| OK, I think I've finally figured it out.
For years I have been wondering how G.W. Barry gets his sound. This
builder has been quietly devoting all of his waking hours for the last
twenty-eight years to building the best sounding flattop steel string
guitars possible and has successfully created his own totally unique sonic
fingerprint ... not an easy thing to do!
I have watched Mr. Barry incessantly tweak his
top strutting patterns over the decades, experiment with different
spruce species, adopt various body shapes, embrace various
finishes and experiment with altered resonant frequencies ... but I think
I've been looking in the wrong place for his "secret".
As I was playing this exquisite new Orchestra
Model (or was it playing me?) I realized that this instrument was literally
alive in my hands. These Barry Guitars vibrate more than any others
I've played. Then it hit me ... it's the BACK! Somehow this
builder has engaged the back more effectively in the sound generation process! |
