Iranian Musical Instruments

Since Iranian traditional music can only be played by special Iranian instruments, these instruments have been and are still being made by Iranians.

The paintings on the Chehel Sotoun walls show women playing musical instruments; serving as an historical indication of the high regard which Iranians reserved for their music.

Some of the musical instruments made by artists are: the lute, the tar, the dotar, the setar, the rebec, the dabdab, the Kamanche, the tonbak, the santur, and etc.

For ornamenting the musical instruments, such artistic works as inlaying, calligraphy and painting are used.