It stocks many esoteric instruments from Tibet and Mongolia too.

Thanks to the student microscope, almost everyone with a basic education in the industrialised world has been taught to use this formerly esoteric instrument, and has seen formerly invisible structures such as cells firsthand.

But why go the custom route with less esoteric instruments, like, say, guitars?

Consumer groups have been largely silent on the issue and most lawmakers have not studied the intricacies of regulating esoteric financial instruments.

It was like watching a master musician playing some esoteric instrument, made all the more impressive by knowing how complex the tune must be, even though she was unable to hear or understand it.

Her account includes a disquisition on the glass harmonica, an esoteric instrument invented by Benjamin Franklin, which is used on the album.

R " Et The Heckler and Koch G-11 looks more like a carrying case for some esoteric musical instrument than a death ma- chine.

This was a position usually reserved for scientific investigators armed with esoteric instruments.

The Treasury bills, notes and bonds that are the staples of the government desk are considerably less esoteric instruments than those Mr. Rosenfeld has been dealing with for the last seven years.

As active markets have developed for these and other esoteric instruments, commonly called derivatives, Wall Street has been able to use those markets to measure and hedge the risks of doing these transactions for wealthy clients.