Santur
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The santur is a hammered dulcimer of Iranian origin.
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
Yanggeum
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The yanggeum is a traditional Korean string instrument. It is a hammered dulcimer. Unlike other traditional Korean instruments, the yanggeum has metal strings. It is played by striking the strings wit
