Santour

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Santur
The santoor is an Indian hammered dulcimer similar to the Persian santur. The santur (سنتور – also santūr, santour, santoor) is a hammered dulcimer of Iran. It is a trapezoid-shaped box often made of walnut, with 72 strings. The name means one hundred strings in Persian. The special-shaped mallets (mezrab) are lightweight and are held between the index and middle fingers. A typical santur has two sets of bridges, providing a range of three and a half octaves. The right-hand strings are made of brass, while the left-hand strings are made of steel.
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Santour
same as santoor, santur, sanduri.
 
Sanduri
Greek term for the zither; also applied to the cymbalon.
 
Santoor
simple, stringed instrument, belonging to the category of zithers; struck with two hammers; see Hammered Dulcimer.


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