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Topic: How Many PSGs Are There in Existence? |
Dan Kelly
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Boston, MA
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Posted 29 Aug 2017 3:09 pm |
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A "late night - coffeed up" question came up about the guess-timated total number of pedal steel guitars in existence. How many are there?
Totaling up the production of the big names; Sho-Bud, Emmons, MSA, Carter, Wright / Sierra, et cetera, would get us us close. Then add in Ampeg, Bigsby... whatever.
What is YOUR guess-timate? |
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Doug Beaumier
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Northampton, MA
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Dan Kelly
From:
Boston, MA
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Posted 29 Aug 2017 4:02 pm
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OOPS! Ground already plowed! I will go with you estimate of 57,479!  |
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Doug Beaumier
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Northampton, MA
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Lee Baucum
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McAllen, Texas (Extreme South) The Final Frontier
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Posted 29 Aug 2017 6:23 pm
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Yeah, but that was 4 years ago...  |
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Larry Behm
From:
Mt Angel, Or 97362
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Posted 29 Aug 2017 6:56 pm
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At last count I found 57,475, but I might have misplaced a post it or 4.
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'70 D10 Black fatback Emmons PP, Hilton VP, BJS bars, Boss GE-7 for Dobro effect, Zoom MS50G, Stereo Steel amp, Telonics 15” speaker.
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Doug Beaumier
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Northampton, MA
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Jack Stanton
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Somewhere in the swamps of Jersey
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Posted 30 Aug 2017 5:08 pm
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| ..made into wagons... |
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Ross Shafer
From:
Petaluma, California
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Posted 31 Aug 2017 7:14 am
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I can't imagine any way to get any kind of accurate number in answer to Dan's question.
Just for sh_ts 'n giggles, my guess would be...a whole heck of lot more than there are players!
Last edited by Ross Shafer on 31 Aug 2017 4:05 pm; edited 1 time in total |
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Dan Kelly
From:
Boston, MA
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Posted 31 Aug 2017 2:47 pm
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Good thought Ross! Instead of looking at the "supply side" of the equation (ie how many were produced) looking at the "demand side" might make more sense.
Let's say;
1) There are 17011 Registered users on the Steel Guitar Forum (subtract 4 for registered users that are Dobro players and subtract 13 for lap steel players which nets out to 16,994).
2) That number represents 80% of all the PSG players in the world; Therefore, total worldwide PSG player population is 21,242.5.(Are ya with me so far???)
3) That each PSG player owns an average of 2.7058 Pedal Steel Guitars.
Therefore, we have now PROVEN, beyond any reasonable doubt, that Doug's number of 57,479 is absolutely correct (I think). |
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