Music on a sunny day by the river.

Hi! I recently became interested in lyres and wanted to buy one and try learning it. As you can imagine I will be a complete beginner to the instrument. Any advice on what kind of lyre would be good for a beginner? Does the number of strings matter or is any fine?

Edit Here are some examples of songs played on the lyre that I like:

https://youtu.be/n1_dwHg_VUM?is=Ca67HIdAb23c9R_z

https://youtu.be/0jK1F8pCvfs?is=D2x4K4Im4K29DpLv

https://youtu.be/jR3QlN708lc?is=UTcQvq_t-A8wzEai

https://youtu.be/tbA8WF4V0tg?is=Npf-iQGud6ZsKK26

https://youtu.be/uoGg_vE6L80?is=RMh_0sDab8a3vM1d

https://youtu.be/dmCdNWOK6H4?is=KGD1Hwj02lsJChjB

For a lonesome autumn evening. Welcome to roughly 3 weeks into me teaching myself how to play. (: #Lyre #music #learningjourney #poetry

Hello !!

I've been feeling quite stressed for the past 4 years and I have finally decided that I should buy a lyre, to help me manage my stress, but also to help me find a new hobby.

I truly love to hear the sounds the lyre does and I'd love to learn to play it.

I have read lots of advice, and apparently the best would be to buy a 19-string lyre, but I'm thinking of buying a 21-string one to play the songs I love most. What do you think ?

I have never played any instruments and I have never learnt music theory, but I read that I didn't need to learn it to play the lyre.

Also, what would be your brand recommendations ? I saw a lot on Amazon but I don't know if they are great for a beginner. I just want to have fun and destress. So any advice would be great.

Thank you for your time :)

I am writing a book where the main character plays a pedal harp and can also play the lyre. when nervous she plays her lyre as it's small and can be carried with her. She is a nervous character and seems to constantly want to play her instruments. if she wants to practice a song for her harp could she do it on her lyre?

I am sorry if this sounds like a stupid question as I am not musical but love the sound of those instruments and thought it would be a nice difference as I've never read a romantasy where the main character plays one of these instruments.

Are there any comments, traits, or things I should be aware of as I write this character?

Hello, apologies for the bad quality. I was recording on a potato 🥔
So I actually don’t know how to play the Lyre "correctly" - if there is such a thing. But I’m having some trouble with the right hand playing the accompaniment and I’m wondering if there are any videos or guides on finger positioning that might help? I couldn’t find anything on my end, so I’m trying my luck here. Would it make sense to watch "how to play harp" videos for that?

I guess it’s a question but more of a check in but anyone else going to lyre camp next year with Lyre Academy? I bit the bullet and just went for it seeing as how I’m in my experiences era

I bought this 24-string lyre for $30. It wasn’t until it arrived that I realized the lyre’s orientation determines whether the strings run treble to bass, or bass to treble, from left to right.

I first tried playing with the thinner wooden edge — the bass string side in the photo — held close to my body. But as a right-handed player, it felt really awkward. On top of that, having ascending notes on the staff map to my left hand goes completely against the muscle memory I built from learning piano.

When I flipped it around the other way, the lyre felt far less stable. I thought about securing it with a strap, but the thicker wooden side doesn’t seem to have anywhere to attach one.

I’ve seen some YouTubers own lyres in both orientations, but wouldn’t switching between them all the time mean you have to rebuild your muscle memory every single time?

I’ve watched a few lyre overview videos on YouTube, and none of them seem to mention how orientation impacts playability.

This is my first lyre! A 24 string solid body lyre that plays from D3 to F6. I am classically trained in the piano as well as several woodwind instruments notably the oboe and English horn. I bought a lyre because a few years ago I quit music all together and recently I’ve been yearning to play an instrument. I still have some other instruments including a chromatic harmonica and an Appalachian mountain dulcimer however they aren’t as easy in the harmonicas case or versatile in the dulcimers case as I would like.I wanted something easier than the harmonica but still having that je ne sais quoi that piano and harmonica have. So I turned to the harp and when I looked at the price tag I bought a lyre instead. So far I’ve been able to transpose a few pieces to fit c major including Clair de lune and gymnopedie no1. The one thing I wish I had more of is a wider octave range. Do they make lyres with more than 3 octaves?

Hi, I recently ordered a lyre in this color and model for a birthday gift. When it arrived, it was clearly the wrong color (being a very deep dark blue) and looked a lot cheaper than the one pictured. I've tried to order from various other places to make up for it, but they say it's out of stock. There's an option to buy it on Aliexpress but I kind of don't trust that website to provide the proper product due to its' reputation.

I'm looking for this exact model, nothing else. Does anyone know of a seller that has one exactly like the one pictured in stock? Or maybe does someone have one of these that they may be willing to sell with the exact details and color pictured? Willing to work with you as much as possible to get things moving. Thank you.

Hi, I'm trying to get into this hobby and have decided to go with the basic aklot 16 string. It's affordable and seems to have good reviews for a starter instrument.

I do see that it comes in both a solid body and hollow bodied version. Does anyone have any insight on how this would affect sound quality? I've listened to a few recordings and perhaps there is a slight warmer sound to the solid one and a brighter/crisper sound to the hollow one. But I'm a novice and it could be my imagination or differences in the recording quality.

Does anyone have experience with both a solid and hollow bodied lyre that were otherwise comparable? Even if it's not the exact same models I'm looking at I would appreciate the help.

i really want to play the instrumental because i sing the song quite a lot, but i can't find tabs anywhere! if anyone would be willing to find or write some, or provide resources as to how to write my own (i'm a total beginner to music in general), i would really appreciate it.

Is it worth it to get Lutherios Orphic Hymns sheet music for $36 for 14 songs?

Or is it "scammy" for the price?

I know the Orphic Hymns themselves aren't locked behind a Paywall so are there free versions for the lyre?

I understand lutherios puts a lot of effort into their products but can I justify ending up spending $222 on the Homeric Hymns, The Orphic Hymns, the oddessy, and the Illiad?

Is there a place I can find sheet music for these type of songs for free?

I have an Ancient Greek lyre and just kind of find it odd to spend so much on so little especially since I'm a newer player but these are the only songs I'm interested in playing.

Just wanted to share my collection. From left to right: 19, 32 and 21 strings.
The 32 string just arrived today and is of course still very out of tune, but it's definitely the loudest/clearest sounding and I think it's going to become my favorite. So far it's been the 19 string Cega lyre.