the way of the hammer?
Ever since I forged my first singing bowl about 15 years ago, I have accepted the paradigm that hammering the entire surface of a bowl,...
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Barry Mason
Jul 14, 20231 min read
a short documentary video
WATCH VIDEO HERE Artists have an innate ability to evolve and explore various mediums throughout their creative journeys. Having gained...
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Barry Mason
Mar 17, 20233 min read
three years forward
Cymaglyph of TI 11 gong fundamental Courtesy of John Stuart Reid It is exactly 3 years since I heard my first titanium gong, and decided...
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Barry Mason
Feb 28, 20213 min read
Mallets and Flumies
Photo Courtesy of Bear Love When I first discovered the gong, at nearly all the sessions that I attended, the gongs were played with soft...
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Barry Mason
Dec 29, 20201 min read
Sacred Geometry
Photo courtesy of Cymascope.com Way back in the 1970s I was a fine art student. I was fortunate indeed to have a number of great tutors,...
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Barry Mason
Dec 29, 20201 min read
Painting with fire
In conventional gong making, the material grows harder and harder the more that one hammers, and this can lead to brittleness and even...
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Barry Mason
Dec 29, 20201 min read
New Experiments
All of my gongs are hand cut and cold forged from large rectangular sheets. Hence there are always several offcuts left over. Being...
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Barry Mason
Dec 22, 20202 min read
Why Titanium?
The reason that I call my gongs ELEMENTAL I have played percussion for all of my adult life. Cymbals and gongs have always had a...
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