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Topic: Guitar/Steel Guitar Ratio |
Rick Collins
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Claremont , CA USA
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Posted 28 Jun 2003 10:05 pm |
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What would you guess to be the number of electric and acoustic guitars in ratio to the number of steel guitars in existance? I would expect it to be at least 1000:1.
Last week I went into Ed Roman Guitars in Las Vegas: www.edromanguitars.com He has five showrooms full of guitars...claims to have over 3,500 guitars in stock. But, he had only two 6-string lap steels.
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Pat Burns
From:
Branchville, N.J. USA
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Posted 29 Jun 2003 4:39 am
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| ..for me it's 4 to 1...a tele, an acoustic 12 string and 2 acoustic 6 strings... |
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C Dixon
From:
Duluth, GA USA
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Posted 29 Jun 2003 6:54 am
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| . [This message was edited by C Dixon on 29 June 2003 at 07:56 AM.] |
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C Dixon
From:
Duluth, GA USA
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Posted 29 Jun 2003 6:56 am
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oh my goodness, it has been estimated that there are only 30,000 steel guitar players in the world. Contrast that with millions upon millions of regular guitar players.
Granted prior to Elvis, the ratio was much much smaller since in the 30's and 40's, Hawaiian Guitar players abounded in large numbers in this nation.
Today I would guestimate much more than 1000:1.
Sad indeed, that the world at large has been deprived of the world's most beautiful instrument because it became relagated and stereotyped as a "country" instrument.
carl
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Rick Collins
From:
Claremont , CA USA
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Posted 29 Jun 2003 8:46 am
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| I have four steel guitars and one classical guitar. |
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Bill Fulbright
From:
Atlanta, GA
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Posted 29 Jun 2003 10:15 am
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C,
just listen to Jeff L's new post...it is far from country... as are his other posted mp3's on [url=http://www.mightyfinemusic.com/jeff's_jazz.htm....]http://www.mightyfinemusic.com/jeff's_jazz.htm....[/url]
Our very own Joe Pass of the Pedal steel... |
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Tony LaCroix
From:
Austin, Texas, USA
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Posted 29 Jun 2003 4:17 pm
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"Sad indeed, that the world at large has been deprived of the world's most beautiful instrument because it became relagated and stereotyped as a "country" instrument"
I'd like to respectfully disagree with this sentiment.  I'd rather be 1 in 30,000 than one in a few million. AND, as I've posted before, I think the steel guitar is ready for a revival in a new form of music (besides country), probably rock.
Nobody complained about being deprived of stock in Microsoft when it was a little start-up company.
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Bobby Lee
From:
Cloverdale, California, USA
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Posted 29 Jun 2003 5:16 pm
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Doing my part, I have two standard guitars and five steel guitars.
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Larry Bell
From:
Englewood, Florida
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Posted 29 Jun 2003 6:14 pm
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I'm an equal opportunity musician.
I have two pedal steels and two six string standard guitars -- an acoustic and a Telecaster.
But I also have a Dobro, so I guess that tips the balance a bit. 
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2003 Fessenden S/D-12 8x8, 1969 Emmons S-12 6x6, 1971 Dobro, Standel and Peavey Amps
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Leslie Ehrlich
From:
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
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Posted 30 Jun 2003 2:09 am
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If one wants to make a more interesting comparision, walk into a typical music store and compare the ratio of guitars to all other instruments.
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Al Marcus
From:
Cedar Springs,MI USA (deceased)
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Posted 30 Jun 2003 11:16 am
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Yes, Leslie, probably about 20 guitars and one horn. The guitar is one of the most versatile and popular instruments, in america. No doubt. You can play rythm, single string solos, chord solos, and highly portable.
But it aint no Pedal Steel Guitar! Right?. I have played them both and my heart is still with the steel.....al |
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