While there is still some debate as to whether photography is indeed a form of art, I think we can all agree that music can most often be considered as such.

There is a lot that goes into the making of the instruments we hear and love – needless to say that we owe a history of music to luthiers and manufacturers from around the world.

Today we’ve collected 45 photographs of beautiful musical instruments – from electric guitars to violins and sitars, as well as a few more eclectic instruments which you’ll discover as you browse through the images in this post. I hope you enjoy it!

Gibson 335

Fine Tuned

L’imperturbabile Essenza Dei Balocchi

DW Drums Warehouse Drumset Side View

Mayones 3

Drumsticks On Snare Drum

Sitar

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Flute Macro

Cello and Goldfish

Classic Bass Bokeh

Fender Telecaster with Bigsby

My Tuba 8

Hammond B3

Folk Blues – Tombo

Banjo Ukulele

Glockenspiel

Piano

After Hours – Xylophone

Trumpet Macro

Black & White Stratocasters

Trombone

Hollow Pan Flute Tubes

Bashkin OM – 2005 – Fanned Frets

Big Sister, Little Sister

Saxophone

My Cello

Horn & Trumpet Miniatures

Monoj Kumar Sardar Sitar

The Promise Of Things To Come

My Violin Made In About 1770

Streicher 1869 Grand Piano

Paul Reed Smith Exhibit At NAMM 2014

Roland SH-201

Clarinet

The Old Piano

Gibson 335 and Fender Vibrolux

Ira Elliot’s Drum Kit

Fortepiano

Portuguese Guitar Variations

Bass Again

Violin Scroll

French Horn

Harp Up Close

Portuguese Guitar

I hope this post inspired you to try photographing musical instruments. Whether it’s a simple guitar you have lying around the house, or you have access to a room with a Grand Piano; give it a shot!