well as Tele style kits.
I also offer a class teaching you to build your pedal steel guitar and A class for lap steel building too.
Most anything you want in the way of a kit guitar.
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Gary Spaeth
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Wisconsin, USA
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Posted 14 Apr 2021 5:30 am
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| steel guitarist magazine had an article on building a psg from available hardware store parts. you can buy them from the forum sales. |
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Richard Sinkler
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aka: Rusty Strings -- Missoula, Montana
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Posted 14 Apr 2021 8:04 am
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| Daniel McKee wrote: |
I believe the little buddy came put together however there was a kit from Market Rite called the Mark 1. No idea how many sold but it was a very simple pull release guitar. I have seen one actually put together. I’ve heard from a few people that they actually bought one and never put it together. This was in the 1970s. There was also a course out a while back called steel guitar builder that showed how to make a steel guitar with more basic shop tools rather than a milling machine, lathe etc. today kits can be bought from Hudson. In lap steels one can find kits at Hudson and CB Gitty which is the kit meant for a 2 by 4 build. George boards may offer a kit I can’t recall.
Building your own is probably a good learning experience but for me it would probably be a trip down the road of lost sanity so I’ll leave that to the professionals. |
Yup. It was Market Rite.
Definitely check Hudson out. Jimmie is doing some great things and seems to be very interested in helping his customers.
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Len Amaral
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Rehoboth,MA 02769
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Posted 14 Apr 2021 2:19 pm
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The Mark 1 kit was my first pedal steel that bought from an ad in Guitar Player Magazine in the mid 1970's.
I think it was $150. Would not stay in tune but it got me started on my steel guitar journey.
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Andrew Goulet
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Posted 20 Apr 2021 4:22 pm
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Thanks, all! I don't need another guitar, but I was curious. It's great we have builders like Jimmie Hudson and Justice that provide a way for new players to get started on an affordable, quality instrument.
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