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The Kanun is a Zither-like instrument and is a
descendant of the old Egyptian Harp. The Harp was the only stringed
instrument of Egypt's old Kingdom and dates back to 2575-2134 BC.
Triangular in shape, it has 26 sets of 3 strings and is played with
either the players fingernails or two tortoise-shell picks, one in
each hand. The individual groups of three strings are played as a
single string.
Today, nylon or PVC strings are commonly used to string the
instrument with strings stretched over a single bridge, resting
on fish skins on one end and fed into tuning pegs at the opposite
end.
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