What musical instrument generally having 17-23 strings derives its name from Persian meaning 'three strings'?
Tar (string instrument) Tar (string instrument) Tar (; ) is an Iranian long-necked, waisted instrument, shared by many cultures and countries including Iran, Azerbaijan, Armenia, Georgia, and others near the Caucasus region. The word "tār" means "string" in Persian, and is also related to the names of the sitar, setar (سه‌تار, "three strings") and dutar (دوتار, "two strings"). It was invented in the 18th century and has since become one of the most important musical instruments in Iran and the Caucasus, particularly in Persian classical music, and the favoured instrument for radifs. In 2012, the craftsmanship and performance art of the Azerbaijani tar
Philomel (musical instrument) under the fingerboard rests against the table. Philomel also is another name for the nightingale, which perhaps is where the instrument gets its name. Philomel (musical instrument) Philomel (; or "Stahlgeige" ) is the name of a musical instrument similar to the violin, but having four steel, wire strings. It has been invented around Monaco di Baviera in the middle of the nineteenth century and has got some similarities with the Bowedmelodion also known as Streichmelodion The philomel has a body with incurvations similar to those of the guitar; therefore, without corner blocks, the outline of the upper lobe forms