Santur: kufotokoza kwa chida, kapangidwe, phokoso, mbiri, momwe kusewera

Santur ndi chida chakale chazingwe choyimba, chodziwika kumayiko akum'mawa.

Chodabwitsa cha santoor yaku Irani ndikuti sitimayo (thupi) imapangidwa ngati trapezoid yamatabwa osankhidwa, ndipo zikhomo zachitsulo (zonyamula zingwe) zili m'mbali. Sitima iliyonse imadutsa zingwe zinayi za noti imodzi yokha, zomwe zimapangitsa kuti phokoso likhale lolemera kwambiri komanso logwirizana.

Nyimbo zopangidwa ndi santur zadutsa zaka mazana ambiri ndipo zafika ku nthawi yathu. Nkhani zambiri zamakedzana zimatchula za kukhalapo kwa chida choimbira ichi, makamaka Torah. Kulengedwa kwa santur kunachitika mothandizidwa ndi mneneri wachiyuda ndi Mfumu Davide. Nthano imanena kuti iye ndiye adapanga zida zingapo zoimbira. Pomasulira, "santur" amatanthauza "kudula zingwe", ndipo amachokera ku liwu lachi Greek "psanterina". Zinali pansi pa dzina limeneli pamene adatchulidwa m'buku lopatulika la Torah.

Kusewera santurn, timitengo tating'ono tating'ono tating'ono tokhala ndi masamba otalikira kumapeto amagwiritsidwa ntchito. Nyundo zazing'ono zotere zimatchedwa mizrabs. Palinso makiyi osiyanasiyana, phokosolo likhoza kukhala mu kiyi ya G (G), A (A) kapena C (B).