Music of India: Santoor
Santoor,
which originated from the Vedic Vana Veena, is characteristic of the
Kashmir Valley and is neither seen nor played anywhere else.
The
Vana Veena also had strings and was played with sticks.
The
modern Santoor is made of a trapezoid wooden box.
There are
thirty bridges and a set of four strings of metal, tuned to the same note,
is stretched over each pair of bridges.
It is played with a pair
of flat wooden pieces curved at the striking ends.
Today,
Santoor is played with all Indian ragas and is very popular with film
musicians.
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