Longest time spent not Pickin'........

Robbie Bossert · From: WESCOSVILLE,PA,U.S.A.

I've gone through some dry spells but this has to be the longest one yet. With good reason. My son and I trained for and finished the Jefferson Hospital Half Marathon in Philadelphia. A first for both of us. My wife is a full time education student and I have 3 daughters all in school and all very busy. I'm sorry to say that I haven't sat down behind the steel in over a year. Oh, I practice in my mind like the rest of ya'. But that's the extent of my practice sessions lately.

How about you guys and gals? What's the longest you've gone between practicing or playing your guitar?

Robbie Bossert

GOOD TO BE BACK! Very Happy

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Emmons LeGrande III Pedal Steel. '54 Gibson lap steel, Peavey Nashville 1000, Nashville 400, Telecaster,Banjo, Peavey Power slide Lap Steels ,Effects, and other assorted crap.....

Mark Wayne · From: Wisconsin, USA

Rob,

I think a couple record holders on this would be Roy Ayres, Randy Beavers, and Jerry Brightman. Maybe they could post and and tell us about it.

Jerry Roller · From: Van Buren, Arkansas USA

8 years for me between in the 1970's.
Jerry

Mark Lind-Hanson · From: Menlo Park, California, USA

About a two and a half weeks, in 40 years of guitar playing-
due to a damaged carpal tendon & a cast.....

Ron Sodos · From: San Antonio, Texas USA

about 24 hours is the longest I can handle without sitting at the steel.

Randy Beavers · From: Lebanon,TN 37090

7 years for me, from 1995 to 2002. Not only was it not set up, but it was in a detached garage 125' off the back of the house. After a few years it was odd thinking about it. It seemed like someone other than myself that used to play.

Dave Mudgett · From: Central Pennsylvania and Gallatin, Tennessee

This relates to guitar, not steel. But from 1982-1985, I had my guitars literally packed away and locked up in the basement of my apartment house for the first three years of working on my Ph.D., and I barely touched them the previous two years while working on an M.S. degree. Sometimes, to really get something done, one has to sharply focus - that goes for other things besides music.

Chris Brooks · From: Providence, Rhode Island

11 years, while I went to grad school and taught in 3 foreign countries. But I took my 6-string.

Then I bought a new Carter S-12--lighter, smaller--and took that to UAE.

But I was *mentally* playing the steel during those years, I believe.

Chris
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Carter SD-12 Extended E-9 with 5 & 6; Peavey N 112; Small Stone, Hughes & Kettner Rotosphere.

Gene H. Brown · From: Whitehorse, Yukon Territory, Canada

11 years and I wish I had never even thought about it, sold my stuf and then 11 years later had to buy everything all over again, DUM!!!

Russ Tkac · Posted 5 Feb 2007 3:34 pm

I stopped about 1980 and got back at steel in 2005. I didn't play country and continued to play guitar but for some reason got the bug again. I hope it stays this time ... I can't afford another 25 year break. Smile

Russ

Charlie Wallace · From: Pioneertown, California, USA

I stopped playing steel from 1993 - 2003 and switched to Dobro and bluegrass. I was tired of playing covers in bad bar bands. Bluegrass was much more fun.

Dick Wood · From: Springtown Texas, USA

I started playing in 1982 where I stopped from 1993-1995 and started again in 1995 until now.

Paul Wade · From: mundelein,ill

stop playing for two years got back in 2003. had my stuff setup
but never touch it for thoes years. now can't stop playing got the bug!!! Razz

p.w

David Doggett · Posted 5 Feb 2007 5:20 pm

In 1977 I packed my Maverick away in its case and left Tennessee to go to graduate school in California (USC). I literally did not take it out of its case again for 25 years. During that time I finished school, started a career in Boston then Philly, married, had four kids and got divorced. That freed me up to play music again. Around 2002 I drug the Maverick out from under the bed, put new strings on, bought an amp and started playing again, first in local jams, then in a couple of bands. Discovering the Forum really helped me get back up to speed on modern and vintage equipment, and introduced me to a whole lot of steelers. I've bought several pro model steel guitars off the Forum and am having a ball. Very Happy

Bill Cunningham · From: Atlanta, Ga. USA

I often stop for a couple of months. Sometimes out of disgust and sometimes just because there are not enough hours in the week to fit it in.

In fact I played a gig Saturday after Thansgiving and did not get my steel out of the case until this past Saturday when I put on new strings and practiced about three hours in preparation for yesterday's northwest Georgia steel show.
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Bill Cunningham
Atlanta, GA

Jim Peters · From: St. Louis, Missouri, USA, R.I.P.

Sometimes I go 2 to 3 weeks, depends if I have a gig or not. JP
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Carter,PV,Fender

Bill McCloskey · Posted 5 Feb 2007 5:53 pm

I stopped playing guitar for about 10 years from 1988 to 1998. Finally my wife me a homespun tape of my favorite fingerpicking guitarist, Chris Smither, and it re-energized me. Soon after I discovered slide, dobro. Been playing ever since with the occasional lapse of a 3 or 4 months.

Stephen Gambrell · From: Over there

I went nearly 12 years without touching a guitar---Then I turned 13.

Bernie Gonyea · From: Sherman Tx. 75092 ,U.S.A. (deceased)

I was in the same category as Charlie Wallace; Played quite steady thru the 50's; 60's; 70's & 80's; in northern N.Y. State & Canada. In the late 80's, I, too, was growing tired of the Bar Room Scene, and tired from carrying my big heavy Speedy West D-10 [ 85 Llbs ]. I then bought my Sho-Bro from Shot Jackson's Store in Nashville, and dug into Blue-Grass Gospel & all that good Country Pickin'. I still have one of my Pedal steels sit up; and practice when-ever the urge striles me. Keeps my fingers from getting too stiff.. Remember, folks, practice makes perfect [Most of the time ]..Bernie Wink

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2007 Zum S-10; 1967 Sho-Bud [ D-10 ]; 85 S-10 Sierra; 1953 Multi-Kord [ 6 String- 4 pedals ] A Sho-Bro six String Resonator Guitar; Nashville 112 Amp; hilton Vol. Pedal

Bill Ford · From: Graniteville SC Aiken

1979, Had to make a decision, play steel or eat...eating won. Got an offer on my day job, go back to school and get a pay increase that amounted to much more than I was making pickin on weekends. Didn't touch it again til I retired in 1999. Started messin around with it again, now play just for fun.

Folks, it ain't like ridin a bicycle.Havin to learn all over agin.

Bill
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Bill Ford S12 CLR, S12 Lamar keyless, Misc amps&toys Sharp Covers
Steeling for Jesus now!!!

Don Barnhardt · From: North Carolina, USA

From 1954 to 1995.

Stu Schulman · From: Ulster Park New Yawk (deceased)

I stopped for about three years when I moved to Alaska,but was still playing guitar in a top 40 cover band.I got really deep into programming synthesizers,stretching sine waves and that sort of stuff.I am envious of Randy Beavers taking 7 years off,that's something that I always wanted to do...just stop playing any instruments for a long time,Try to get life figured out and then start again.
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Steeltronics Z-pickup,Desert Rose S-10 4+5,Desert Rose Keyless S-10 3+5... Mullen G2 S-10 3+5,Telonics 206 pickups,Telonics volume pedal.,Blanton SD -10,Emmons GS_10...Zirctone bar,Bill Groner Bar...any amp that isn't broken.Steel Seat.Com seats...Licking paint chips off of Chinese Toys since 1952.

Colby Tipton · From: Crosby, Texas, USA

26 years and it won't happen again.

Randy Gilliam · From: San Antonio, Texas, USA

I played From 1973 till 1984 . Had a car lot since 1978 . I Quit playing Till 2003 . I Was Robbed at my car lot and shot in the Head.September 12 2003 . The 2 People Who robbed Me Only One I could identify Who Eventually Got 40 years in the texas prison system . His Brother was the one Who shot me I later found out got away with it because his brother would not Rat him out. Well My wife said I was lucky They shot me in the head . If they shot me in the foot the would have Probably Killed me. Well The Good lord Was on my SideThat Day and I told My wife i mised Playing so Here I Go again. This Time I Am Really Enjoying Playing every time I Can and Practicing I love It . No I know what it means too stop and smell the Roses Randy Gilliam.

Randy Gilliam · From: San Antonio, Texas, USA

I played From 1973 till 1984 . Had a car lot since 1978 . I Quit playing Till 2003 . I Was Robbed at my car lot and shot in the Head.September 12 2003 . The 2 People Who robbed Me Only One I could identify Who Eventually Got 40 years in the texas prison system . His Brother was the one Who shot me I later found out got away with it because his brother would not Rat him out. Well My wife said I was lucky They shot me in the head . If they shot me in the foot the would have Probably Killed me. Well The Good lord Was on my SideThat Day and I told My wife i mised Playing so Here I Go again. This Time I Am Really Enjoying Playing every time I Can and Practicing I love It . Now I know what it means too stop and smell the Roses Randy Gilliam.

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