Mystical interiors of musical instruments revealed in artist’s striking photography

2 March 2023, 17:06

Photographer Charles Brooks invitations us to uncover the inner workings of our musical instruments…

Musical devices are often thought of as lovely from centuries-old violins, to new gold lacquered saxophones, they’re often a perform of artwork in their individual appropriate.

But have you at any time questioned what the within of your instrument appears to be like like? Potentially you have peered into a hole between the strings, or pads, to only have been fulfilled with darkness.

Now, as component of New Zealand photographer, Charles Brooks’ collection, ‘Architecture of Music’, we’re supplied a exceptional insight into the inner operations of our tuneful applications.

Brooks, a proficient orchestral cellist who has carried out with the likes of Lang Lang and the São Paulo Symphony Orchestra, uses his information of audio to create these personal portraits of instruments.

Working with amongst dozens to hundreds of person frames to develop every photo, Brooks results in the illusion of place in his photographs, “tricking the intellect into believing that it’s looking at an expansive chamber you could stroll through”.

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1. Lockey Hill Cello Circa 1780

   The inside of a rare Lockey Hill cello from all-around 1780. Photographed although less than restoration at the Stringed Instrument Company in Auckland, New Zealand.

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2. The Exquisite Architecture of Steinway

   The motion of a Steinway Model D Grand Piano. Photographed at Lewis Eady’s in Auckland.

   

   

   

3. 14k Gold Flute Interior

   The inside of a Burkart Elite 14k Rose Gold Flute. Photographed whilst underneath restoration at Neige Audio Atelier in New Zealand.

   

4. 1940s Selmer Balanced Motion Saxophone

   The inside of a 1940s Selmer Balanced Motion Saxophone, owned by renowned New Zealand Saxophonist Dr. Roger Manins. Photographed though less than restoration at Neige Music Atelier.

   

5. Fazioli Grand Piano

   The sublime motion of a Fazioli Grand Piano. Photographed at Sly’s Pianos, Auckland.

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6. Australian Didgeridoo

   A distinctive watch inside of an Australian Didgeridoo by Trevor Gillespie/Peckham (Bungerroo) of New South Wales.

   

7. Kawai Grand Piano

   The Millennium III action of a Kawai Grand Piano, KBB Tunes, Auckland.

   

   

Find out much more in Charles Brooks’ Architecture in Audio series on his internet site.