santoor

The Kashmiri santoor is more rectangular and can have more strings than the original Persian counterpart, which generally has 72 strings. The santoor as used in Kashmiri classical music is played with a pair of curved mallets made of walnut wood and the resultant melodies are similar to the music of the harp, harpsichordor piano. The sound chamber is also made of walnutwood and the bridges are made of local wood and painted dark like ebony. The strings are made of steel from Germany and England. Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia