Closure of Fuzzy Pedal Steel Guitar Products / Excel Guitars and Future After-Sales Support

[Toshiyuki Shoji]

Important Announcement to Steel Guitar Forum Members and All Excel Guitar Users

I would like to share some important news.

https://www.fuzzypsg.com/int/

Fuzzy Pedal Steel Guitar Products / Excel Guitars has closed its business, bringing its 60-year history to an end.

I worked under Mitsuo Fujii for 13 years and learned a great deal from him. I have the deepest respect for his many decades of outstanding contributions to the pedal steel guitar world. I would also like to sincerely thank all of the people who have supported Excel Guitars over the years.

Going forward, I will be taking over after-sales support for Excel guitars, so please continue to enjoy and use your instruments with confidence.

https://www.shoji-workshop.com/en/

Thank you very much for everything.

Toshiyuki Shoji

[Bryan Hall]

What a nice parting letter from Mitsuo!
Thank you for your 60 years of contributions to the pedal steel community!
I will always treasure my Excel Guitar!
Glad to hear that Shoji will be continuing on what you started 6 decades ago.

best of happiness in your retirement !

Regards,
Bryan

[Jerry Overstreet]

Congratulations on your retirement Mitsuo. I always enjoyed seeing and hearing you at the ISGC in St. Louis. Always kind and friendly and added a special touch to the gathering.

I watched the evolution of the guitar builds over the years and came to be quite impressed with your technology and developments. A guitar you can certainly be most proud of.

Best to you. Your concept has been left in good hands.

[Robert Miller]

Congratulations to both of you, Mitsuo and Toshi. Here's to a joyful retirement and a fruitful new chapter.

[Kenneth Caine]

Love my Excel, I'm not the first owner and it provides me years of enjoy. Thank you and welcome to the Retirement Club.

[Chris Templeton]

A beautiful statement from a wonderful man.

[Pete McAvity]

Aw, man. Well deserved. Thank you so much, Fujisan. Here is my circa 2010 D10 Superb getting a clean bill of health from its maker at the 2014 ISCG.

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[Dwight Lewis]

So, I'm curious as to where does that leave myself, whom have paid for a guitar build from Fuzzy and have not received it as of yet?
Respectfully
Dwight
Dwightlewis652@gmail.com

[Bill Cunningham]

Hi Shoji san,

Where are you located? I work for GS Yuasa Group in the US and travel to Japan 2-3 times a year. I will be in Tokyo 9 Feb. to 11 Feb. and will go to Kyoto after that. I stay in Minato-ku.

Several years ago, a couple of my young Japanese colleagues escorted me to Fujii san’s shop for a visit.

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[Toshiyuki Shoji]

So, I'm curious as to where does that leave myself, whom have paid for a guitar build from Fuzzy and have not received it as of yet?
Respectfully
Dwight
Dwightlewis652@gmail.com

I’ve sent you an email—please read it.
I will inform him and his family about the guitar you ordered.

[Toshiyuki Shoji]

Hi Shoji san,

Where are you located? I work for GS Yuasa Group in the US and travel to Japan 2-3 times a year. I will be in Tokyo 9 Feb. to 11 Feb. and will go to Kyoto after that. I stay in Minato-ku.

Several years ago, a couple of my young Japanese colleagues escorted me to Fujii san’s shop for a visit.

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My workshop is located in **Gyōda City, Saitama Prefecture**.
If you ever plan to visit, please let me know in advance.

Thank you.

[Markus Mayerhofer]

Dear, Mitsuo,
thank you for all your ingenuity and brilliant craftsmanship, you provided to the steel guitar community all around the world!
And of course, thanks for your patience during the building processes, which led to my beautiful guitars!
It’s also good to see, the ingenuity of your work continuing in the skilled hands of Shoji!
All the best!