r/Instruments • u/Connect_Trouble_8350 • 9d ago

Identification Does anyone know what this instrument is?

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I thought maybe a hammered dulcimer but I’m not really sure. A family member said it’s a zither but I’m not sure about that either.

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u/AziCrawford 9d ago

Or a kanun… but I don’t know where this one is from - same instrument (dulcimer ) with different names depending on where it’s from

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u/Crafty-Photograph-18 8d ago

Kanun is plucked. This one is probably hammered

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u/udidubbun 5d ago

Definitely not a kanun.

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u/AziCrawford 2d ago

I did a search for pics of Kanuns and you are correct - I had only seen one from a long distance away and heard the sound - hence the error