The Age Poll.

About Steel Guitarists and their Music

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When were you born?

Before 1920
0
No votes
1920 - 1929
11
2%
1930 - 1939
64
12%
1940 - 1949
148
28%
1950 - 1959
198
37%
1960 - 1969
65
12%
1970 - 1979
30
6%
1980 - 1989
12
2%
1990 - 1999
2
0%
2000 or later
0
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Total votes: 530
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David L. Donald
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Post by David L. Donald »

Born '56,
sat at Tommy Cass's Shobud '67,
started playing Dobro '69
lapsteel '91,
psg '03
DLD, Chili farmer. Plus bananas and papaya too.

Real happiness has no strings attached.
But pedal steels have many!
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Roger Edgington
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I was born in March 1946. Started on lap steel at 10.
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Richard Sinkler
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Born in 54. Started playing in 1971 at age 17.
Carter D10 8p/8k, Dekley S10 3p/4k C6 setup,Regal RD40 Dobro, NV400, NV112 . Playing for 53 years and still counting.
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Richard Sinkler
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Post by Richard Sinkler »

Born in 54. Started playing in 1971 at age 17.
Carter D10 8p/8k, Dekley S10 3p/4k C6 setup,Regal RD40 Dobro, NV400, NV112 . Playing for 53 years and still counting.
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Richard Sinkler
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Wow. It posted twice. Does that make me twice as old? :whoa:
Carter D10 8p/8k, Dekley S10 3p/4k C6 setup,Regal RD40 Dobro, NV400, NV112 . Playing for 53 years and still counting.
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Mike Archer
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year I was born

Post by Mike Archer »

1850..............

sorry I thought it was how old do I feel

1951 for me

Mike :lol: :lol: :lol:
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Matti Viitala
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Post by Matti Viitala »

Early 1965.
I was 5 months old when Rolling Stones came to play loud "music" to my hometown beach. Mama wouldn't let me go.
Bass player works just like a drum, you just need to hit it.
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Doug Childress
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1940
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Bernard Beck
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Post by Bernard Beck »

1952
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Tommy Young
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HOWS THE YEAR 1952 DO SOUNDED GOOD TO ME





TOMMY YOUNG
MAX-TONE MODIFICATIONS
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Aki Paivinen
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Joined: 9 Feb 2007 9:55 am
Location: Finland

Post by Aki Paivinen »

1973 AD
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Jim Taylor
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Location: Escondido California, USA

Post by Jim Taylor »

Well, at least there is 13% of the forum that is older than I - 1940 vintage.
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Lorren White
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Joined: 18 May 2006 12:01 am
Location: Oklahoma, USA

Post by Lorren White »

1935
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Rob McKeithen
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Joined: 16 May 2007 1:46 pm
Location: Illinois, USA

2000 or later?

Post by Rob McKeithen »

Yes Jim,
There are some really young players out there.
Austin Stewart is one of them and has been playing shows and doing it well since he was about 6.
After reading up on some of the heroes of the steel guitar, I have found that most of them started when they were just very young children. David Spires has been playing for 24 years and I don't think he is 30 yet. Oh, well, face it! Some of us are just getting old! lol
"sweet twang"
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