Age Survey and more...

John Titsworth Jr · Post by **John Titsworth Jr** » 27 Feb 2014 8:51 pm

How old are you? How old were you when you started playing? Feel free to add you own questions.

Ray Montee · Post by **Ray Montee** » 27 Feb 2014 10:15 pm

Started steel guitar lessons at age 7.
Today, I'm 77.5.
Gee's!

Bo Legg · Post by **Bo Legg** » 27 Feb 2014 11:18 pm

I pretty much went from infancy right straight to adultery

I've been trying to learn how to play good PSG in between wifeâ€™s and girlfriends but Iâ€™m only 76 yrs old so I just havenâ€™t had enough time.

Bill L. Wilson · Post by **Bill L. Wilson** » 27 Feb 2014 11:36 pm

Started Steel lessons at 7or8, and I'm 67 now. Enjoy it now, just like I did then.

Michael Coggins · Post by **Michael Coggins** » 28 Feb 2014 2:15 am

Started at 49, 50 now.

Mike Perlowin · Post by **Mike Perlowin** » 28 Feb 2014 2:28 am

I'm 68. I started playing in 1979, at age 33.

Dustin Rigsby · Post by **Dustin Rigsby** » 28 Feb 2014 4:28 am

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....

Malcolm McMaster · Post by **Malcolm McMaster** » 28 Feb 2014 4:29 am

Started at 33 , now 65.

Howard Steinberg · Post by **Howard Steinberg** » 28 Feb 2014 4:39 am

Started at 29, stopped at 40 or so, resumed at 63, currently 66 y.o.

Ian Rae · Post by **Ian Rae** » 28 Feb 2014 6:44 am

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.

Jarek Anderson · Post by **Jarek Anderson** » 28 Feb 2014 7:11 am

Started playing guitar at 8 or 9. Started steel at 25. I'm 29 now.

Craig A Davidson · Post by **Craig A Davidson** » 28 Feb 2014 7:15 am

Started at 21 I turned 57 in January.

Peter Nylund · Post by **Peter Nylund** » 28 Feb 2014 7:15 am

Started in 1977 at the age of 16. You can do the rest of the counting

John De Maille · Post by **John De Maille** » 28 Feb 2014 8:08 am

I started at 25, I'm 65 now. Man, where did all those years go?

John Peay · Post by **John Peay** » 28 Feb 2014 8:16 am

Peter Nylund wrote: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!

Dave Grafe · Post by **Dave Grafe** » 28 Feb 2014 8:40 am

Got my first pedal steel in 1973 at age 20...

Dylan Keating · Post by **Dylan Keating** » 28 Feb 2014 9:13 am

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

Papa Joe Pollick · Post by **Papa Joe Pollick** » 28 Feb 2014 9:19 am

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..

chris ivey · Post by **chris ivey** » 28 Feb 2014 9:31 am

started around 20. 65 now.
good thing i didn't start earlier cause i found you had to be able to drink legally.

Alan Brookes · Post by **Alan Brookes** » 28 Feb 2014 9:43 am

You've omitted the category 70 and above, which probably covers 50% or more of the Forum membership. $:\$

chris ivey · Post by **chris ivey** » 28 Feb 2014 10:13 am

oh..you old people are sooo dead to us youngstas!

Steve Perry · Post by **Steve Perry** » 28 Feb 2014 10:15 am

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.

Richard Sinkler · Post by **Richard Sinkler** » 28 Feb 2014 10:16 am

I'm 59 and started playing when I was 17.

Erv Niehaus · Post by **Erv Niehaus** » 28 Feb 2014 10:24 am

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.

Roger Rettig · Post by **Roger Rettig** » 28 Feb 2014 10:33 am

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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