Pedal Steels no longer being made

Brian Henry · Post by **Brian Henry** » 14 Feb 2015 4:29 pm

Can some of you help me compile a list of pedal steel that are no longer being made. I'll start

Thomas
Franklin
Zumsteel
Carter

Richard Sinkler · Post by **Richard Sinkler** » 14 Feb 2015 4:47 pm

ZB (Not the re-issues)
Sho~Bud
Clark
Kline
Fender
Bigsby
Wright Custom
Miller

Is Sierra still building guitars?

Jack Hanson · Post by **Jack Hanson** » 14 Feb 2015 4:54 pm

Erickson
Gibson

Edward Rhea · Post by **Edward Rhea** » 14 Feb 2015 5:04 pm

Marlen

Richard Sinkler · Post by **Richard Sinkler** » 14 Feb 2015 5:11 pm

I guess we should throw Multichord by Harlin Bros. in the mix.

John Billings · Post by **John Billings** » 14 Feb 2015 5:42 pm

Performance. A shame as it was as good as they get!

Bob Carlucci · Post by **Bob Carlucci** » 14 Feb 2015 6:04 pm

Dekley
JCH
Bethel
Derby
Wheeler
MCI
Blanton
lots of others...

Roy McKinney · Post by **Roy McKinney** » 14 Feb 2015 6:08 pm

Might as well add SIERRA also, think they are still making lap steels.

Brendan Mitchell · Post by **Brendan Mitchell** » 14 Feb 2015 6:11 pm

Larry Behm · Post by **Larry Behm** » 14 Feb 2015 8:40 pm

26 and counting, gosh I have been around a long time as I remember all of these.

Dan Robinson · Post by **Dan Robinson** » 14 Feb 2015 9:23 pm

Anapeg

Larry Waisner · Post by **Larry Waisner** » 14 Feb 2015 9:33 pm

Wright
Rickenbacker
MSA

Tony Glassman · Post by **Tony Glassman** » 14 Feb 2015 9:55 pm

Wheeler
Bossan
Cougar
Cherokee
Miller

Herb Steiner · Post by **Herb Steiner** » 14 Feb 2015 10:04 pm

Sahara (Lubbock TX)
Capri (S. Carolina)
Endicott (Los Angeles)
Carvin (So. Calif.)
Zitnik (San Diego)
Blankenship (Amarillo TX)
Howard (Grand Prairie TX)
Domeland (Denver CO)

Brett Day · Post by **Brett Day** » 14 Feb 2015 10:28 pm

Carter was a great brand without a doubt and so was Sho-Bud, Franklin, Zumsteel, and other brands listed. Before I started playing steel, I used to get brochures and flyers about shows Carter Steels would be a part of in the mail from the Carter Steel Guitar Company. I had an opportunity to try out a Carter at the 2003 ISGC, and got a bar from them-it's my current bar, and I still love it! I also wish I could've seen Sho-Bud when Shot Jackson had his shop in Nashville.

John Scanlon · Post by **John Scanlon** » 14 Feb 2015 10:35 pm

Interesting to see MSA on here, but not Emmons. I think a good argument could be made to include both brands on either list - no longer being made, or currently being made.

John De Maille · Post by **John De Maille** » 14 Feb 2015 11:22 pm

I still have a---
Rus-Ler...... Phoenix,AZ

Mike Perlowin · Post by **Mike Perlowin** » 15 Feb 2015 1:16 am

MSA no longer makes the Millennium, but as far as I know, they are still masking the Legend and Studio Pro models.

Per Berner · Post by **Per Berner** » 15 Feb 2015 1:42 am

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

Joe Rouse · Post by **Joe Rouse** » 15 Feb 2015 3:18 am

Is the Rus-ler sponsored by Russ Hicks still being made. Beautiful guitars and I saw Russ play his at Dallas but then nothing....jr

Don R Brown · Post by **Don R Brown** » 15 Feb 2015 5:52 am

In Per Berner's list I see Sheffield is not in bold. Seems to me we had a thread only a year or so back with pics of a new one he turned out for someone.

They say beauty is in the eye of the beholder, and to me those were some of the prettiest steels I have ever seen. Unfortunately my skill level is not high enough that I can justify the cost of one but maybe some day.....

Doug Palmer · Post by **Doug Palmer** » 15 Feb 2015 6:03 am

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.

Herb Steiner · Post by **Herb Steiner** » 15 Feb 2015 6:50 am

Joe Rouse wrote:Is the Rus-ler sponsored by Russ Hicks still being made. Beautiful guitars and I saw Russ play his at Dallas but then nothing....jr

Joe
The current Russler guitar is being made, and is the one Russ Hicks has been playing on the steel shows of late.

No relation at all to the Rus-ler guitar mfg'd in AZ in the 70's.

Charlie McDonald · Post by **Charlie McDonald** » 15 Feb 2015 7:09 am

Per Berner wrote: L, Lamar, Lone Star, Lin-Arc, Lindgren, Lomax, Linkon, LaGarrett, LC, Legend

Lone Star seems to be in business.

jim flynn

From:
Salado,Texas
Post Posted 21 Jan 2014 3:16 pm Lone Star 6 Lite Reply with quote

LSG is still in business. Just been really busy and
the web site expired, I intend to open another soon.

Jason Lynch · Post by **Jason Lynch** » 15 Feb 2015 8:05 am

Yes, Dave wheelhouse is still making the Sheffield steel guitars, as far as I know. And they are gorgeous.

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