The sallaneh () is a newly developed plucked string instrument made under the supervision of the Iranian musician

Hossein Alizadeh Hossein Alizadeh (; born August 24, 1951) is an Iranian musician, composer, radif-preserver, researcher, teacher, and tar, shurangiz and setar instrumentalist and improviser. He has performed with such musicians as Shahram Nazeri, Mohamm ...

, and constructed by Siamak Afshari. It is inspired by the ancient Persian lute called '' barbat''. The barbat used to have three strings, but the sallaneh has six melody and six harmonic strings giving Alizadeh a new realm in lower tones.article at
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