Santur
OriginIran
Year500 BC
FamilyString
About the Santur
A hammered dulcimer with 72 strings. The ancestor of the piano according to some historians. Played with lightweight mallets called mezrab. Over 2,500 years of history. Used in Persian classical music. The strings are arranged in groups of four for each note.
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