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Page: How Long Playing Steel?
1. How long have you been playing steel guitar, altogether?
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10
Years
 
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Years Playing Steel7.7% (40)3.7% (19)3.9% (20)3.5% (18)4.3% (22)1.9% (10)0.8% (4)1.2% (6)1.2% (6)2.9% (15)0.8% (4)2.3% (12)0.6% (3)0.2% (1)2.7% (14)1.0% (5)0.4% (2)1.4% (7)1.2% (6)5.0% (26)0.6% (3)0.2% (1)0.4% (2)0.6% (3)3.5% (18)1.4% (7)1.5% (8)1.7% (9)1.7% (9)6.0% (31)1.4% (7)2.3% (12)2.3% (12)1.5% (8)3.5% (18)2.3% (12)2.9% (15)1.5% (8)1.7% (9)2.9% (15)13.5% (70)517

Page: Lap or Pedal?
2. What kind of steel(s) do you own and play? (You can click as many answers as apply to you)
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Percent		Response
Count
Lap steel
35.3%182
Non-pedal (Stand-up) steel
17.8%92
Pedal steel
97.1%501

Page: What brand(s) of steels do you own?
3. What brand(s) of steels do you own?
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 Response
Percent		Response
Count
Emmons
28.8%149
Sho~Bud
21.6%112
Zum
11.4%59
Fessenden
3.5%18
GFI
8.1%42
MSA
11.8%61
Sho Pro
1.9%10
Derby
4.1%21
ZB
2.5%13
Rains
4.8%25
Carter
15.8%82
Promat
0.4%2
Mullen
8.5%44
Pedalmaster
1.2%6
Fender
13.5%70
Gibson
4.2%22
Franklin
2.1%11
Williams
3.9%20
Dekley
2.9%15
BMI
4.1%21
Excel
1.5%8
Marlen
1.7%9
Sierra
3.5%18
Rickenbacker (Rickenbacher)
7.3%38
Remington
2.5%13
Rittenberry
2.3%12
 Other (please specify)
30.7%159

Page: In Band Now?
4. Do you currently play steel guitar in a band(s)?
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 Response
Percent		Response
Count
Yes
58.5%303
No
41.5%215

Page: Studio work?
5. Do you sometimes play for other artists' recording sessions?
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 Response
Percent		Response
Count
Yes
50.1%258
No
49.9%257

Page: Own CDs?
6. Have you ever recorded a CD of your own, as a steel guitarist?
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 Response
Percent		Response
Count
Yes
21.4%110
No
78.6%405

Page: Student?
7. Do you currently teach steel guitar to any students on a regular basis?
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 Response
Percent		Response
Count
Yes
10.7%55
No
89.3%460

Page: Give Lessons?
8. Do you currently take steel guitar lessons on a regular basis?
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 Response
Percent		Response
Count
Yes
6.8%35
No
93.2%482

Page: Cost of Lessons
9. How much do you pay for a one-hour lesson? (If you take 30-minute lessons, please just double the amount when answering this question.)
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Cost per Hour
 
$10$15$20$25$30$35$40$45$50More than $50Response
Count
Amount per Hour Lesson4.2% (1)4.2% (1)8.3% (2)8.3% (2)20.8% (5)4.2% (1)20.8% (5)8.3% (2)20.8% (5)0.0% (0)24

Page: Music Preference
10. What types of music do you enjoy listening to on steel guitar? (Check all that apply to you)
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 Response
Percent		Response
Count
Country
93.4%480
Hawaiian
32.9%169
Western Swing
76.3%392
Jazz & Standards
50.0%257
Blues
38.9%200
Sacred Steel
26.5%136
Rock
32.3%166
Ambient/Atmospheric
11.7%60
Classical
16.1%83
Reggae
5.3%27
Klezmer
2.5%13
Free Improv
14.2%73
 Other (please specify)
15.4%79

Page: Enjoy Playing
11. What types of music do you enjoy playing on steel guitar? (Please check all that apply to you)
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 Response
Percent		Response
Count
Country
94.5%478
Hawaiian
20.2%102
Western Swing
63.4%321
Jazz & Standards
34.4%174
Blues
35.2%178
Sacred Steel
15.6%79
Rock
29.4%149
Ambient/Atmospheric
9.1%46
Classical
7.1%36
Reggae
3.6%18
Klezmer
0.8%4
Free Improv
13.2%67
 Other (please specify)76

Page: Practice time
12. In a typical week, how many hours do you practice steel guitar (that is, not including any gigs)
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Average		Response
Total		Response
Count
 Hours/Week Practicing 7.403,611488

Page: Gig?
13. Do you play gigs for pay?
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 Response
Percent		Response
Count
Yes
67.0%335
No
33.0%165

Page: Number Gigs per Month
14. In a typical month, how many gigs do you play for pay?
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Gigs/Month
 
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Count
Paying Gigs per Month16.7% (53)17.6% (56)9.7% (31)14.5% (46)6.6% (21)7.5% (24)0.9% (3)7.9% (25)0.6% (2)5.0% (16)0.3% (1)5.0% (16)0.3% (1)0.3% (1)1.9% (6)0.9% (3)0.0% (0)0.3% (1)0.0% (0)2.8% (9)0.0% (0)0.0% (0)0.0% (0)0.0% (0)0.6% (2)0.3% (1)0.0% (0)0.0% (0)0.0% (0)0.0% (0)0.0% (0)0.0% (0)318

Page: Forum visits
15. How often do you visit the Steel Guitar Forum?
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 Response
Percent		Response
Count
More than once a day
50.3%252
Once a day
26.5%133
A few times a week
16.4%82
About once a week
2.8%14
A few times per month
2.0%10
About once a month
0.6%3
Less than once a month
1.4%7

Page: Age
16. What is your age?
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 Response
Average		Response
Total		Response
Count
 Age 57.5828,446494