Cimbalom
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The cimbalom is a type of chordophone composed of a large, trapezoidal box on legs with metal strings stretched across its top and a damping pedal underneath. It was designed and created by V. Josef S
Top view and playing area of a modern concert cimbalom
Concert cimbalom with a range of C to e′′′ made by Vencel József Schunda.
Modern concert cimbalom with a range of AA to a′′′ made by Kovács Balázs.
Santur
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The santur is a hammered dulcimer of Iranian origin.
Cimbalom
…String instrument (struck or plucked) Chordophone Playing range Various (see § The concert cimbalom below) Related instruments hammered dulcimer santoor tsymbaly yangqin The cimbalom (; Hungarian: ; also cimbal or concert cimbalom) is a type of chordophone composed of a large, trapezoidal box on legs…
Persian Classical Santur
The archetype of the instrument carried horizontally and struck with two sticks, found in iconographical documents in ancient Babylon (1600–911 BCE) and Neo-Assyria (911–612 BCE).
Woman playing a santur, early 19th century, in Qajar Iran
Chalghi santur player playing on a non-standard Iraqi santur