Stew-Mac article on Junior Brown's Guit-Steel

Blake Wilson · From: Boulder CO, USA

Fun stuff:

Link to article on Stewart-Macdonald web site about Junior Brown's guitar.

(this might not work for others. Please let me know, ok? You get these posts from Stew-Mac by signing up for them, so it might a secret thing...)

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Blake Wilson

Chris Drew · From: Bristol, UK

Yeah, I saw that.
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Dave Van Allen · From: Souderton, PA , US , Earth

what does he use for tuning pans on the steel half?

Chris Drew · From: Bristol, UK

Charles Dempsey · From: Shongaloo, LA

Dave Bader · From: Pennsylvania, USA

I'm pretty sure it uses drop in tuner pans like a Stringmaster. If you look on Mike Steven's website it says "No Stringmasters were harmed in the construction of the Guit-Steel". You used to have the option of using your own parts or his which look a lot like the Stringmaster/Deluxe 8 parts. He even uses 8 string Stringmaster type pickups with the black cover.

My guess is he is having the parts manufactured by someone. That could explain the $10,500 price tag.

Tom Pettingill · From: California, USA (deceased)

Jr's Guit Steel is a cool instrument for sure. At 10.5k, its going to be a limited production run.
Either he found a small stash of Stringmaster parts or he had a die made and is having the pans stamped out new.
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Bob Hickish · From: Port Ludlow, Washington, USA, R.I.P.

It would be my guess that its built from Guyatone
parts -- look at Dougs new G.A.S.

http://bb.steelguitarforum.com/viewtopic.php?t=147757

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Bill Creller · From: Saginaw, Michigan, USA (deceased)

Whatever it is, it sure works, and he plays the heck out of it Very Happy

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