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Tunbūr-i shirvīnān

Tunbūr-i shirvīnān a 14th- to 15th-c. tanbūr of Islam, with deep piriform body and 2 strings tuned a 2nd apart, played with bare hands (147 Farmer). New Oxford History of Music. Vol. 1, “Ancient and Oriental Music.” London, 1957.

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