Review: Setar Construction, An Iranian Musical Instrument, by Masser Shirazi

2004
AL#77 p.64               read this article
Marc Connelly                                                                                           

▪ The setar is a “long-necked, fretted, 3-or 4-stringed instrument with a gourd-shaped soundbox,” (reviewer’s description). The reviewer loves this book about how to construct the setar, admires it for its detail and concision, and enjoys the fact that it is printed in both English and Persian script (in 2 sections, not both at once).