Profile: Mitsuo Fujii, President
FUZZY Pedal Steel Guitar Products




1936Born in Fukushima-ken (state)
1954Graduated Tohoku Technical High School; first encountered steel guitar.
1956Played in first country bands; Country Gentlemen,Mountain Playboys,Cimarrons,etc.
1967Establish Fujii Electrical Instrument Factory,begin selling steel guitars.
1969Design and begin manufacturing single-neck 12-string with E9/B6 tuning shifter,universal tuning.
1973Publish Fuzzy E9th Pedal Steel Guitar Course.
1977First performed at "Scotty's International Steel Guitar Convention," St.Louis, Missouri,USA. Have performed every year since.
1978Produced Japan Steel Guitar Convention; special guests included Buddy Emmons, Jerry Byrd,DeWitt Scott.
1979 Japan Steel Gutitar Convention;special guests included Doug Jernigan,DeWitt Scott.
1982Produced Japan Steel Guitar Convention; special guests included Buddy Emmons,DeWitt Scott.
1987Performed at the China Guitar Artist Festival; presented China with EXCEL pedal steel guitar.
1994 Japan Steel Gutitar Convention; attended by Steve Paluesek, Randy Conor and DeWitt Scott.