Alan's MSA Factory Visit 9/14/02

On September 14, 2002, Maurice Anderson, his brother Jerry, and Kyle Bennett were kind enough to meet me at the MSA Factory. They gave me a tour of the factory with its laser controlled machining equipment and showed me the individual parts that go into the new MSA Millennium pedal steels. I was not only impressed by the care and quality of the parts and final product, but also by the kindness these folks showed me before, during and after my visit. To find out more about these new-fangled contraptions, sure to mark a turning point in the technology and art of pedal steel construction, click on the pictures below to see larger versions, or go to the MSA Pedal Steels web site.

Beautiful with a sound to match.

Factory entrance	Front view	3/4 view	Changers and pull rods	Underside (SS cross rods, titanium pulls, and connections to pedal rods)
Kyle putting on a knee lever	Red body (long view)	Black twill body with masking tape	Neck (made from solid billet of aluminum)	Quality control (laser controlled measurements of computer aided machining)
Green twill body	Shelf of necks	Miscellaneous bodies	Legs and pedal rods	Case
Three bodies	Green body, red pedal bar	Red body with masking tape