Anapeg to Zumsteel . . . .

Jim Gorrie · Post by **Jim Gorrie** » 27 Dec 2005 12:23 pm

O.K. -- this is pretty trivial. This was born out of my curiosity -- I've been trying to compile an alphabet of steel manufacturers/builders.
I've come up blank on the following initials:-
H : I : N : O : Q : T : U : V -- and I don't suppose anyone from Xanadu or the Yukon has ever built a steel ? !
Anyone help with these initials ?

(Apologies if this has been asked before.)

Joe Alterio · Post by **Joe Alterio** » 27 Dec 2005 12:32 pm

Here's some of your choices for a new steel:

Zumsteel
Carter
BMI
MSA
Emmons
Performance
Excel
Mullen
Derby
Williams
Fessenden
Fulawka
Franklin
GFI
Remington
Wilcox
Promat
Pedalmaster
Rayline
Anapeg
Desert Rose
Nikaro
Rains
Sierra
Lamar
Kline
LaGarrett

Not counting the steels that are no longer being manufactured by:

JCH
Dekley
MCI/EMCI
Sho-Bud
Fender
ZB
Cougar
Mooney
Nashville LTD

All in all....I think I only helped by finding you a couple of "N"s.....[This message was edited by Joe Alterio on 27 December 2005 at 12:33 PM.]

Donny Hinson · Post by **Donny Hinson** » 27 Dec 2005 12:36 pm

H - Harlin (How could you overlook the first?)

richard burton · Post by **richard burton** » 27 Dec 2005 1:08 pm

Ormston

Earnest Bovine · Post by **Earnest Bovine** » 27 Dec 2005 1:18 pm

Oahu
Iolana

Joe Alterio · Post by **Joe Alterio** » 27 Dec 2005 1:40 pm

How could I miss Harlin? I should be embarassed, seeing as I have been living in Indianapolis (where the Harlins were built) for a decade....

john widgren · Post by **john widgren** » 27 Dec 2005 1:46 pm

Fuzzy, Marlen.

Billy Wilson · Post by **Billy Wilson** » 27 Dec 2005 3:15 pm

Tiesco

T. C. Furlong · Post by **T. C. Furlong** » 27 Dec 2005 5:15 pm

G-Gibson
M-Miller Custom

Jim Gorrie · Post by **Jim Gorrie** » 28 Dec 2005 10:22 am

Thanks guys for filling in most of the blanks. . .
Joe :- That was a pretty comprehensive list. Here are a few U.K. builders (past and present) that may not be all that recogniseable Stateside :-
Bennett: Denley: Sheffield: Springfield: White: Wiggins:
Also, Jagiella, and WBS from Germany; Devis from Holland, and Linkon and MK from Canada.
I expect there is still another one or two to crawl out of the woodwork (steelwork ?)
Richard :- is Ormston "related" to Denley - or am I thinking of something else ?
Thanks all.

Blake Hawkins · Post by **Blake Hawkins** » 28 Dec 2005 11:24 am

Um...minor point: On my guitar it's spelled
: "Teisco."

How about "Guyatone" and "Rickenbacher" ?

Do they qualify?

Blake

richard burton · Post by **richard burton** » 28 Dec 2005 1:12 pm

Jim,
My Ormston was made by the Burns London Guitar Company for Denley.

Jim Burns' middle name was Ormston

Ernie Pollock · Post by **Ernie Pollock** » 29 Dec 2005 5:31 am

Gee, I can't beleive we have forgotten the great Marlen Pedal Steel Guitars, lots of those still around & still sounding great!!

Ernie

http://www.hereintown.net/~shobud75/stock.htm

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Hans Holzherr · Post by **Hans Holzherr** » 29 Dec 2005 11:03 am

S - Schild and
W - Wiesner
Both Switzerland. A decade after Mr. Wiesner committed plagiarism with his copy of the Schild steel, Schild's revival is now just around the corner.

Hans

Jerry Roller · Post by **Jerry Roller** » 29 Dec 2005 11:18 am

Wilro built by Jerry Roller and George Williams in the 60's, Seymour, Magnum, Rittenberry,
Jerry[This message was edited by Jerry Roller on 29 December 2005 at 11:19 AM.][This message was edited by Jerry Roller on 29 December 2005 at 11:24 AM.]

Ernest Cawby · Post by **Ernest Cawby** » 29 Dec 2005 3:23 pm

BILL RAY HAS QUIT MAKING RAYLINE GUITARS in Jacksonville Fl. he is 84 urs young.

ernie

Jeff Peterson · Post by **Jeff Peterson** » 29 Dec 2005 7:32 pm

And then there's the Seymour...kinda' like a Bugatti Royale...big, old, heavy, and very rare.. much like the man himself....how was that Bobbe?[This message was edited by Jeff Peterson on 29 December 2005 at 07:35 PM.]

John McGann · Post by **John McGann** » 30 Dec 2005 6:39 am

I own the one pedal steel made by the late great John Zeidler, well known luthier who was invited into the Scott Chinery "blue guitar" circle. It's an S12, 5+4 with a beautiful birdseye maple cabinet, Emmons pickup, and sounds incredible.

So there's another Z for the completist.

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Michael Johnstone · Post by **Michael Johnstone** » 30 Dec 2005 8:29 am

You forgot Smith - as in Chas Smith. He built Joaquin Murphey's last guitar. It's a 6 pedal 9-string.There's a picture of it in the CD insert on the "Murph" CD. Chas has built a number of other incredible and unique steels as well.

Buddy Griffin · Post by **Buddy Griffin** » 30 Dec 2005 10:24 am

Bixby

Rex Thomas · Post by **Rex Thomas** » 30 Dec 2005 12:00 pm

I didn't know the late actor Bill Bixby built a steel. Mah.

James Quackenbush · Post by **James Quackenbush** » 30 Dec 2005 5:20 pm

Rusler .....

John Bresler · Post by **John Bresler** » 30 Dec 2005 7:11 pm

W = Wheeler....

Brendan Mitchell · Post by **Brendan Mitchell** » 30 Dec 2005 10:39 pm

John Minson from Tamworth used to build JEM .
Brendan