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How many hours does a steeler spend behind his/her PSG in their lifetime?

Let's take Sam Steelplayer as an example. He's about 47, and started at age 9. Let's say he's a studio pro and averaged 4 hours a day. That's 55,480 hours of playing. There are 8,760 hours in a year, so that's equivalent to 6-1/3 years of continuous playing. Sheesh!

I'm personally at about 500 hours total playing so far. That's a bit less that 1% of Mr. Steelplayer's total. Is that why I'm not getting called into Nashville sessions?

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<font size=-1>Bill (steel not out of the woodshed) | MSA Classic U12 | Email | My music | Steeler birthdays | Over 50?</font><FONT SIZE=1 COLOR="#8e236b"><p align=CENTER>[This message was edited by Bill Llewellyn on 19 January 2002 at 10:44 PM.]</p></FONT>

Bill; I've never thought about keeping a tab on how many I've played but now that you mention it, I'd like to know. Always Late should be my theme song since there is no way I could figure it out now.

I was joking with Jody Carver the other day and said I'd probably die playing my steel. I though that would make a headline on the Forum: STEEL PLAYER DIES AT GUITAR !! I could think of better ways to go but what else can you do with an obsession like this ?

Regards, Paul

From 1975 to 1995 I played over 3000 4 hour gigs... that's 12,000 hours. Add to that a couple hundred recent gigs, recording, lessons, and practicing and it adds up to too much time!

<font size=-2>I wonder how many computer hours in a steel players life?</font>

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<FONT SIZE=1 COLOR="#8e236b"><p align=CENTER>[This message was edited by Doug Beaumier on 20 January 2002 at 09:17 AM.]</p></FONT>

I played w/Faron for about 10 yrs., averaging about 100 dates a year, usually two shows. Some songs, like "Hello Walls" we would do on both shows. So I've played "Hello Walls" abut 2000 times, or 100 hours. Imagine playing the same for 4 days! But I never got tired of it - it's a great song.

I shudder to think how many times I've played "Just Stay Here and Drink" in bars during the last 20 or 30 years, however long it's been out. I could have rebuilt an engine or written (another) book or climbed the Matterhorn if I had back the time I've spent on that song. Or maybe even learned the ending to "Dickens". Wait a minute, the Matterhorn might be easier...

C#<FONT SIZE=1 COLOR="#8e236b"><p align=CENTER>[This message was edited by Cal Sharp on 20 January 2002 at 10:32 AM.]</p></FONT>

Well I don't how many hours I've been playing since age 7, but it sure has adversely affected my vision! I don't know what to expect next?

I don't know how many hours I've spent playing, but as of last weekend I've been married 438,000 hours!

However many hours I've spent behind this thing, it ain't gonna be near enough.

I played on 90 gigs last year, say 3 hours of playing time each, and I practice an hour or two, 3 or 4 times a week.

If I played a gig every night for the rest of my life (I am now 46), and practiced 4 hours a day every day, I think I would still feel like I needed just one more hour.

I've been playing for 28 years, and I probably average 10 hours a week. That's 14,560 hours, or the equivalent of a full-time job for 7 years.

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