Thank you very much, Kjell!

Thank you, good sir!

@@oldenglishandlyre thanks!!! You do know you are a great inspiration to me!! So it means a lot!!

Thank you very much! Much appreciated!

Thank you very much!

Thank you so much! Our lyre is tuned DEF#GAB. Hope that helps. You can check out our tutorial movies for more good stuff (even tho we recorded those in GABCDE)

@@spikebakker7188 thank you!

@@jensbonde6524 thanks very much, kind sir!!

@@Dutchluthier and to you!!

@@Dutchluthier and to you!!

@@jeroenvandenberg8301 Dank je welll!!!

@@StevenGr73 thank you for your kind words! It means a lot to us!

@@wudangboy thanks for the kind words!!!

@@Gnomewoodworker That is an excellent question! As we speak, we are actually in the process of conducting some experiments and writing an article about different kinds of tailpieces. There are pros and cons to this way (no tailpiece), tuning is no different than with a tailpiece, but replacing a string definitely is... You have to remove and re-tune every string on top of the one you need to replace, so honestly we do not think they did it this way in ye olde days.

@@MoroLyreMusic The reason I am asking is that I build Lyres and find that a fixed bar for the strings is easier to tune then the floating tail piece. I wished I lived closer to you peps would love to see a live performance someday.

@@Gnomewoodworker That's interesting to know!! And likewise, maybe we'll be in your part of the Woods 1 day. :)

@@MegaSuperpotter thank you!

It did have a surreal feeling to it, being there all alone with the sun going down. So, Twin Peaks sound rigth. 😄

@@viperspit96 Hello from The Netherlands!! Feel free to ask your questions. To hopefully answer a few; we are playing replica's of Anglo-Saxon 6 string lyres. Instruments which were played around 1400 years ago. Ours are reconstructed from archeological finds at Sutton Hoo and Taplow. They are amazing to play! The language us a very old version of Frisian, the language spoken in The Netherlands also, around 1400 years ago. It's sadly a dead language now, but we have a few inscriptions left to us. Hope that helps!

@@jensbonde6524 thanks Jens! ❤️

Thanks so much! And yes, we do! These words were found on 2 pieces of yew wood, recovered in 1917. The repeated line and title of the song; Birid Mi means carry me of wear me. The other lyrics are about how even the surf of the sea on the beach will bow down to however 'carries' this amulet. So, theory is that this was probably worn by someone for protection (in battle?). Hope this helps!

Much appreciated!

Thank you very kindly!

Yeah!!! Thanks, man!

Thank you very much!!

Yes, it is! :)

Thanks for your comment! And it's a good question, I am actually not sure... We don't have a 16 string lyre, so I can't try it myself. The second quesion would be a no. It does not make a difference for the chord if you do not strum all the blocked strings. Hope that helps!!

Wow, you got me blushing... ☺️ Thanks for the kind words, and glad you enjoyed it!

Lol, yes, we were horribly misinformed by our source for sheetmusic on this one! ;) Thanks for your kind words!!

@ivanbanan000 There are plenty o' Irish Polka tunes actually. Like the Dingle Polka and the Kerry Polka.

@@spikebakker7188 That's great, thanks! Any Polish jigs around? Like Wroclaw Jig or Bigos Jig. That would be nice.

It's a Kravik lyre. You can play it by plucking the strings or by Block and Strum, like Ilja is doing here. You block/mute certain strings to get the chord you want. :)

I think it's a Nyckelharpa, a Swedish traditional instrument

What Spike says: it is a 7 string lyre. And you are quite right, by damping strings the remaining open strings form chords! :)

@@octosquid48 spike plays a nyckelharpa indeed!

Thanks, we are quite fond of the hats too! :)

Oops, then our intel was wrong. Our sheet music for this says it's Irish... 🤭 Thanks for the correction!

Thank you so much! Much appriciated!

Thank you kindly!

Thanks, good to hear!

Thank you!! That's one of the loveliest comments we've had! :)

Thank you for these kind words!

Lol, guitars are sooooo mainstream. ;) Glad you like it!

Good to hear! 😊

LOL! 😆 It does now!

Thanks for the kind words!

Thank you so much, greetings back from the Netherlands!

Thanks for the kind words! Bit I just hit it with the drumstick, not very hard. Oh wait, you mean the nyckelharpa? 🤪 Just joking... It is a beautiful instrument, and I am glad Spike plays it, because I love hearing it.