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Company History

FUZZY

1967	Established company;began production of FUZZY Pedal Steel Guitars.
1970	Moved to Tachikawa City;began exporting.
1971	Developed original headless model;named EXCEL.
1974	Received first order from ShoBud for headless EXCEL.
1976	Opened US branch office in Cheney,Washington.
1979	Began production of light-weight and student models.
1981	Frypan model in production.
1983	Established St. Louis branch office at Scotty's Music. Designed and began production of light-weight,full-featured steel guitar (SGI model).
1985	Began production of Jerry Byrd Model Hawaiian Steel Guitars.
1986	Began production of J.B.Frypan lap steel
1995	Completely rebuilt FUZZY; new factory, recording studio, rehearsal halls

1936 Born in Fukushima, Japan
1954 Graduated Tohoku Technical High School; first encountered steel guitar.
1956 First started playing country bands; Country Gentlemen,Mountain Playboys,Cimarrons,etc.
1967 Established Fujii Electrical Instrument Factory and began selling steel guitars.
1969 Designed manufactured the steel guitar which universal tuning single-neck 12-string with E9/B6 tuning shifter.
1973 Published Fuzzy E9th Pedal Steel Guitar Course.
1977 First performed at "Scotty's International Steel Guitar Convention," St.Louis, Missouri,USA. Have performed every year since.
1978 Produced 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.
1982 Produced Japan Steel Guitar Convention; special guests included Buddy Emmons,DeWitt Scott.
1987 Performed 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.