Chitrali sitar

The chitrali sitar (Urdu: چترالی ستھار‎)is a long-necked lute played in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. It is not related to the Indian sitar and its name is probably a corruption of setar a Central Asian and Iranian long-necked lute. The instrument has five strings in three courses, the middle course being of one string. Melody is played on the top two strings which are fretted together.

Chitrali sitar

The chitrali sitar (Urdu: چترالی ستھار‎)is a long-necked lute played in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. It is not related to the Indian sitar and its name is probably a corruption of setar a Central Asian and Iranian long-necked lute. The instrument has five strings in three courses, the middle course being of one string. Melody is played on the top two strings which are fretted together.