

As for Shourangiz, it has been developed later than Tar and Setar, its board is a combination of wood and animal skin. Tar possesses the same tonal range with setar and it is used in the folk music of eastern Iran. Setar is used in Persian classical music. We have in our catalogue a wide range of Persian String Instruments such as Santoor, Setar, Tar, Tanboor, Dotar and Shourangiz.Įxcept for Santoor which is a Hammer Dulcimer, the other strings mentioned here are long-necked lutes. Persian String Instruments are essential in the creation of idiosyncratic, tuneful and rich sound of Persian music.

There are four types of tar: the 86–89 cm long solo tar, the 83–86 cm long orchestral tar, the 72–76 cm long student tar, and the cura tar.ĭue to its weight, it was made into an instrument that could be played on the chest by lightening the tar that had to be played on the knee. Three different trees are used in the construction of the field, which consists of three parts. Wood is used for the stem, metal for the strings, and bone for the decorations. Setar, of Persian origin, was widely used before the spread of Islam. There are 27 moving frets (a fourth is 25 strings). Santur is also known for its resemblance to the law. Santur is a musical instrument that can be played with other instruments or alone. Santur is known as one of the traditional saz types. We can show Santur and Setar musical instruments as examples. Among Persian string instruments, there are world-famous musical instruments.
