PedalSteel.us Magazine UPDATE

Del Rangel · Post by **Del Rangel** » 30 Mar 2003 4:06 pm

I'm in for the duration.

Al Vescovo · Post by **Al Vescovo** » 30 Mar 2003 6:53 pm

Terry, I'll commit to the new structure without a doubt!!. Al

Terry Wendt · Post by **Terry Wendt** » 30 Mar 2003 7:12 pm

Bless you Al! What a GREAT CONTRIBUTION YOU MADE to Vol. 1, Issue #1

I am glad you'll be doing a second piece for the June/July Issue, also! I look forward to seeing you at Bobbe Seymour's "Steel Guitar Nashville" when you visit the end of this month

(April)

Terry Wendt

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PedalSteel.us Magazine

TheEarlyDays.com

and appearing regularly...aLotOfSpace.com
Jimmy Crawford/Russ Hicks... and Buddy Emmons on Bass!

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Mike Fereday · Post by **Mike Fereday** » 30 Mar 2003 11:12 pm

Terry

I'm with you for the long haul - count me in.

Mike

DALE WHITENER · Post by **DALE WHITENER** » 31 Mar 2003 3:28 am

Terry..count me in

Received mine last week ..great magazine.
Dale

Terry Wendt · Post by **Terry Wendt** » 31 Mar 2003 6:24 am

Erv Niehaus · Post by **Erv Niehaus** » 31 Mar 2003 7:36 am

Terry,
I'm sure you acknowledged my subscription but I have yet to receive my copy.

Erv

Terry Wendt · Post by **Terry Wendt** » 31 Mar 2003 8:23 am

Hi Erv,

If you're referring to your magazine order for February/March 2003, I'm sure it has been sent.

It should arrive anytime now

Please hang in there for our USPS

Thanks,
Terry Wendt

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PedalSteel.us Magazine

TheEarlyDays.com

and appearing regularly...aLotOfSpace.com
Jimmy Crawford/Russ Hicks... and Buddy Emmons on Bass!

Terry Wendt · Post by **Terry Wendt** » 31 Mar 2003 12:54 pm

Tom Hodgin · Post by **Tom Hodgin** » 31 Mar 2003 5:02 pm

Mr. Wendt, If you're looking for a sure thing in the retail business, it ain't there my friend...In my thirty two years in a retail business, I have had to borrow funds a few times, in the early goings, to stay afloat...just put out your product, along with descent advertiseing, and hope for the best...Bi-monthly is a good decision, but I don't know of any newspaper or mag. with that kind of price tag...I do wish you success ....tom

Terry Wendt · Post by **Terry Wendt** » 31 Mar 2003 5:14 pm

Tom,

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Jim Cohen · Post by **Jim Cohen** » 31 Mar 2003 5:36 pm

This would also include an upgrade in the print/photo quality.

Hi Terry,
I don't think you necessarily need to upgrade the print/photo quality, if that would contribute to the need for higher pricing. We all remember too well how the last steel guitar mag. got way over its head, financially, after deciding to "upgrade" the print/photo quality. I think most players want the info., and it doesn't have to look slick at all. If keeping the quality where it is now, would help you limit the needed price increase, I think that would be preferred.
Jimbeaux

Steve Fellers · Post by **Steve Fellers** » 31 Mar 2003 5:55 pm

Hi Terry
I really liked the 1st issue. You can count on my support!
Steve

Terry Wendt · Post by **Terry Wendt** » 31 Mar 2003 6:07 pm

No Jim,

My wife and I had to physically print each and every sheet of pages each of you who have a magazine are looking at. Our printer needed paper fed to it every 2 hours, so we swaped sleep and fed the printer paper for over three weeks solid just to print the copies to make the first issue. Our printer is only capable of printing about 200 copies (issues) per month (production capability) and then it is too big of a job for our size printer to handle. Additionally, the quality is not that of an INK PRESS process, but a laser printed process.

When the stragling orders topped the 450+ mark on this first issue, we had already started printing it on our laser printer. We worked day and night for over three solid weeks to get the overage printed for everyone.

The reason the quality will improve if we continue is because we would prepare the magazine like the first issue, but be forced to give it to an INK PRESS/PRINTING COMPANY to make the actual magazine.

This would automatically increase the printed quality of the photo's and text quality enormously... and it would all be completed in only a few days... then it could be mailed and received ON TIME!!!!

You see, I really have put a bit of thought into this. Unfortunately, the numbers in the steel guitar community are not high enough to bring the price into reason for everyone. I hope this doesn't discourage the masses. Even HOT ROD Magazine (color mag., about 150-200 pages, 25,000<+-> subscriptions) is around $9.00-10.00 an issue.

I can get the player's to assist me in putting an A-Class Magazine together for the steel guitar community... if "the community" will support it while it's at the basic ground level. I would expect that eventually when there were enough supporters the price would be adjusted to accomodate more readership.

I hope this explains my position more thoroughly

Thanks,
Terry

Terry Wendt · Post by **Terry Wendt** » 31 Mar 2003 9:03 pm

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Henning Kock · Post by **Henning Kock** » 31 Mar 2003 10:43 pm

Hello Terry,
Congratulations. Great magazine.
Count me in for 6 months plus my advertisement in each issue.
By the way:
All steel guitar manufacturers and dealers, instruction material writers, amplifier manufacturers, accessories manufacturers, steel guitar players, steel guitar music lovers, recording studios, radio- and TV-stations, night clubs, steel guitar clubs etc. etc., now it is the time to support this
magazine!!! By placing advertisements in it and/or subscribing to it. And music stores should have a bundle for sale.
Kind regards,
Henning
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Henning Kock
(pedal steel guitar, piano, keyboards, vibraphone)
Henning K. Music
111 Aarhusvej
DK-8300 Odder
Denmark,
Europe
phone +45 8654 2959
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Terry Wendt · Post by **Terry Wendt** » 1 Apr 2003 7:05 am

Thanks Henning! (and everyone)

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PedalSteel.us Magazine

TheEarlyDays.com

and appearing regularly...aLotOfSpace.com
Jimmy Crawford/Russ Hicks... and Buddy Emmons on Bass!

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Bill Thomson · Post by **Bill Thomson** » 1 Apr 2003 8:36 am

I received mine last weekend. CONGRATULATIONS!!! I like it. I support your efforts while it's going through the early stages. I will sign up for a subscription.
Keep up the good work.

John Gretzinger · Post by **John Gretzinger** » 1 Apr 2003 10:07 am

Terry -

Hopefully my copy is waiting for me at my PO Box - I'm in - I want something hard copy for the long haul.

Thanks,

jdg

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MSA D-10 w/Nashville 400
'63 Gibson Hummingbird
16/15c Hammered Dulcimer

Dave Van Allen · Post by **Dave Van Allen** » 1 Apr 2003 11:36 am

I got my first issue.

I'm in!

Terry Wendt · Post by **Terry Wendt** » 1 Apr 2003 7:45 pm

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Russ Holder · Post by **Russ Holder** » 1 Apr 2003 7:59 pm

Hello, Terry
I thought you and the contributing writers did a great job! Count me in. Thanks

Terry Wendt · Post by **Terry Wendt** » 2 Apr 2003 8:19 am

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Richard Sinkler · Post by **Richard Sinkler** » 2 Apr 2003 8:56 am

I'll be glad to commit. When do you need the bucks? I've been out on disability now for a month and will be for another week or two at the most. Right now, my family is barely surviving financially. When I get back to work, funds will become available within a couple weeks after that.

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Carter D10 9p/10k
Richard Sinkler

Terry Wendt · Post by **Terry Wendt** » 2 Apr 2003 10:42 am

Thanks to all!

Terry Wendt

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PedalSteel.us Magazine

TheEarlyDays.com

and appearing regularly...aLotOfSpace.com
Jimmy Crawford/Russ Hicks... and Buddy Emmons on Bass! [This message was edited by Terry Wendt on 16 April 2003 at 06:34 PM.]