Barry MasonDec 29, 20201 min readSacred GeometryPhoto 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,...
Barry MasonDec 29, 20201 min readPainting with fireIn conventional gong making, the material grows harder and harder the more that one hammers, and this can lead to brittleness and even...
Barry MasonDec 29, 20201 min readNew ExperimentsAll of my gongs are hand cut and cold forged from large rectangular sheets. Hence there are always several offcuts left over. Being...
Barry MasonDec 22, 20202 min readWhy 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...