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SANTOOR
Type: TAT VADYA
Santoor is a stringed instrument made of wood, steel, and bamboo. This is a traditional instrument, foud in Jammu and Kashmir. Majorly used in the traditional music of Kashmir called Sufiana Qalam. It has now acquired an important place as a classical music instrument.
SANTOOR in Jammu and Kashmir
Material: Wood, steel, bamboo
A trapezoid wooden box, 120 steel strings, stretched on 30 wooden bridges in sets of four on each bridge. Bridges are arranged in a set of fifteen on each side. Struck by bamboo mallets. It is placed on a triangular wooden stand while playing. Used in traditional music of Kashmir called Sufiana Qalam. Has now acquired an important place as a classical music instrument.
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