The Steel Guitar Forum

Posted: **15 Feb 2015 8:53 am**

Don R Brown wrote:They say beauty is in the eye of the beholder...

To me, these are among the most beautiful pedal steel guitars ever made:

It's a 1941 Electraharp from Gibson, Inc. Kalamazoo Michigan. Can you imagine carting one of these babies around?

One of many spectacular instruments in the collection of the National Music Museum at the University of South Dakota.

http://orgs.usd.edu/nmm/index.html

Posted: **15 Feb 2015 9:08 am**

Pedalmaster PSG's are no longer made. Roy Thomas, owner and builder, retired a couple of years ago as he was approaching 90 years of age. Roy made many left handed PSG's in his Maurice, LA shop during his lifetime, and the price was the same as he charged for a right handed guitar.

Posted: **15 Feb 2015 9:24 am**

A very good list Per Berner. Job well done. J.R.

Posted: **15 Feb 2015 9:45 am**

It's already been mentioned, but here are some cool pictures of a Rickenbacker PSG, probably 1960s.

Posted: **15 Feb 2015 11:05 am**

devis... jan isnt building them anymore

Posted: **15 Feb 2015 11:18 am**

Per Berner wrote:Here's a list of active and defunct steel brands that we began compiling on the Scandinavian Steel Guitar Forum a couple of years ago; the list gets updated as soon as anyone has additional info. "Live" brands in bold type:

A, Anapeg, AWH, AVM, American Steel, ABM
B, BMI, Bethel, Baggett, Blanton, BSG, Bennett, Boen, Bigsby, Ben-Rom, Blankenship, Bilter, Bentley
C, Carter, Capri, Cougar, Cherokee, Clark, Colt, CMI, Carvin, CLR, Clinesmith, Capri, Carston Wells, Curnow, Carpsteel
D, Derby, Dekley, Desert Rose, DeVis, Dowd, Denley, Domland
E, Emmons, EMCI, Excel, Ernie Ball, Endicott, ETS, Erickson
F, Fender, Franklin, Fessenden, Fulawka, Framus, Fuzzy, Flynn, Fina II
G, GFI, GES, Genesis, Guyatone, Gibson
H, Howard, Haynes, Hilt, Harlin (Multikord), Heico Linke, Hudson
I, Infinity
J, Jackson, Jagiella, JCH, J&J, Justice, JCM
K, Kline
L, Lamar, Lone Star, Lin-Arc, Lindgren, Lomax, Linkon, LaGarrett, LC, Legend
M, MSA, MCI, Mullen, Marlen, Miller, Mooney, Mustang, Marrs, Market-Rite, Mark 1, Magnum, McVay, Moyo
N, Nashville LTD, Norwood
O, Ormston, Ontrak, Overfelt
P, Promat, Pedalmaster, Performance, Pedesonic, PAC, Pierce, Perina
Q
R, Rains, Rittenberry, Rayline, Robbins, Remington, Rus-Ler, Roberts, Russler, Retro Custom (ZB replica)
S, Sho-Bud, Show Pro, Sierra, Sahara, Simmons, Sheffield, Schild, Star, Springfield, SGW, Seymour Steel, Stage One, SGI, Stringfellow
T, Thomas, Tradewind, Texan, Towers
U
V
W, Williams, Wilcox, WBS, Wright, Walton, Walters, Whitney, Wiesner, White, Westwind Custom, Weenick, Wheeler, Wil-Ro
Z, Zumsteel, ZB, Zitnik

zumsteel's out of it.
infinity not taking orders.
emmons seems to have problems

Posted: **15 Feb 2015 2:49 pm**

I haven't heard of anyone getting a new Rains in some time ...are they still in business ???

Posted: **15 Feb 2015 4:15 pm**

If no one has taken delivery of a new guitar, or they are not taking orders they should be on the list as out.

Posted: **16 Feb 2015 1:13 am**

Per Berner wrote:Here's a list of active and defunct steel brands that we began compiling on the Scandinavian Steel Guitar Forum a couple of years ago; the list gets updated as soon as anyone has additional info. "Live" brands in bold type:

A, Anapeg, AWH, AVM, American Steel, ABM
B, BMI, Bethel, Baggett, Blanton, BSG, Bennett, Boen, Bigsby, Ben-Rom, Blankenship, Bilter, Bentley
C, Carter, Capri, Cougar, Cherokee, Clark, Colt, CMI, Carvin, CLR, Clinesmith, Capri, Carston Wells, Curnow, Carpsteel
D, Derby, Dekley, Desert Rose, DeVis, Dowd, Denley, Domland
E, Emmons, EMCI, Excel, Ernie Ball, Endicott, ETS, Erickson
F, Fender, Franklin, Fessenden, Fulawka, Framus, Fuzzy, Flynn, Fina II
G, GFI, GES, Genesis, Guyatone, Gibson
H, Howard, Haynes, Hilt, Harlin (Multikord), Heico Linke, Hudson
I, Infinity
J, Jackson, Jagiella, JCH, J&J, Justice, JCM
K, Kline
L, Lamar, Lone Star, Lin-Arc, Lindgren, Lomax, Linkon, LaGarrett, LC, Legend
M, MSA, MCI, Mullen, Marlen, Miller, Mooney, Mustang, Marrs, Market-Rite, Mark 1, Magnum, McVay, Moyo
N, Nashville LTD, Norwood
O, Ormston, Ontrak, Overfelt
P, Promat, Pedalmaster, Performance, Pedesonic, PAC, Pierce, Perina
Q
R, Rains, Rittenberry, Rayline, Robbins, Remington, Rus-Ler, Roberts, Russler, Retro Custom (ZB replica)
S, Sho-Bud, Show Pro, Sierra, Sahara, Simmons, Sheffield, Schild, Star, Springfield, SGW, Seymour Steel, Stage One, SGI, Stringfellow
T, Thomas, Tradewind, Texan, Towers
U
V
W, Williams, Wilcox, WBS, Wright, Walton, Walters, Whitney, Wiesner, White, Westwind Custom, Weenick, Wheeler, Wil-Ro
Z, Zumsteel, ZB, Zitnik

I have a Lomax Monarch 10.

Posted: **16 Feb 2015 3:11 am**

DALAND

Posted: **16 Feb 2015 5:54 am**

Larry Rafferty wrote:Pedalmaster PSG's are no longer made. Roy Thomas, owner and builder, retired a couple of years ago as he was approaching 90 years of age. Roy made many left handed PSG's in his Maurice, LA shop during his lifetime, and the price was the same as he charged for a right handed guitar.

I would certainly own and play a Pedalmaster.. They seem like very nice looking well built guitars, and they always sell for the right price when one comes up for sale... bob

Posted: **16 Feb 2015 9:55 am**

I'm interested to know what steels had something special or unique that isn't represented in the market today.

Posted: **17 Feb 2015 10:15 am**

The Rus-ler steel guitar company and stock were sold to Harold Flynn in Knoxville Tennessee in about 1992. Harold manufactured 31 steels during the period ca 1992 to 2003 under the Flynn brand name. Following Harold's death in 2003, I bought the company, manufacturing machinery, stock etc. I soon decided that I didn't want to spend my retirement building pedal steels and sold everything to Chuck Back who moved everything to Tuscon, AZ and began the Desert Rose steel brand, redesigning the steel and has continued to build a fine line of Pedal steels under the Desert Rose brand.

Posted: **17 Feb 2015 10:20 am**

Chuck makes some pretty steels.

Posted: **17 Feb 2015 10:43 am**

What kind of guitar was it that Winnie Winston had on the cover of his book? It just says The Steel on the guitar. Was "The Steel" a brand name?

Posted: **17 Feb 2015 10:49 am**

there is an article online somewhere about that steel if you search around. i think winnie built it himself.

Posted: **17 Feb 2015 11:33 am**

The Steel was one that Winnie built himself.

http://julianwinston.com/music/me_and_t ... _steel.php

Posted: **17 Feb 2015 2:10 pm**

Yep Winnie built that one himself, and he also had a Kline S12 keyless which was his main guitar up until his passing.

Posted: **24 Jun 2015 6:10 pm**

So, has anyone determined whether or not Rains is still in business? Their website is no longer up...

Posted: **24 Jun 2015 7:37 pm**

Where are all the steels that have been built??? There has to be a ton under someone's bed...

Posted: **20 Sep 2015 8:18 pm**

The Hughey Custom, built by John Hughey many years back. There weren't very many built, but you can hear John playing one on Conway Twitty's song "Next in line".

Posted: **20 Sep 2015 8:26 pm**

MSA is still building the Legend, Zumsteel builds if he wants too.
Emmons is still trying.
Jackson Steel builds custom orders.

Posted: **20 Sep 2015 9:47 pm**

I spoke to a person in the know a couple days ago and he stated that Emmons moved to another location. A smaller building. Emmons guitars is still alive. That is all I know.

Posted: **21 Sep 2015 1:36 am**

Doug Palmer wrote:I drove by the Emmons Factory in Burlington on East Webb Avenue last week and the building is empty and the Emmons Guitar Co. name is no longer on the building. I don't know if they are out of business or have moved. Billy Knowles or Lynn Stafford could give us an update.

Well the elephant in the room says if the store is gone, the sign is gone, the website is down, the phone is disconnected..etc..

Another location ? uhmm... wouldn't you advertise that you have moved rather than say nothing ? Maybe it's a secret ?

Posted: **21 Sep 2015 4:25 am**

This might be a good place to ask if anyone knows how to get in touch with Rains. I'm needing Carpsteel parts and they seem in short supply,
since they're no longer being manufactured.

Anyone?

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