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16 String Wooden Lyre Harp Instrument

16-String Wooden Lyre Harp Instrument

Regular price $189.00

This 16-String Wooden Lyre is a musical instrument belonging to the chordophone family, alongside the harp and the guitar.

Its resonance box is made from solid mahogany, a timber known for the richness and warmth it lends to the sound, while its strings are made of steel.

This instrument is aimed primarily at beginners and intermediate musicians.

Unlike a classical harp or a guitar, the lyre is tuned to a diatonic scale: each string corresponds directly to a correct note, which means you can play it without knowing music theory or how to read sheet music.

Combined with steel strings, the mahogany produces a clear, slightly crystalline tone, somewhere between a harp and an acoustic guitar, with a resonance that lingers after each pluck.

This instrument belongs to an ancient tradition found across Europe, particularly in the Celtic cultures of Ireland, Scotland and Wales, as well as in the Nordic and Baltic regions, where similar lyres have accompanied singing and oral poetry since antiquity.

Today, the lyre is commonly used in relaxation and wellbeing settings, in meditation music, sound therapy, or simply as an accessible hobby at home, well away from any stage or professional performance.

SPECIFICATIONS

  • Dimensions: 37.5 x 26 x 3.5 cm
  • Soundbox material: solid mahogany
  • String material: steel
  • Number of strings: 16
  • Colour: light wood or dark wood
  • Inclusions: tuning wrench, spare set of strings, pick, user manual

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  • Delivery: 8 to 13 Business Days
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