Santur Cymbalyn is a hammered dulcimer with a flat trapeze body. It has from 16 to 24 strings in pairs, or triplets, tuned chromatically. The strings are struck with a light wooden sticks whose ends are slightly curved upwards (pictured in middle of santur). The santur was cultivated chiefly in cities to accompany singing. This instrument is of Persian and Armenian origin.

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