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Santir

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Santir 

a stringed percussion instrument akin to the dulcimer. It is widespread in Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan, India, Iran, Turkey, and other countries of the East.
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Indeed, the traditional yangqin's shape, diatonic tuning, and long hammers held between thumb and index finger suggest a provenance from the hammered dulcimers of Europe, rather than the Persian santir.
Xiao Xiannian: new sounds for Chinese strings by Rushefsky, Pete / Voices: The Journal of New York Folklore
Radacha Chihorich, the hero of the Leander part of the novel, is a santir player and monk but also a builder from a long line of masons.
Pavic's The Inner Side of the Wind: A Postmodern Novel by Gorup, Radmila Jovanovic / The Review of Contemporary Fiction
 
 
 
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