Germanic Lyre

[BUZOSKARSON]

great !

[beezerboy94]

What type of strings are those?

[ccommmedi]

@beezerboy94 the strings of this instrument are metal, original they used gut, you can use for that stings mad of plastic

[andylowings]

if the teacher of the workshiop "preferred the [incorrect] sound of wire strings" then surely it is only a modernised impression of a Germanic lyre?

Why would someone `prefer` something wrong?

[dromedar63]

Interessant. Hab ich noch nie gesehen. Sozusagen eine Nichtautomatischeautoharp ... Weiter so und viel Freude mit der Autoharp.

[jedimastert0810]

ich mag. ich sehr mag. klein, aber schoen. ich bin deutsch lernen, so ich habe keine ahnung, wie zu fuer "tuning of the lyre" oder "sheet music" fragen.

[jedimastert0810]

@jedimastert0810 ich bin auf Amerikanisch

[ccommmedi]

@jedimastert0810 the lyre is tuned in c d e f g a. Sheet music didnt exist.

[jedimastert0810]

@ccommmedi danke

[BlastBeatDolly]

This is amazing, epic!!

[MartinRaetzJr]

Wird gegriffen wie eine historische griechische Lyra - durch Abdämpfen (falls ich das bei der Videoqualität richtig beobachten konnte). Beeindruckende Leistung! Schöner Klang auch.

Frohe Weihnachten

Martin

[nickers2]

crazy awesome

[andylowings]

How do you know that wire strings were used?

Kind regards

Andy Lowings

[Asgath]

Steel strings wouldn't have been used, they're a very modern invention. They're just a lot cheaper and easier to get hold of than the various traditional materials such as Horses hair or gut.

[ccommmedi]

@Asgath you right, steel strings are not used original. The teacher of the workshop prefered steel stings becouse the sound.

[a0e0roberts]

What are your strings tuned to?

[ccommmedi]

@a0e0roberts tuned in c d e f g a

[LHPOdianAzazel]

Wow, I want one of these to make traditional Northern European Folk elements into my own music. The acoustic sounds has always attracted me now I see why.

[SaraCHA88]

This is the birth of Metal ppl!!! LOL Beautiful sound =)

[TakunaNuva]

@SaraCHA88 Metalheads! Know your roots! ;)

[AgentCow27]

Beautifully played. It is a shame that there are so few today that have heard the sound of a Germanic or Anglo Saxon lyre played properly.

I have a quick question, would you tell me how you got this lyre? (I would very much like to have one) or if you built it would you show me your instructions?

Please, full songs would be amazing to hear if you have any.

[a0e0roberts]

Michael King sells a CD with instructions and blueprints for several historic Northern European lyres. I'm building my third...

We've had people in class who had no wordworking experiance finish lyres, though it was a challenge for them! With a bit or workshop experiance and a good selection of tools, these aren't too hard to build. Not compared to a guitar, for example.

[u2poz]

wow i love that!! :)

[TheTuberRose]

Beautiful sound!

[beowulfsword08]

This design of lyre is from the Sutton Hoo ship burial, such treasure to behold!

[LaCarusiella]

Can you imagine Beatles singing playing those things?

[qazxswec500]

Scarily enough, yeah I can :|

It is creepy to think about how long those harmonies have been in existance, meaning something to someone..

An interesting comment, you made :)

[VIKlNG]

Sounds great, wish it were longer. Not enough strumming style of playing on youtube. There's rather finger picking or instructional videos. Nice work.

[Clayton412]

This is an Anglo-Saxon lyre, to be specific; it sounds very good.

[ccommmedi]

Thank you, but especially this lyre is a lyre from the germanic tribes "Alemanni". There where found some in there graves, one had the year of death 580 after Christ.

Greeting to the USA! (Which state?)

[a0e0roberts]

Wie sind Ihre Saiten abgestimmt?

[ccommmedi]

@a0e0roberts Die Saiten sind in in c d e f g a gestimmt.

[ageshero]

whoa man! thats awesome...

[AlphaSigma10]

beautiful sound, write your own lyre

[bnprenaissance]

So this is where the guitar springs from.

[HumanGrinder]

actually, the guitar springs from the instrument called Zither, which is similar but ot quite the same...

Anyways, maybe the Zither comes from here!

[MrRedSG]

zither was first... this even comes from the zither

[bnprenaissance]

Theres been various stringed instruments throughout the world.I read the modern guitar comes from either spain or Italy.

[TuomasIsMyGod]

The guitar originates from the Middle East. Northern European lyres seemed to have emerged independent of the Greco-Roman lyres. It seems these kinds of stringed instruments were used all over Europe and the Middle East. Other cultures seem to focus on rythm rather than melody.

[syaoranchic]

This is really great! I love hearing the lyre played in this style. You should play more!

[Liraxtime]

Hi, I also play lyre made in Germany, but my lyre looks very different from yours, both by shape and way of playing.

I would like to learn more from you.

I look forward to seeing more of your movies.

[lloydbrookes10]

never seen a lyre strummed like a guitar before, normally plucked.. but i'm no expert!

[Lidskjalf]

Very nice lyre! I have built one myself but i had never succeed too tune it, i had no the right tools for that.

[kiuioiuytrew]

i have never seen this instrument.very interesting

[youngbyun]

even more cool!

[youngbyun]

cool, where did you get it?

[ccommmedi]

it was a workshop

[dontcryoverspiltmilk]

interesting instrument that looks fun to play