Categories: Necked bowl lutes | String instruments | Iranian musical instruments | Azerbaijani music A Tombak (also known as tonbak, donbak, dombak and zarb, in Persian تمبک) is a goblet drum from Persia (now commonly known as Iran). ... Iranian musical instruments can be broadly classified into three categories, namely classical, western and folk. ... A string instrument (or stringed instrument) is a musical instrument that produces sound by means of vibrating strings. ... side view of the gaychak front view of the gaychak The ghaychak is a stringed musical instrument from Iran. ... It has been suggested that Kamancha be merged into this article or section. ... The robab (also spelled rubāb) is a plucked string instrument from Iran. ... // History The barbat is an ancient instrument of Persian origin, refined during the Arab age into the current form of oud. ... Chang may refer to: Chang (surname), a Chinese and Korean surname. ... The dutar (Also dotar or doutar) is a traditional long-necked two-stringed lute found in Central Asia. ... The qanún is a musical string instrument used in Middle-Eastern music. ... The robab (also spelled rubāb) is a plucked string instrument from Iran. ... Hossein Alizadeh playing the sallaneh The sallaneh (سلانه) is a newly developed plucked string instrument made under the supervision of the Iranian musician Hossein Alizadeh, and constructed by Siamak Afshari. ... The Saz (from Persian: ‎ , music) is a plucked stringed instrument, popular in Turkey, Iran, Azerbaijan, Armenia, and the Balkan countries. ... Tanbur The tanbur (var. ... Iranian Tar Woman playing the tar in a painting from the Hasht-Behesht Palace in Isfahan Iran, 1669 Iranian Tar The tar is a long-necked, waisted lute found in Iran, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Armenia and other areas near the Caucasus region. ... Front and rear views of an oud. ... Santur Woman playing the santur in a painting from the Hasht-Behesht Palace in Isfahan Iran, 1669 The santur (سنتور – also santÅ«r, santour, santoor) is a hammered dulcimer of Iran. ... A woodwind instrument is a wind instrument in which sound is produced by blowing against an edge or by a vibrating reed, and in which the pitch governed by the resonant frequencies of an enclosed air column. ... Sorna (Persian سورنا, سُرنا sornā, also سورنای, سُرنای sornāy, also Surna and Surnay) is an ancient Iranian woodwind instrument. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... A percussion instrument is any object which produces a sound by being struck with an implement, shaken, rubbed, scraped, or by any other action which sets the object into vibration. ... The word daf and similar can mean: The word daff is a colloquial short form of daffodil. ... The dhol (Punjabi: ਢੋਲ, ڈھول; Hindustani: ढोल, ڈھول; Armenian: Ô´Õ¸Õ¬) dohol (Persian: ), is a drum (a percussion musical instrument) widely used in India and Pakistan, usually the Punjab region, the Indian/Pakistani province of Punjab, Maharastra and Gujarat. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into Tapan. ... Doyra (also dojra) is an Uzbek percussion musical instrument, which is something intemediate between a drum and a tambourine. ... Naqareh The term naqareh(Naqqarat, naqqarah/naghghareh, nakkare, kös/kus) is the Sindhi form of the Arabic naqqarah. ... The Goblet drum is a goblet or hour-glass shaped hand drum used in Arab music, Persian music, Balkan music and Turkish music. ... A Kus (Persian کوس kÅ«s) is a large-sized ancient Persian kettledrum, similar to a Timpani. ... Sanj or Senj (Persian سنج) is a metallic Percussion Instrument, like cymbal, but much larger in diameter, cup- or bell-shaped plates. ...