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Friday 26 October 2012

Santoor                        
         The Indian Santoor Is Associate Ancient String Device Native To Jammu And Geographical Area, With Origins In Persia. A Primitive Ascendant Of This Kind Of Instruments Was Fabricated In Mesopotamia (1600-911 BC). This Exampletraveled To Completely Different Components Of The East And Every Region Made-To-Order And Designed Their Own Versions (See Iraqi Santur).

        The Santoor Could Be A Trapezoid-Shaped Beat Dulcimer Usually Made From Walnut, With Seventy 2 Strings. The Special-Shaped Mallets (Mezrab) Ar Light-Weight And Ar Command Between The Index And Middle Fingers. A Typical Santoor Has 2 Sets Of Bridges, Providing A Spread Of 3 Octaves.
The Indian Santoor Is A Lot Of Rectangular And Might Have A Lot Of Strings Than The Persian Counterpart, That Typically has Seventy Two Strings.

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