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Soroode Shahanshahi Iran (santoor)
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From Wikipedia
The Indian santoor instrument is a trapezoid-shaped hammered dulcimer, and a variation of the Iranian santur. The instrument is generally made of walnut wood and has 25 bridges. Each bridge has 4 strings, making for a total of 100 strings. It is a traditional instrument in Jammu and Kashmir, and dates back to ancient times. It was called Shatha Tantri Veena in ancient Sanskrit texts.
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- Soroode Shahanshahi Iran (santoor) by Iran-persian – CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Wikidata Q2912399 – CC0
- Wikipedia: Santoor – CC BY-SA 4.0
- Image by Xavier Serra from Cardedeu, Spain – CC BY-SA 2.0