GALLAGHER
Guitars
When asked about the future,
Stephen elaborated.
“I see us with the same production numbers, maybe a little more, but with a defi-
Like the rest of the Gallagher shop, the storeroom is neither flashy nor pretentious.
The Future nite emphasis on the personal relationship
Sitting in the middle of a serious porch with everybody who buys the guitars,” said
pickin’ culture, you’d better make a blue- Stephen. “We’re building more one-of-grass guitar that has an eye to tradition. It a-kind guitars for customers that fit their
is no secret in the acoustic community that specific needs. In ten years, that will be a
Gallagher makes dreadnaughts that evolve bigger part of what we do along with the
into cannons, but they are much more than standard models. We achieve success not by
that these days. Gayla Drake Paul plays a producing more guitars necessarily, but by
GA70 grand auditorium that has caught on continually striving to build a better guitar.”
among fingerstylists. The GC short scale is
a grand concert size instrument with a short
scale ( 24. 75) and a body that attaches at the
12th fret. I also noticed quite a few guitars
floating around the shop that aren’t in the
Gallagher catalog.
It has been said that excellence is the
gradual result of constantly striving to get
better. Most builders have dreams of giant
factories with their name on the front that
represents a powerful brand. But not the
Gallaghers. From J. W. to Don and now to
Stephen, it seems that their primary focus
is to improve their craft, one guitar after
another, with a foot in tradition and an eye
for the future.
