Footage of Jerry Byrd in 1957

Andy Volk · From: Boston, MA

https://vimeo.com/108819614

I've seen stills but never footage from this show. There's no audio but without sound, you can really focus on the visual and examine Byrd's immaculate technique.
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Doug Beaumier · From: Northampton, MA

Pretty cool. I can image the sound! Jerry always exuded such confidence and total mastery when he played. I like how he looks at the camera several times as he's playing. He's good and he knows it! I like that.
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Mike A Holland · From: United Kingdom

You are right about this Andy and I would never have thought to look at a great players hands without the audio. I can almost hear the perfect intonation and phrasing. Its as if you can watch the technique without being distracted by the beautiful sound!

Andy Volk · From: Boston, MA

Yes. I notice there is no wasted movement. Jerry moved each digit just enough to accomplish the micro partialized task at hand (no pun intended).
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Scott Thomas · Posted 25 Feb 2019 2:19 pm

He was at his peak here. Hi-Fi Guitars, with all those great Hawaiian albums to come--Byrd of Paradise, etc. And that is THE 7 string bakelite that made history.

Ralph Czitrom · From: Ringwood, New Jersey

And just seven years later, Rickenbacker was best known for the six and twelve string guitars the Beatles played....

Doug Beaumier · From: Northampton, MA

And a few years after that they stopped making steel guitars. Sad

So did Gibson, Valco, and eventually Fender. The world had changed.
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