What is the most steel guitar oriented city?

Larry Shaeffer · Post by **Larry Shaeffer** » 22 Jun 2005 5:54 pm

Just out of curiosity what do you guys think the most steel oriented city is?

Burton Lee · Post by **Burton Lee** » 22 Jun 2005 6:06 pm

Ft Worth, Texas.

Larry Shaeffer · Post by **Larry Shaeffer** » 22 Jun 2005 6:10 pm

Tulsa by far-Leon McAuliffe, Speedy West, Bobby Koefer played with Bob Wills in Tulsa, Gene Crownover, Dicky Overbee and Herb Remington and Jimmy Day spent time in Tulsa as well.

Steve Hinson · Post by **Steve Hinson** » 22 Jun 2005 6:37 pm

...uh...Nashville?

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Billy Carr · Post by **Billy Carr** » 22 Jun 2005 6:51 pm

Man, now that's really a good question. I've never thought about it but if I were going to pick a city I would have to make a list and pick one off of it. Let's start with Nashville and the old Sho-Bud tradition of years ago when everybody had a Sho-Bud. Next I'm thinking about Dallas and the MSA folks from years ago that certainly left a tradition and is continuing it now. In Texas, add the other steel folks like Carter,Blanton,Remington,GFI and some others I can't recall now. Burlington there's Emmons and there still there today. There neighbor Marlen also. Mullen over in Colorado. Then of course Zumsteel and BMI. Sierra folks in Oregon. Pedalmaster in Louisiana has there folks to. In my opinion, I going to say the #1 city would be Nashville because of Grand Ole Opry and the other several musical avenues like Duane Marrs, Bobbe Seymour, John Hughey, Buddy Emmons, Don Helms, Tommy White, Paul Franklin and Jim Vess as well as several others that live and play around the Nashville area. Now if this were by state, I would have a tie between Texas & Tennessee. Good subject!

Sonny Priddy · Post by **Sonny Priddy** » 22 Jun 2005 7:17 pm

And Don't Forget Lloyd Green & Hal Rugg's Jimmie Crawford. Jeff Newman. Buck Reed. SONNY.

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Jerry Roller · Post by **Jerry Roller** » 22 Jun 2005 7:35 pm

Yeah, and don't forget Steve Hinson either. He does his share of sessions and gigs in and outside of Nashville. It has to be Nashville and then Branson would be high on the list as well as about any major area in Texas.
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Bob Carlucci · Post by **Bob Carlucci** » 22 Jun 2005 7:48 pm

Candor NY

John Bechtel · Post by **John Bechtel** » 22 Jun 2005 8:01 pm

Although there are lots of good Towns/Cities acquainted with Steel~Guitar and their Manufacturers, there's no doubt in my mind that Nashville, TN is the Steel Guitar Capitol of the World!

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Tim Harr · Post by **Tim Harr** » 22 Jun 2005 9:20 pm

There are a lot of Steel Guitars in Austin or San Antonio...

Calvin Walley · Post by **Calvin Walley** » 22 Jun 2005 9:34 pm

i was in austin a just before christmas and was in the market for a pedal steel, every music shop i went to looked at me like they had never heard of a steel guitar before?? i went to several with no luck... found one junker in a guitar shop, it was an old msa that wasn't worth buying....maybe i just did'nt go to the right place

Mark van Allen · Post by **Mark van Allen** » 22 Jun 2005 9:37 pm

Apparently it's just south of Pittsburg...

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David Turner · Post by **David Turner** » 22 Jun 2005 10:35 pm

Honolulu

Al Carmichael · Post by **Al Carmichael** » 22 Jun 2005 11:10 pm

Well, its definitely NOT Detroit!

Bill Myrick · Post by **Bill Myrick** » 23 Jun 2005 2:24 am

On July 31st this year--- Branson by all means !!

Bobbe Seymour · Post by **Bobbe Seymour** » 23 Jun 2005 5:07 am

I feel I have the answer to all these questions in the data base of my hard drives computed over the last ten years.

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Dick Wood · Post by **Dick Wood** » 23 Jun 2005 5:18 am

Hmmm...Pittsburgh? There used to be a pretty good group that played there and they all wore the same outfits.

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Roger Edgington · Post by **Roger Edgington** » 23 Jun 2005 5:59 am

I would guess Nashville but I gotta say in the 9th largest city of San Antonio, if you are playing country, chances are you have a full time steel player. It's pretty much expected here.

Terry Edwards · Post by **Terry Edwards** » 23 Jun 2005 6:01 am

There are more steel guitarist meeting on the web server in Cloverdale, California than anyplace in the world!

Terry

Ron ! · Post by **Ron !** » 23 Jun 2005 6:27 am

Bingo!!

Adrienne Clasky · Post by **Adrienne Clasky** » 23 Jun 2005 7:40 am

The steel shops, players in Oregon--are any of them near Boise, Idaho?

Pete Burak · Post by **Pete Burak** » 23 Jun 2005 8:17 am

Adrienne, Boise is a one hour flight from Portland, $89 RT on Alaska.
Portland has several Steel pickers, and Sierra is made here, but probably not exactly the most "steel guitar oriented city", fwiw.

Bernie Straub · Post by **Bernie Straub** » 23 Jun 2005 8:40 am

New York City?

Roland van Beveren · Post by **Roland van Beveren** » 25 Jun 2005 12:46 pm

Bakersfield?

David Holden · Post by **David Holden** » 25 Jun 2005 4:18 pm

I'm putting my 2 cents on Dripping Springs !!