The article below has been modified by me only slightly by removing the table of contents. Thank you, John, for all the work you did in furthering the development of these effects and for so generously sharing your work with us. Go Getters of all colors are now frequently seen in imported shells from China and Europe, just another example of the R&D contributions of American amateur fireworks makers to the craft of fireworks. (See my notes at the end of the article for a bit more information on shell construction and fusing.) He also greatly enhanced the range of Go Getter colors and spark trails. You can use either plastic or paper shells. John’s technique of using ball shells, different from traditional canister shell techniques, works very well and is much faster. Utilizing aluminum increased manufacturing safety and reduced costs. John’s main contribution to the refinement of the Go Getter effect was his adoption of atomized aluminum in place of the magnesium formulas originally prescribed by Fish and Johnson. He no longer manufactures his spectacular shells, but you can definitely do it yourself. The Go Getter shells he brought were THE hit of the party. John and his long-suffering wife, Karin, drove all the way up from Florida to my place in Virginia for my Fourth of July party the year the article below was written. He developed an array of colors and added metal spark trails to some of his shells.
John went on to commercially manufacture Go Getter shells and inserts for a few years. Later a revision of the article appeared in American Fireworks News and Best of AFN IV. John first published his findings in the FPAG newsletter, The FirstFire, and went to one of his seminars on making them. I first saw 6-inch blue, Go Getter shells that John had made in 1995 or 96 at a Florida Pyrotechnic Arts Guild (FPAG) event, and instantly fell in love with them.
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This was the base of information that existed out there in the universe when John Driver decided to make Go Getters. Up to that point, most, if not all Go Getters used magnesium as the fuel. Joel Baechle’s 1989 book, Pyrocolor Harmony, contained a reference to a star formula which could make a good Go Getter. In 1989 Dave Johnson published a booklet called "Go Getters," which further developed this particular effect. They were first described by Troy Fish in Pyrotechnica VII in 1981. Go Getters are the most consistent crowd pleaser of any aerial effect I have ever seen.Īs far as we know they were invented in the US by amateur fireworks makers in the early 1980’s (if anyone knows otherwise, please correct me). The animated effect is similar to flying fish fuse, but much larger and brighter. Go Getters appear to "swim" all over the sky. "Go Getters" are an animated type of star, usually seen in aerial shells, sometimes in mines.
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