Lyre Harp, 17 Metal Strings Maple Saddle Mahogany Body Lyra Harp with Bag key included

From my 13 year old:I am completely satisfied with my harp! It came in perfect, nothing wrong with it; worth it's weight in gold! Of course, I had to tune it several times, but now it holds it's tune very well. It seems durable, just don't pull with all your might on them. The apperance looks nice, and it is very comfortable to hold. As far as tuning it, I would recommend the app Gstrings. It is easy for beginners to use. The only negitave is the fact that you cannot access the strings from both sides (which is not a real problem for me, but it might be for some people). Also, technically, this is a left-handed harp, but that dosen't matter unless you switch to a right-handed harp. If your fingers are not used to playing on strings, it can take a while for calluses to build up, be forewarned! All in all, I would say that is worth every dollar I paid for it and it deserves a five star review!

Gorgeous instrument. Tunes well (yes new strings have to stretch and settle) Holds tuning better than I expected. Lovely craftsmanship on cutout stag and carved vines. Shape of lyre is flowing and pleasing. If you know nothing about musical instruments or music theory you will be challenged, but in C major (A minor) you can play almost any song. You just have to start on the right note. I find the tone of this lyre quite beautiful. It has lovely resonance and volume control is easy. I did not receive the cleaning cloth as advertised, but tuner wrench, picks, and elementary booklet were there, as were the extra string set. If you tune gently, you won't break the strings. They will wear out eventually, but that's what steel strings do. For this price, I never expected such a nice lyre.

The color blue looks nice. It is not the easiest instrument to learn, but interesting. The music notes go up, but the notes on lyre are other way, and I have to retrain my brain. For example, when musical notes go higher , the strings you play are like lower, closer to you. I like it, and it is good for first instrument.Update: I tried another Lyre harp and found that some other lyre harps the notes going higher go from left to right. Thus, look at this Lyre and the curve, which if you hold against your body (the curved part), it goes to your right side, which is for left handed people!! I will have to return and get a different one with the curve to left side of the instrument to hold against my left side to play with right hand. But this instrument really sounds nice!!

I love that you can not know anything about instruments or music and make beautiful sounds with this Lyre. It is tricky to tune at first, (I found an app. that I use that makes it pretty easy) and after the first few day it holds its tune pretty well. I did find a canvas belt to use as an off hand strap, so I can use it both handed, and I use a piece of a yoga mat to hold it secure on my lap. It is "slippery". It is really fun to "play" with, and like I said it has a really beautiful sound.

This harp is beautiful in both its craftsmanship and sound. I'm totally new to this type of instrument, but I think it's easy to learn. It did take awhile for the tuning to settle (about 2 weeks), but once it did, everything sounds and plays great. I look forward to mastering this lovely instrument!

Gorgeous instrument that sounds amazing, easy to tune, great value, and amazingly portable. I love that the case is very protective of the lyre.

Love, love this item, exactly as advertised

The media could not be loaded. 1. It will go out of tune constantly for the first couple times you tune it, but honestly held them fairly well after a few tunings and have had to retune certain string periodically but they stay nice now.2. Tune gently, micro movements. Pluck the string when you wrench is on the knob so you can hear how much your micro adjustments change the tune. Any tuning app will do.3. Quality is expected for the price 69.99 when I purchased it. Minor defects but nothing that makes it ugly/noticeable really or changes the sound.4. Very comfortable to play.5. I’ve played it every day for a little under a month and I’ve had no issues whatsoever.I wish the strings were colored to help you know where you’re at but that’s my only ask.In love with it. Easy to play. Great for beginners like myself.