My idea was to use a diaphragm microphone to amplify a quieter sound, then use a contact microphone as I've described them as having an effect like a microscope.
The source here is a candelabra that I liked the sound of enough to buy at an opp shop.
Then the remaining two minutes go off on a tangent, as I repitch and add reverb to create a gamelan-like effect.
I suppose the reverb does kinda invert the idea of magnification but making it sound more distant.