SGI STEEL

Bo Legg · Posted 13 Jun 2007 8:40 am

I played the lightest S-10 pedal steel guitar I've ever picked up. It sounded good even through the amp that they provided that was not a steel amp. It was set up Emmons with 3 knees and 3 pedals and was p/p or pull and release and had SGI on the front and they said it was 5yrs old.
Who makes this Steel?

Dag Wolf · From: Bergen, Norway

SGI (Steel Guitar International) are or were sold through Scotty. It`s Scotty`s brand I belive. I think the steel are built at the Excell factory in Tokyo, Japan.

I have a SGI S-10 3x4 which is an allpull and plays easy. The down side are that it is maybe too light so it will move around if you have a loaded knee lever.

Bo Legg · Posted 14 Jun 2007 8:54 am

Thanks Dag for the info.
I'LL check with Scotty.

Frank Freniere · From: The First Coast

Bo -

I bought an SGI S-10 3x4 from Scotty for $450 when I first moved to Chicago in '81. I've been beating on the thing, dragging it to gigs ever since & still plays beautifully - it gives you a nice, tinny, Mooney-ish feel when it warms up. The case long ago shredded but the guitar is light as a feather & you can bring it anywhere, easily.

I saw Mitsuo Fujii play the D-10 version in St. Louis that year & my only regret is that I didn't get that version.

Ernie Pollock · From: Mt Savage, Md USA

Hey, how about a picture of one of those SGI's??

Ernie Laughing

Casey Lowmiller · From: Kansas

I would be interested in a used SGI...If'n someone wants to part with one.

Casey
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Bo Legg · Posted 17 Jun 2007 9:37 am

Hi Casey
I found a 5 yr old SCI S-10 3&3 for $850. I don't know if thats a good price for a pedal steel with only 3 knees and by using them might tip the steel over. I understand that they don't sell these anymore because of the import fees and shipping from Japan make this same steel cost $1,400

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