G'day kat (& Louie Roy),

The linked set come up as 4 decent-sized "thumbnails" after clicking the single ('title') image - then another click brings them up to about half screen height on my 1280 x 800 screen. If you have a much higher res screen they will be smaller (but detailed!) and I don't know if you will have any extra 'zoom' facility.

In re the actual pix - I know you didn't do them, but the red (towel?) partially behind the guitar was a bit of a mistake! Red is an "advancing colour", so it is disturbing placed behind the centre of interest. The (admittedly clichéd) standard 'sky blue' backdrop that was always the starting point in purely technical photos in my studio and lab days works very well - and unobtrusively.

I still keep a roll of blue background paper (as well as a roll of fine, closed-loop "front-runner" carpet that permits temporary Velco® fixings) in the station wagon whenever I might want to photograph instruments and other obsessions! Anything strongly coloured needs to be used with deep caution!

Thanks for the link - very interesting musical box!

Regards,

Bob