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Santoor

The Santoor is a classic ancient Indian instrument, sometimes referred in ancient Sanskrit texts as a shatatantri vina (100-stringed vina). The instrument has a trapezoid framework shape and is generally made from walnut or maple wood. It is played while sitting with the instrument across the lap, and the strings lightly stroked with a pair of light wooden mallets held with both hands. The sound it creates is the music is evocative, reminiscing of the ancient times in which it was played, even dating back to the Mesopotamian times in 1600-900 B.C.

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