1962 Steel Guitar Manufacturer's and Price
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1962 Steel Guitar Manufacturer's and Price
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
Thanks Sherman
Sherman L. Willden
It is easy to play the steel guitar. Playing so that the audience finds it pleasing is the difficult act.
It is easy to play the steel guitar. Playing so that the audience finds it pleasing is the difficult act.
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(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 $$700-800. There were very few single-neck pedal steels or 10-string steels in 1962. The only other pedal steels I can recall available in 1962 were the Gibson, the Wright, the Bigsby, and the ultra-cheap (about $350) Multi-Kord.
As for the non-pedal steels, there were probably hundreds of different ones. (Fender alone made probably a dozen different models.)
8 pedal Fender 1000 D8.......$1,000
4 pedal Fender 400 S8..........$399
Extra pedals on either (up to 10) were $49 ea.
As I recall, D8 Sho-Bud prices were comparable, or a little cheaper, and the D8 Marlens were around $$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.)
$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.
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'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.
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.
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