Chang

Chang (Pers., Pahl.: bent), 1. *angular harp of pre-Islamic Persia, with tapering resonator and a variable number of strings: 13-40 are mentioned. The strings were plucked by both hands. It was introduced in pre-Islamic times into Arabia, where the name became modified to *jank; 2. in the 18th c. the name chang was given to a dulcimer or psaltery, usually with 6 strings; 3. Jew's-harp of the Kirghiz; 4. syn. of murchang, the Jew's-harp of India (89 Farmer, 170). Sort…