The Steel Guitar Forum

I know of Fulawka. Anyone else making steels in Canada?

Hi Ryan,
I make the BenRom steel in Ontario. Click on the link below and check me out. Send me a message thru the web site if you would like more info.

There's Linkon steels made in Winnipeg by Wayne Link,he's been making them for 30 years and he's a great guy if you give him a call (204) 895-9602 .He's a legend around here He even taught Brad Paisleys current steel guitarist.

Ah yes i have heard on the Link-On steels and seen a few too. Thanks. I'll check out your page Bent!

There's a fellow around here in Carleton Place (just west of Ottawa) named Mac Knowles that makes guitars in small numbers. I haven't seen any in person, but they look pretty nice on his website.

http://www.mkguitars.com/

Cheers,
Mike

There was also Pat Comeau from New Brunswick who began building steels although I'm not sure if his intention was to market them or not. He used to post on the forum.
Bent's guitars are beautiful and look to be very well made. The Fulawkas have a great reputation but there is supposedly a lead time of several years and the builder, Ed, is in his 80's...hard to ignore if you're considering a new Fulawka.

Whoa so many Canadian steelers! We should get together and have a party or something...

There should be a Canadian steel guitar show haha... or we can make a Canadian steel guitar cd... we each submit a steel guitar instrumental song and make a full length cd. I can speerhead the project if you guys want haha.

Wayne Link used to have a Steel Show in Winnipeg.

I played there in 2003.

Ya whenever I go to his house I bug him to re-start those haha. Maybe on a rainy day i'll look into making a cd with a bunch of canadian steelers on it.... could be fun.

Bob Taillefer has produced two excellent CDs of Canadian Steelers.

http://www.bobtaillefer.com/cd/northern-steel/


We could always use more.

And the Canadian show is on for the tenth year in June in lovely Rotten Monkey House, Alberta!

http://www.countrypickin.com/

oh nice , i'll have to drive out to one of these on year. Maybe pick-up some other steelers in Sask along the way haha

lets do it

My wife and I were at the last one.....am going again, it is worth it! Terry

I will plan for it next year in 2014

Jordan
Wayne has been a friend of our family for over 25 years, and we have been to a lot of his steel shows, and he was always a great help to the steel world here in Canada, but we also live 500 miles from him and he sure never taught Randle, so not sure where that came from.
Keith

I love reading Canadian's post's, you all talk good shop and i like the way you think...It's early spring, you boyz are giving me the Ramblin Fever, i'm going to visit that beautiful place someday.

right on eh! you're welcome anytime neighbour to the south!

Another plug for Wayne ....
He has quite a few CDs available (mostly classic country music) featuring some Canadian music Legends like Smokey Ferlin, Art Young, Ray St. Germain, and of course Wayne on the pedal S.G. Give Wayne a call.

Hey Keith... hmm.. not sure what to tell you ! haha i just know wayne told me that he used to come to winnipeg sometimes for shows or whatever and that he'd stop in to see wayne and that he had given him lessons from time to time. I might have heard wrong though , sorry if i'm spreading rumours haha! but in any case. wayne is awesome

Jordan Bissonnette wrote:Hey Keith... hmm.. not sure what to tell you ! haha i just know wayne told me that he used to come to winnipeg sometimes for shows or whatever and that he'd stop in to see wayne and that he had given him lessons from time to time. I might have heard wrong though! but in any case. wayne is awesome

And so's Randle!

Dave Hopping wrote:

Jordan Bissonnette wrote:Hey Keith... hmm.. not sure what to tell you ! haha i just know wayne told me that he used to come to winnipeg sometimes for shows or whatever and that he'd stop in to see wayne and that he had given him lessons from time to time. I might have heard wrong though! but in any case. wayne is awesome

And so's Randle!

you got that right!

I have got to know Wayne Link over the years and if you do not get him involved in some way you will not have near as much fun - that BIG smile and fun attitude will help more than anyone else can do.

He is a great guy and just want to put a positive spin on that potential show up there.

Great guy and great friend

and what about getting Steel Guitar of Canada involved - Al could be a great help too

Joe Naylor
www.steelseat.com

Joe:

Can I see your Canadian passport?



Mike