Anglo Saxon Lyre

This is a copy of the Sutton Hoo Lyre I made earlier this year, in this video example I am plucking the strings with my fingertips. do check out my other Lyre video with a strumming sample.

Category:

Music

Tags:

• Anglo
• Saxon
• Lyre
• Sutton
• Hoo
• Luthier
• harp
• Instrument
• Music
• early

[cabbage0dusk]

How hard is this to learn? I've been looking for an instrument to learn for a while now which isn't too complex and is fairly portable, the lyre seems like it could be great!

[michaeljking]

@cabbage0dusk The instrument that fits that description today is the ukulele, but if you are into re-enactment or like medieval or ancient music then the Lyre is super easy to learn to strum chords and play with(see my video playing guide). It has a very limited range of music though that can be a springboard to some or a limitation.

[ImTheFlyWhiteGuy]

@michaeljking what kind of strings is that?? trying to learn about tradisional strings.. is it nylon or animalguts?

[michaeljking]

@ImTheFlyWhiteGuy This example is real animal gut strings.

[trollgoal]

what's the tuning on that?

[michaeljking]

@trollgoal Its G a b c d e, see my lyre tuning video ;)

[Loremeister]

Hey buddy, Saxons kick ass!

[bostonsocks17]

I got here from Skyrim? :P

[HalomOvered]

@michaeljking

Did you make the strings?

[ImTheFlyWhiteGuy]

@ImTheFlyWhiteGuy We have some instrumens here in Norway that is very alike. what is it`s origins? where does this perticulare instrumet coming from?

[ImTheFlyWhiteGuy]

@michaeljking really:-) first time I heard it. absolutely awesome sound, didn`t know that it`s sound was so clear:-)) only two question: does it get fastly offtuned? and can it be played with struming (hardlike, with a pick or something)?

[michaeljking]

@bostonsocks17 will try that soon I hope......