| What is your age? |
| UNDER 30 |
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5% |
[ 12 ] |
| 30-40 |
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6% |
[ 14 ] |
| 40-50 |
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6% |
[ 15 ] |
| 50-60 |
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35% |
[ 80 ] |
| 60-70 |
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46% |
[ 106 ] |
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Topic: Age Survey and more... |
John Titsworth Jr
From:
Mena, Arkansas, USA
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Posted 27 Feb 2014 8:51 pm |
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| How old are you? How old were you when you started playing? Feel free to add you own questions. |
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Ray Montee
From:
Portland, Oregon (deceased)
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Posted 27 Feb 2014 10:15 pm The outlook's not too good?
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Started steel guitar lessons at age 7.
Today, I'm 77.5.
Gee's! |
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Bo Legg
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Posted 27 Feb 2014 11:18 pm
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I pretty much went from infancy right straight to adultery 
I've been trying to learn how to play good PSG in between wife’s and girlfriends but I’m only 76 yrs old so I just haven’t had enough time. |
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Bill L. Wilson
From:
Oklahoma, USA
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Posted 27 Feb 2014 11:36 pm Got Started and Still Goin'
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| Started Steel lessons at 7or8, and I'm 67 now. Enjoy it now, just like I did then. |
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Michael Coggins
From:
Sligo, Ireland
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Posted 28 Feb 2014 2:15 am
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Started at 49, 50 now.
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Mullen Royal Precision SD10, 2002 Fender Telecaster, Alden Mandocaster, Boss Katana 100-212, Stage One V/P, Tom Bradshaw Resonator Pedal. Wampler Paisley Drive, Wampler Ego Compressor, Boss Super Chorus, Simble Overdrive. |
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Mike Perlowin
From:
Los Angeles CA
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Dustin Rigsby
From:
Parts Unknown, Ohio
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Posted 28 Feb 2014 4:28 am
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I started at age 31. That was ten years and four guitars ago. 1 carter, 2 Wilcox's, and now a Shadow/MSA. The MSA will probably outlive me....
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Malcolm McMaster
From:
Beith Ayrshire Scotland
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Posted 28 Feb 2014 4:29 am
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Started at 33 , now 65.
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MSA Millenium SD10, GK MB200, Sica 12inch cab, Joyo American Sound Pedal/ Jay Ganz Straight Ahead amp, Telonics 15inch in Peavey cab, Digitech RP150, Peterson tuner.Hilton volume pedal.Scott Dixon seat and guitar flight case. |
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Howard Steinberg
From:
St. Petersburg, Florida , USA
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Posted 28 Feb 2014 4:39 am
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Started at 29, stopped at 40 or so, resumed at 63, currently 66 y.o.
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Justice Pro Lite (4-5), Justice D-10 (8-5)x2 , Quilter Steelaire, Hilton Pedal, BJ's bar. |
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Ian Rae
From:
Redditch, England
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Posted 28 Feb 2014 6:44 am
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Wanted to play since I was 20 when I heard Buddy Emmons on the the Who Knows Where The Time Goes album by Judy Collins, and Al Perkins with Manassas. Trying to play since 40 but no time or a properly working instrument. Now at 62 I have both and I've got further in the last six months than in the last twenty years, entirely thanks to this forum.
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Make sleeping dogs tell the truth!
Homebuilt keyless U12 7x5, Excel keyless U12 8x8, Williams keyless U12 7x8, Telonics rack and 15" cabs |
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Jarek Anderson
From:
Ontario, Canada
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Posted 28 Feb 2014 7:11 am
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| Started playing guitar at 8 or 9. Started steel at 25. I'm 29 now. |
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Craig A Davidson
From:
Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin USA
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Posted 28 Feb 2014 7:15 am
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| Started at 21 I turned 57 in January. |
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Peter Nylund
From:
Finland
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Posted 28 Feb 2014 7:15 am
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Started in 1977 at the age of 16. You can do the rest of the counting
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I know my playing is a bit pitchy, but at least my tone sucks |
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John De Maille
From:
On a Mountain in Upstate Halcottsville, N.Y.
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Posted 28 Feb 2014 8:08 am
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| I started at 25, I'm 65 now. Man, where did all those years go? |
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John Peay
From:
Cumming, Georgia USA
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Posted 28 Feb 2014 8:16 am Same Age...
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| Started in 1977 at the age of 16. You can do the rest of the counting |
Yes, the counting is easy in my case since we're the same age! Unfortunately for me I started just 3 years ago....but making decent progress and loving it! |
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Dave Grafe
From:
Hudson River Valley NY
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Posted 28 Feb 2014 8:40 am
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| Got my first pedal steel in 1973 at age 20... |
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Dylan Keating
From:
Montreal QC
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Posted 28 Feb 2014 9:13 am
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23. I started playing this August, just before my birthday. I have a long road ahead of me before I catch up to you guys  |
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Papa Joe Pollick
From:
Swanton, Ohio
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Posted 28 Feb 2014 9:19 am
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I couldn't cast a vote..no option for over 70..Or over 80 for that matter..I'm 84...
I'm not a true bonafide steel player but I've been fumbling around on them since early childhood.. |
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chris ivey
From:
california (deceased)
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Posted 28 Feb 2014 9:31 am
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started around 20. 65 now.
good thing i didn't start earlier cause i found you had to be able to drink legally. |
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Alan Brookes
From:
Brummy living in Southern California
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Posted 28 Feb 2014 9:43 am
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You've omitted the category 70 and above, which probably covers 50% or more of the Forum membership.  |
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chris ivey
From:
california (deceased)
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Posted 28 Feb 2014 10:13 am
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| oh..you old people are sooo dead to us youngstas! |
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Steve Perry
From:
Elizabethtown Ky, USA
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Posted 28 Feb 2014 10:15 am
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| I turned 60 and started playing pedal steel about 6 weeks ago. I started lap steel 4 years ago, Mandolin 12 years ago, guitar 48 years ago, and have wanted to play pedal for about 55 years. |
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Richard Sinkler
From:
aka: Rusty Strings -- Missoula, Montana
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Posted 28 Feb 2014 10:16 am
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I'm 59 and started playing when I was 17.
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Carter D10 8p/8k, Dekley S10 3p/4k C6 setup,Regal RD40 Dobro, Recording King Professional Dobro, NV400, NV112,Ibanez Gio guitar, Epiphone SG Special (open D slide guitar) . Playing for 54 years and still counting. |
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Erv Niehaus
From:
Litchfield, MN, USA
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Posted 28 Feb 2014 10:24 am
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I agree with Papa Joe and Alan.
You stopped the age classifications too short.
I am 75 years young and started on steel guitar 60+ years ago. 
Last edited by Erv Niehaus on 1 Mar 2014 10:06 am; edited 1 time in total |
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Roger Rettig
From:
Naples, FL
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Posted 28 Feb 2014 10:33 am
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I'll be seventy-one in a couple of weeks (so I guess I could've voted!)
Started studying guitar in 1957 and steel maybe fifteen years after that. Still earning my living at it and (mostly) having fun.
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Roger Rettig: Emmons D10, Quilter TT-12 & TT-15, B-bender Teles and Martins - and, at last, a Gibson Super 400!
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