What is "shurangiz"

n. A modern Iranian musical instrument, a member of the lute family, with a skin face and six strings.

Shurangiz is a new Iranian musical instrument, a member of the lute family, developed under supervision of the Iranian musician Hossein Alizadeh. It has a skin face, six strings, a longer finer fingerboard and increased number of frets comparing with its original prototype setar.