The Setar got its name from ''Seh'' (three) and Tar because the instrument originally had only 3 strings. It was at the
beginning of the Ghajar era that the fourth string was added by a man called Moshtagh Ali Shah.
The Setar is made
from wood and is rather ''pear-shaped''. It has a thinner fingerboard than the Tar and is played by the index finger.
Sufis also play the Setar a lot. Through history, the Setar has been officially banned but was still played illegally
in private.
