I AM ZumBody!
I've collected some pictures of guitars manufactured by
Mr. Bruce Zumsteg
under his brand name "ZumSteel."
These are undeniably some of the finest modern Pedal Steels ever manufactured,
and some are quite striking in appearance.
These pictures have been contributed by the guitar's current owners
who LOVE THEIR Zums!
I guess I'll start off with mine:
Dave Van Allen's 1998 ZumSteel U-12 Loafer:
 "From the window up above..." |  "a family picnic..." |
Ad Kersten's:
 "Ad at his ZumSteel" |  "by the fireplace..." |
Bill Simmons's 1979:
 "A Beautiful Blonde!!" |
CrowBear Schmidt's:
 "Am I Blue?" |
| CrowBear comments: "my Zum is a 1981 model previously owned and made for Mike Smith (Miguel E Smith)" |
Dave Dogget's 1996:
 "Full frontal..." |  "A top view..." |
 "Upskirt..." |  "...Rear Window" |
Doug Earnest's Keyless:
 "Front..." |  "changer..." |
 "tuner" | Doug Comments:"I worked with Bruce for a few years, these are the guitars we built for me. The keyless was made in June 2002, serial number 5602. The supported changer and keyless tuner were entirely handmade in the Zum shop. The top is made of mahogany as a tonal experiment." |
Doug Earnest's "Zum 2000":
 "Front..." |  "...nice pickup, Doug!" |
Gary Lee Gimble's 2003:
 "Very Organized Executive Workstation" |
John Parker's "Mid '70's?":
 "In his Playroom" |
Leroy Sawyer's:
 "Red is the color..." |  "of my true love's formica..." |
| Here is my SD-10 Zum that Bruce said " was sent to a dealer in Mississippi late in 1995". | I bought it from a gentleman in October 2003 who said he obtained it from Crazy Horse Music in Norwich, NY How it got from Miss To NY I don't have a clue. |
Mike Castleberry's 2000:
 "A top view..." |  "Angle:red on red..." |
 "Upskirt..." |
Mike Weirauch's 2001:
 "A lovely two-tone" |
| Mike Comments: "Lawrence LXR-16 on E9th and Single coil on C6th." |
Roar Oien's:
 "From Nashville..." |  "...To Norway!" |
| Roar comments: "I visited Nashvile January 1999, and bought my Zum from Mr. John LeMay," | it was previously owned by Mr. Bruce Bouton I think." |
Ron Moore's 2002:
 "Another lovely two-tone" |
"The Tony Rankin Collection":
 "What a pair!" |  "Blue Tiger Stripes" |
 "Sunburst Outside" |  "The Kids-backIndoors" |
Len Amaral's 2003 U-12:
 "ooooh!" |
Olivier Dufays':
 "aahhhh!" |  "c'est Magnifique!" |
Dave Osborne's Mid-'80's:
 "Mmmmmm, Green!" |
Ron Meecey's 2003:
 "I like this color combo!" |
Paddy Long's 2002 9x9:
 "Finally, a BLACK one!" |  "How does he fit all that under there?" |
 "Beautiful from the top down!" | Paddy Comments:I am the only guy in New Zealand with a Zum... pickups BL910/E9th, BL710/C6th |
Finally! Some more Black ones!
Billy Woo's 1991 Zumsteel U-12
 |  Love your thread and I'm a stone cold Zumsteel fan. |
John De Maille's 2003 U12:
 |  Here are some pictures of my Zum. It is a S-12 Universal. I recieved it, brand new from Bruce, in June of 2003. It is truly a great steel, and a new adventure for me in playing with the universal tuning. |
Ben Slaughter's 1986 D10:
 Ben Comments:" I am at least the fourth owner of this guitar that I know of. There is some history to this guitar, some funny stuff from Bobbe Seymour, check the link. Link to Steel Guitar Forum Thread " |
Paul Vendemmia's D10:
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 "Hey can you put my Zum on your really cool site?" |
T.S McDonald's 1988 D10:
"Absolutely, a "Great Guitar"!"
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Danny Hullihen's Lacquer 2005 D10:
"What a beauty Dan!"
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Wayne Franco's 2006 D10:
"Man what a pretty Zum- I love the reflective inlay on the apron!" |
John McGann's '05 D10:
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| another picture |
| yet another
"I saw you requesting Zum photos- here's my late '05 Hybrid 9x9. Mediocre photos, fantastic steel!" |
Morton Kellas' 2006:
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" Here are a few pics of my Hybrid Zum SD-10 30th aniversary model in curly mahogany and figured maple mica. It has 4 floor pedals and 6 knee levers." |