Santour

unknown1970/1995

Hamamatsu Museum of Musical Instruments
Japan

One of the oldest hitting stringed instruments.
There are many hitting stringed instruments now in the world, for example, Hungarian cimbalom and Chinese yang-chin. Santour is the roots of these instruments.

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Details

Title: Santour
Creator: unknown
Creator Nationality: Iran
Date: 1970/1995
title (japanese): サントゥール
area (japanese): イラン
Type: Musical Instrument

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