how popular are they?

[Roy Thomas]

well took on a project building a 6 string pedal steel with 2 flr and 2 knee but will be universal so up to 19 shafts are possible.
since my father sold his pedal steels and only has the non pedal i made for him, he kind of misses the pedal steel. he has a harlin brothers but that is for sale but the playing angle for the pedals and being 97 is not comfortable.
i only found a couple of youtube videos but that doesn't say how popular they are, only knowledgeable steel player can answer that one.
so what say ye??

[Bill Hatcher]

https://hudsonsteelguitars.com/

[Roy Thomas]

yes they were on the tube but the ? was are they popular or just a niche item.
not being able to play a steel leaves me in less than a favorable position.
my father built a 15 string steel but not many. he sold a ton of left handed guitars and some special built ones to suite players with disabilities but is the 6 string viable? i only built 1 six string lap steel, mostly 8's and 1 ten.
just curious, have tons of extrusions to use.

[Mark Addeo]

Hi, I have two of your dad’s left handed Pedalmaster steels and they are beautiful guitars. A D10 and an S10. Glad to hear he is still enjoying the instrument in any form.

All the best!

Mark

[Roy Thomas]

well this covid thing has made my father prisoner for months now. he kind of misses the pedal steel. i had made him a non pedal but i made this for him to help break up the boredom.




gotoh machines, ses emg pickup and custom frame from some of his stock.