Rayzm Lyre Harp, Solid Wood Mahogany Lyre Musical Instrument, Portable 16 Metal Strings Lye Harp for Adult/Beginners

I believe it is worth 5 stars and I’m not easy to please with so much junk made today. I have different musical instruments, including violin, guitar, ukeleles. I’m no musician but I’ve enjoyed playing them. So I can’t give a professional objective. But, this seems to be a well made item. It’s pretty. Like the color and weight. I’ve tuned the strings easily and will continue to do so until set. Just need tiny increments as you do. It is easy to play, with a soft soothing tone. I wish I learned it sooner in my life but…never too late. I believe this and the tongue drum is my choice these days, for relaxing, calmer, soothing sounds. For the cost, to me, it is worth it. Comes with tuning wrench, extra strings, and a carrying bag. Would purchase again. Maybe our grand daughters would like one :)

I so enjoy my new instrument. First thing I did was tune my instrument to 432 Hertz with a KLIQ UberTuner - Professional Clip-On Tuner for All Instruments (On Amazon). It's a clip on tuner and will take time to get used to. This tuner can be used to turn your instrument on any scale. This is a very beautiful sounding instruments. The instructors state that you will go out of tune often until your strings gets use to being used. So be patient.Then I found some great teachers, songs, and lessons on YouTube. The best thing I did was enroll into an Udemy Class to learn how to play the Lyre Harp.The Udemy Course I enrolled in is: Learn How to Play Lyre Harp, Instructor: Mikael Baggström. He'll have you playing in no time and will show you some great ways to practice. Best wishes and hope this will assist you with your dream of playing the Lyre Harp!

Awesome sound and quality

Beautiful mahogany wood and big sound. Seems to hold its tuning reasonably well compared to what others describe when they first purchase a lyre harp. And a panda!!

Strings break easily

heel mooie klank en met rezerf snaren, heel mooi. een klein minpuntje de draagtas die erbij hoort is maar wat aan de goedkope kant kwa bescherming, beter een meer degelijke beschermtas aanschaffen

Très bel instrument qui a fait très plaisir à mon petit-fils de 18 ans

È arrivata in perfetto stato, un bello strumento facile da imparare e da un bel suono tipico di un'arpa. Veramente consigliato.

Bra kvalite

Arrival:The lyre arrived very quickly and came inside a very nice and stable carrying bag. It was not tuned so the snapping of strings during transport would be prevented and it came in perfect shape. The colour is very pleasing and the only thing necessary before beginning to play was a careful tuning.Tuning:For tuning two different ones are recommended in the instruction sheet. I tried both the one for android and IOS and have to say that android’s tuning app is better, because it gives very specific impressions of which way you still need to turn the key in order to get to the exact note, whilst the IOS app was less intuitive and gave less guidance for complete first-timers at tuning. That being said, the instruction sheet that comes with the lyre gives specific note indications for each string and therefore enables even beginners to (alternatively to the apps) look up tuning tutorials and just follow those. Plan in about 15-20 minutes for first-time tuning and pay close attention to the tightness of the strings as you tune them. None of mine snapped (which may have been because I used to play on a tightly wound celtic harp before), but it can be easy to forget to keep an eye on the tightness of the string on the side of the high pitched notes when trying to tune them to just the right sound.Touch and sound:After the lyre was tuned the sounds it made were magnificent and my partner instantly requested a single-instrument concert.It is notable that this lyre is one piece of solid wood and also lighter than other lyres of a similar size. Unlike what you may assume from a light instrument, it’s notes are not hollow or too high in general. The easy weight makes it possible to hold comfortably in a variety of positions and if you are a fan of both harps and lyres you won’t be disappointed. I started playing as soon as it was tuned completely and after having played on a celtic harp with 19 strings a few years back, this lyre is giving me that feeling right back. Due to it’s smaller size it’s also easier on your back when playing and the strings feel easier to reach too. In terms of the sound I would say that it is characteristic of a lyre to sound a bit less deep in terms of the sound vibrations than a harp, but this lyre comes very close and is exceeding my expectations in that regard!The only slight downside is that the tuning key could use a little bit of sanding around the wooden handle to remove any loose pieces, but that was solved by wearing a rubber glove on the hand that held the tuning key, so it wasn’t an issue. For people with access to sanding paper, just a tiny bit of sanding will do the trick. It’s not very un-sanded and there were no splinters when I handled it with bare hands, but I tend to want to play it safe. The lyre itself is perfectly smooth without a single scratchy or loose bit to it, so absolutely no concerns there.Verdict:I would highly recommend this lyre to anybody who is really interested in both lyres and similar string instruments. Its price makes it an ideal beginner’s practice instrument and the sound quality qualifies it as an addition for anybody who has already been playing music for years. It is a joy to play on and is hard to put down once tuned. Thank you very much for this already much beloved new instrument!