it is mostly informational right now(Bruce's catalog which he gave me at st. louis)

however, i will be adding a user's Zum Gallery where all of us Zummers can get more info from each other on serial numbers, models, years, etc....

enjoy!!!!!!

jerry,
i believe bruce is not currently producing laquer because of time/cost issues.
you may want to call him. i'm sure he can special order anything.

right place, right time and lot's of luck i suppose.

Congratulations on a very good site! I know you and Bruce will add many more interesting things to the site. Bruce always told me he did not have time for a computer and I understand why. However, I always thought he needed a web site and now you have managed to put together a very good one for Zumsteel and Bruce .

You did good !!!!!

I've been and still am, a Zum player since 1980. I have been told I purchased the second Zum that was sold in Houston back when Bruce started his business . I think the first one that Bruce sold in Houston was to a late friend of mine named Don Barr ( may
his soul rest in peace).I could be wrong on both counts but that is what I was told.

I have nothing but praise for Bruce and the fine Steel he builds. I'm getting up there in years but I still enjoy my Zum about every day . They are the BEST in my opinion!

I really like the idea of the front apron configurator; when I was deciding about my order, I scanned the apron design sheet Bruce sent me into my computer, and in a graphics/paintbrush program filled in the different designs with colors approximating the mica samples Bruce also sent...

[This message was edited by Dave Van Allen on 27 October 2004 at 02:17 PM.]

I am very proud to see one of my two lacquer Zum's as the first in your gallery! Let me know when you are ready and I can send you some additional pictures.

For everyone who is curious about the lacquer option not being listed in Bruce's literature, I will tell you what Bruce told me last September. Bruce said he was not offering to make lacquer guitars because they take so much longer than mica. Please understand that I am not trying to speak for Bruce, but he did tell me that directly and I don't believe he would mind me repeating what he said. (The new Hybrid guitar that I ordered from him in September will be mica covered.)

Bruce is a true craftsman. His quality is second to none. He is also a great guy and he plays very well too!

Thanks Rand for a great site.

if you ever decide to sell that blue one.....it matches my leisure suit

i do believe you are correct about the lacquer issue......i asked Bruce in St. Louis about building me a pretty lacquer blue one just like yours and he told me the same thing.

I've said it before and I'll say it again...Bruce is without a doubt one of the greatest people in our steel guitar world. He builds the finest steel guitars today, and backs them with his *personal* support. His guitars are the best deal going for a new steel. I love mine!

I might have to order me one of those Zum shirts and/or caps....

I just saw your Zum Website and was impressed but I also have a compliant. I noticed that you expressed thanks to Greg Simmons and Don Walters for contributing the Zum Manuals. I hate to imform you but the manual that you have there is NOT theirs. I started with the manual that I got with my Steel from Bruce and then I updated it. What you have in the website is almost my original work. There are some deletions, mainly my name, but everything else is totally my work.

When I had my stroke, I had to stop updating the manual. Some guys wanted what I had at the time so I emailed them the WordPerfect Document, knowing that the manual was not complete.

What you have in your website is my uncompleted work, not Greg or Don.

I just wanted you to know.

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Bobby Brocius, ZumSteel D-10, 8x8, Blue, BL910 PUs

since my name has come up publicly with the slight implication of plagiarism , see below the copy of emails Rand and I exchanged re: the Zumsteel manual. Hopefully this will "clear my name"

From: "rand"
Date: Tue Oct 26, 2004 3:25:59 PM America/Denver
To:
Subject: RE: Zum Manual

Thanks greg
I put it up
Perhaps bruce will get me a new one

rand

-----Original Message-----
From: gsimmons@telusplanet.net [mailto:gsimmons@telusplanet.net]
Sent: Tuesday, October 26, 2004 2:15 PM
To: rand@freshlybaked.com
Subject: Zum Manual

Hi Rand;

attached is the version of the Zum manual that I got from a guy on the forum
a
few years ago.

Unfortunately this one doesn't have any graphics, but good text info
nonetheless.

Let me know if the attachment makes it ok.

thanks,

Greg

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Further clarification, the "guy on the forum" I received the manual from was not Bob, but another gent whose name I don't recall; the email in question from him is on another Mac of mine that is packed up right now. I did email Bob requesting a copy of the manual but received no reply, so this kind fellow saw a subsequent post of mine on the forum and assisted.

Don Walters offered to convert the manual to PDF for ease of use.

Hopefully Bob will feel better if Rand can remove our names.

Finally - Bob Brocius, thanks for converting the manual into digital format in the first place

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Greg Simmons
Former custodian of the Unofficial Sho~Bud Pedal Steel Guitar Website

[This message was edited by Greg Simmons on 05 November 2004 at 06:16 AM.]

I'm still recovering from my stroke so my words are not always what I truly mean. Very sorry, especially to Greg Simmons & Don Walters. I hope these guys will forgive me.

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Bobby Brocius, ZumSteel D-10, 8x8, Blue, BL910 PUs

[This message was edited by Bob Brocius on 05 November 2004 at 07:10 AM.]

If you or anyone else updates the Word file, I'd be happy to create the pdf file once again. It took me, let's see ... about 45 seconds!

best

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Greg Simmons
Former custodian of the Unofficial Sho~Bud Pedal Steel Guitar Website

One thing that I lost after the stroke was to "read and write". I had to be taught all over again. It was bad for a while. Because of this, I had to give-up working on the Zum Manual document.