The steps of making a santor
How is a santor made?
Santur is an original Iranian musical instrument of Iranian trapezium-shaped instruments that has many strings and is played with two wooden sticks (muzrab). The most common type of dulcimer (9 strings) has 72 strings, which are divided into 4 groups and 18 groups.
Based on surveys and research, the santoor is considered one of the oldest instruments in Iran; The oldest surviving sign of this instrument is from Assyrian and Babylonian stone carvings (559 BC). In these stone carvings, the ceremonial line erected to honor Ashur Banipal, an instrument that is very similar to the handmade dulcimer, can be seen in the middle of that line.
The sant...