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Topic: Is YOUR GUITAR a collector's item? |
Ray Montee
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Portland, Oregon (deceased)
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Posted 9 Aug 2003 4:23 pm |
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| A confidential source has revealed to me that a certain brand of pedal steel guitar has now become a bit of history. A fine instrument, loved by many........"out of biz!" How many pedal steel manufacturers are there now? |
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Mike Weirauch
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Harrisburg, Illinois**The Hub of the Universe
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Posted 9 Aug 2003 5:16 pm
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Dr. Hugh Jeffreys
From:
Southaven, MS, USA
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Posted 9 Aug 2003 8:42 pm
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| I have a MultiKord (Harlan Bros.) with 6 pedals that I bought in 1952. I used it on many sessions at Sun Studio, Memphis and others. I have the serial #, but never thought of selling it. It's been stored for many years. HJ |
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Jim Smith
From:
Midlothian, TX, USA
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Posted 9 Aug 2003 9:00 pm
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I just talked to Jerry Fessenden, it's not him, or at least no one has told him he's out of business yet.  |
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Ray Montee
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Portland, Oregon (deceased)
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Posted 9 Aug 2003 9:53 pm
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I wasn't attempting to be unreasonably vague but at the same time, I don't want to be held responsible for sharing a reliable report with my fellow Forumites.
The guitar starts with an "S". The only such animal bred in the State of Oregon. It is getting some real exposure in the Gospel Circles. Email me if you haven't figured it out. |
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Frank Parish
From:
Nashville,Tn. USA
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Posted 9 Aug 2003 10:48 pm
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| Is this the Sierra guitar? I don't know where they're made. |
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Donny Hinson
From:
Glen Burnie, Md. U.S.A.
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Posted 10 Aug 2003 5:59 am
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| Their website is still up and operating! |
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Mike Weirauch
From:
Harrisburg, Illinois**The Hub of the Universe
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Posted 10 Aug 2003 6:50 am
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| If this is true, I hope they can re-organize. The Steel Guitar community is too small to lose such a large part all at one time. |
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Kevin Hatton
From:
Buffalo, N.Y.
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Posted 10 Aug 2003 9:12 am
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| Sierra will never be a serious collectable. They were not known for good tone. |
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HowardR
From:
N.Y.C.-Fire Island-Asheville
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Posted 10 Aug 2003 10:14 am
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Their non pedal steels are certainly well known for outstanding tone.
If this is true about the company (and I sincerely hope that it is not), these non pedal laps will be highly sought after, IMO. |
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b0b
From:
Cloverdale, CA, USA
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Posted 11 Aug 2003 11:25 am
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I'm closing these topics. Rumors can damage a business. If Sierra has an official announcement to make, they can make it without 3rd party assistance.
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 Bobby Lee
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