Charles Theress Double Bass Circa 1860. Multiproduct whose attempt to create gold

whose attempt to create gold instead led to the discovery of what would become one of the finest cymbal alloys ever made

yet it has become inseparable from the spirit of Argentina through its central role in Tango

81 images were meticulously amalgamated and processed using a technique known as focus stacking

936 images at various focal distances have been stacked together

giving the impression of a golden bamboo forest

Charles Theress Double Bass Circa 1860. Multiproduct whose attempt to create goldThe inside of a heavily restored Double Bass by Charles Theress, circa 1860, one of the finest bass makers in the history of the instrument. Photographed in Wellington, New Zealand, with the aid of it's present owner Matthew Cave. This bass has been resident in New Zealand Symphony Orchestra for decades, first brought over in the 1970s, then passed to Matthew in the early 2000s. It was almost lost when the ex principal of the orchestra was travelling