BASSEL OUD - 5-22-2016 at 07:15 AM
Hello
I am looking for chromatic santour or a Luther make this kind of instruments. Any on can help me? Thanks
dario - 5-22-2016 at 08:20 AM
I had a thought about this...the standard Persian santour has 9 courses of 4 strings on each side. This is the same number of strings as 12 courses of
3 strings, so if you buy 6 more bridges (3 treble & 3 bass) and file some new slots on the nuts to guide the strings, you might be able to
improvise a 12-course santour that you can tune chromatically. I don't know if anyone's tried this but I don't see why it wouldn't work. That way you
get a good 3 octaves out of a pretty small instrument.
Otherwise the Greek santouri is chromatic, it's more like a small cymbalom. Famous makers still active include Theofilos Bras (http://www.bras.gr/en/component/content/?view=featured) and Spyros Mamais (http://www.santouri.com/en/instruments/santouri.html), I've heard new instruments are in the region €1500+. Of course if you have a lot of space
and a strong road crew you can just get a concert cymbalom.
BASSEL OUD - 5-22-2016 at 08:39 AM
Many thanks Dario I ll try contact them.
dario - 5-22-2016 at 10:23 AM
There is a Greek santouri player in Paris called Fanis Karoussos (http://www.faniskaroussos.com/), he can certainly give you some good advice.
BASSEL OUD - 5-22-2016 at 12:51 PM
Thanks again my friend
Dr. Oud - 8-22-2016 at 12:31 PM
I have a chromatic santur I made in 2012. I based it on the santur design of Diaroush Salary of Tehran, Iran, and research into Iraqi santur designs.
It has 3 strings per course as do the Iraqi santurs I found. The left side is a full octave of half steps. the right side is tuned for the microtones,
and bass notes. I would sell it for $1,200 with a hard shell case & shipping to US included.
BASSEL OUD - 8-24-2016 at 02:14 PM
Thank you very much dr Oud I have bought one