SANTUR
Rudra-Vina
| Saraswati-Vina | Vichitra-Vina
Hansa-Vina | Santur
| Sursringar | Dotar
| Mohan Vina
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| Ektara / Gopi-Yantra
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SANTUR / SANTOOR
Different
forms of the zither that is well-known here in our parts
are spread all over the world. The Indian Santur which
is played with sticks has developped out of the folk music
in Kashmir. It took a long time for it to find acceptance
also in classical Indian music. Particularly the Santur
virtuoso Shivkumar Sharma has developped a kind of differentiated
playing technique that played an important part in accepting
this instrument as a classical solo instrument.
The
Indian Santur differs from the Persian Santur in the narrow
and high body. The player sits cross-legged and puts the
instrument on his lap. It is played with two heavy wooden
drumsticks. On the long sides on top of the instrument
15 wooden bridges each, that are stringed with 2 or 3
strings, are positioned opposite each other. The strings
are struck towards the middle part of the instrument.
Thus 30 notes with 60 or 90 strings respectively are available.
The strings are stringed on the sides of the instrument
on metal pins and can be turned by a tuning key. A usual
tuning is a diatonic scale on the right row of bridges.
The left row then complements the semitones that are missing
in the diatonic scale. In order to receive particularly
full and resonant sounds, the whole instrument can alternatively
be tuned to the pentatonic scale.
The
Santurs on offer from TARANG are made of solid wood and
have 90 strings. They differ greatly from the Santurs
often offered in India which are made of cheap plywood.
The instrument is supplied in a stable plywood case that
is usually coated with black plastic, together with a
pair of sticks and a tuning key.
All
prices include 19 % German sales tax.
Customers outside the European Common Market get a reduction
of 19 %.
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Converter how much this is in US Dollars or other
currencies
Santur
with Case: 580,-- EURO
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