1962 Steel Guitar Manufacturer's and Price

Sherman Willden · Post by **Sherman Willden** » 19 Sep 2021 1:23 pm

Can anyone give me a list of 1962 steel guitar manufacturers along with a 1962 original price list for d10's s10's, s8's, d8's, t8s, and q8s?

Thanks Sherman

Sherman Willden · Post by **Sherman Willden** » 19 Sep 2021 1:57 pm

Found this https://reverb.com/item/32730590-origin ... -july-1962

Donny Hinson · Post by **Donny Hinson** » 19 Sep 2021 3:30 pm

(Fender didn't come out with a 10-string pedal steel until 1964.)

8 pedal Fender 1000 D8.......$1,000
4 pedal Fender 400 S8..........$399

Extra pedals on either (up to 10) were $49 ea.

As I recall, D8 Sho-Bud prices were comparable, or a little cheaper, and the D8 Marlens were around $$700-800. There were very few single-neck pedal steels or 10-string steels in 1962. The only other pedal steels I can recall available in 1962 were the Gibson, the Wright, the Bigsby, and the ultra-cheap (about $350) Multi-Kord.

As for the non-pedal steels, there were probably hundreds of different ones. (Fender alone made probably a dozen different models.)

K Maul · Post by **K Maul** » 19 Sep 2021 5:48 pm

$1,000 in 1962 is equivalent in purchasing power to about $9,058.51 today. Just think about that when looking at current prices of some VERY well made steels.

Johnie King · Post by **Johnie King** » 20 Sep 2021 5:59 am

That's Cool K Maul that really tells the story an puts the prices of new steels today in the bargain territory.
Thank goodness I for the likes of Jimmie Hudson, Doug, stage one, Mullen an Justice steel for building a very good starter steel at a price point most anyone can afford.

Mike Vallandigham · Post by **Mike Vallandigham** » 20 Sep 2021 11:17 am

Holy Smokes! $1000 for a Fender D-8 in 1964.

That's nuts. Makes a $3-5K guitar seem cheap.

Dustin Rigsby · Post by **Dustin Rigsby** » 21 Sep 2021 7:15 pm

Think about this for a moment. I have my fatherâ€™s business receipts from when he owned his own semiâ€™s in the mid 60â€™s. A flat tire repair on a trailer cost him $2.50 . You canâ€™t even buy a valve stem cap for that price these days!

Johnny Cox · Post by **Johnny Cox** » 22 Sep 2021 12:32 pm

I know a D10 Emmons with 8 floors in 1965 was $500.

Chris Templeton · Post by **Chris Templeton** » 22 Sep 2021 1:47 pm

'62-'65 was a great time for country music and the pedal steel.
I think that price of the Fenders reflects the popularity of them at that time and not just the craftsmanship.
Pedal steels were poised to really blossom then.