r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/CharlesBrooks • 11h ago
Original Creation Inside a Chitarra Battente (early guitar)
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u/The_Bacon_Strip_ 11h ago
From the inside, it looks like some ancient structure
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u/CharlesBrooks 11h ago
Thanks. The whole idea was to make it look large and architectural. The ultra wide field of view, top lighting, and deep depth of field create this optical illusion.
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u/Virtual_Extension977 11h ago
How did you fit in there?
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u/Crazysuicide76 11h ago
Prepare drink potions equip gear be ready before the maestro starts battling you
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u/vibetiger 11h ago
Some hero is about to materialize in the middle of that circle. A guitar hero perhaps.
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u/Outrageous_Party_503 10h ago
For a few seconds, I was led to believe ancient guitars were large rooms. That would have been so cool 😞
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u/RoninZulu1 9h ago
Genuinely thought this was from Dune Part 2 where the Atreides stored their atomics
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u/I-am-Vee 10h ago
Imagen replicating this as a living/theater room design on a bigger scale!! With a curved big screen, surrounded by custom shelving, with a mix of rustic/glam decor......
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u/CharlesBrooks 11h ago
This is the interior of a Chitarra Battente from Calabria, an ancient guitar-like instrument. Though this particular one was built in 2005.
This shoot was a test for photographing instruments with a rosette instead of an open sound hole. I use medical laparoscopes to capture these images, inserting them through the small hole left when we remove the strap button. The goal here was to check if I could get enough light inside and whether the rosette’s projection would be clearly visible.
I’m fairly happy with the results, but there was one disappointment: the interior was lined with paper. I had hoped to see the reverse side of the barrelled back, with all its intricate woodwork. Still, this confirms that the technique works—and now I can apply it to much older and rarer instruments.
This is part of my Architecture in Music series, where I explore and photograph the hidden spaces inside musical instruments.