Pedal Steel BRANDS no longer being made

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Nick Reed
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Pedal Steel BRANDS no longer being made

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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. :lol:


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 »

Sierra is back in Biz making new Pedal Steels.
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Jack Stoner
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Post by Jack Stoner »

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
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Post by DG Whitley »

MSA is still in business making steels, or did I miss an announcement somewhere?
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Post by Malcolm McMaster »

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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Clark Custom
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Post by Pete Burak »

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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Post by J R Rose »

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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Wheeler, Domland, Carvin, Rickenbacker,Guyatone...
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no gear list for me.. you don't have the time......
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Ross Shafer
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Post by Ross Shafer »

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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Post by Bob Carlucci »

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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Post by Sonny Jenkins »

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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Post by Ned McIntosh »

Add Anapeg to the list. Noel Anstead has retired and no-one took over the business.
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Pierce, of Winchester, Indiana
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Speedy West (Marlen)
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Nichols Custom

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Tell me about Nichols Custom pedal steel.
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Post by Richard Sinkler »

According to another active post, Baggett guitars.
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Bossan
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Sahara by Bob Stufflebeam .
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Post by Storm Rosson »

Anyone know if Martin Weenick is still building? Haven't heard from him in some time.
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Post by Greg Thompson »

Zumsteel is still being made!
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Post by Richard Sinkler »

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.
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Post by Greg Thompson »

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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Post by Nick Reed »

Martin Weenick has discontinued his Steel Guitar building
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Post by Bob Watson »

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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