Esther's photos with the keyword: instrument

The Museum of Fine Arts in Boston puts on an annual evening of music from instruments in its collection and unusual instruments in ethnic music. Featured here are a viola da gamba and a theorbo (lute family). A20240208 180110

This is a portion of the barrel of a metal clarinet that was probably manufactured in the early 20th Century. Before the advent of plastic, metal clarinets were popular with students because they could be played in marching band without fear of cracking due to weather conditions, unlike clarinets made from wood. They could be mass produced more easily than wooden clarinets and they were shiny like flutes, which appealed to students. Although there were some metal clarinets made that were of professional quality, many were student models and are not worth the cost of restoration. I made this one into a lamp base. The Sunday Challenge was Metallic. I did not have good light when I shot this photo, so I resorted to processing techniques - namely solarization - to make it more interesting. MIMG 4473

Maharaja Sawai Jai Singh II ruled what now is the state of Jaipur in Rajasthan, India from 1699 to 1743. In 1728 he founded the capital city of Jaipur and built the Jantar Mantar (literally "House of Instruments") Observatory there between the years 1728 and 1732.. Jai Prakash Yantra is the name of one of the astronomical instruments. It consists of two hemispheres . This is a photograph of one of them. The surfaces of the hemisphers are made of marble and are inscribed with lines corresponding to celestial latitude and longitude. A small marker is suspended by a wire at the center of each hemisphere. The location of the shadow of the sun permits the celestial coordinates of the sun to be determined from the markings on the hemisphere segments. The people who visit this historic site cast their own shadows on these historic astronomical instruments. AIMG_4998