Fulawka Steel Guitars have been gracing small and large music hall stages and stadiums across the world since the 1950s.
The Fulawka Guitars history starts from a desire to recreate a sound. Ed’s passion and dedication to perfecting the finest handmade steel guitars span decades.
- 1950 – Ed Fulawka begins modifying an 8-string guitar to imitate the sound he heard on a Webb Pierce song.
- 1953 – Ed makes his first hand-made steel pedal guitar
- 1978 – After retiring from Massey Ferguson, Ed begins making steel guitars full-time. Each guitar is hand-built including hand-winding the pick-ups, painting, and finishing.
- 2016 – Ed brings Alex Antoszczyszyn on as an apprentice, to learn the art of creating handcrafted steel pedal guitars. They build a steel guitar together.
- 2017 – Ed passes away at the age of 88.
- 2020 – Alex relaunches the business as Fulawka Legacy Guitars.
Fulawka Guitars History Continues
Although Ed Fulawka’s early guitars were available only to Canadians, in time they became popular in the United States, the United Kingdom, Germany, Sweden, Australia, and Japan. Ed was very well-known in the steel guitar community, having attended various Steel Guitar conventions each year and through word-of-mouth.
Alex Antoszczyszyn continues the tradition of handcrafted steel guitars, with over 40 years of expertise in music as well as detailed craftsmanship in building and repairing musical instruments.
