24 String Lyre /Solid Mahogany Unboxing & Extensive How to ~Tips and Tricks & MORE/even my new Puppy

[@ruth8753]

Your so sweet! Love your singing too!

[@MariaCalfaDePaul]

awe thanks so much~~

[@SamanthaonMars]

Warning: Cuteness overload. Gracie is absolutely adorable!

[@MariaCalfaDePaul]

Awe thanks so much!

[@Joseph_harpist]

Thank you for very infomercial reviews of 24 strings lyre harp. I have a similar 24 strings as you have but it’s a box type. The first things I did after unbox was untied all 24 strings and recoiling them up ward instead of down ward this way it helps the strings stays in tune more, the method which are very similarly to Riverie harp if you could see the KZbin video on how to restring the Riverie harp. Then I uses the Kalimba’ s tuning hammer tapping the tuning wrench up/down to fine tune all the strings to its correct pitch. After one years of regularly tuning and playing now my lyre strings stays in tune more and more. Now I can just pick my lyre and plays without having to tuning it too often like they were when I first got them.

[@MariaCalfaDePaul]

Very interesting !! I will have to re watch the reverie video thank you !! And thanks for watching my video :) Enjoy your lyre !

[@musicalmiscellany]

That is a very cool looking lyre. I love the way they did the bridge with the S-shape. It looks and sounds darn good! This was a super informative video BTW. It was a review and a lesson on tuning lyres all in one. LOL. So good to see the new puppy there at the end. What a cutie and yes... Bailey totally approves.

[@MariaCalfaDePaul]

Awe thanks so much ! Yes I really like this lyre and can't wait to get it in tune to play some music It will be fun to use maybe even with the tongue drums And that's what I was thinking that a lot of folks have asked me many times about tuning so I would throw it into this one especially that Gracie was kind enough to take a nice nap And I'm so glad you got to see Gracie and I appreciate your kind words about Bailey !! Thanks friend !! 💕🎶

[@joshua2400]

Jesus Christ loves you both :" ) have a great day my friends

[@rooseveltdumornay4954]

Cute puppy.

[@MariaCalfaDePaul]

Awe thanks. She was so little. I had to watch that part to see her small again. She’s now almost an year and 8’months. I can’t believe it!! But she’s still our “puppy” lol

[@jesseenriquez4989]

I just got into Lyre; I plan to get this

[@MariaCalfaDePaul]

Awesome enjoy !! And thanks for watching and commenting

[@dagothwave6623]

Great video! Love your energy also your dog is so cute!

[@MariaCalfaDePaul]

Awe thanks so much !

[@connieLo87365]

The dots are higher notes. Kalimbas use the number system too. Harps and Lyres high to the body but some lyres are reversed. Teversed are great for lefty’s. Thank You for the wonderful unboxing. Looks beautiful

[@MariaCalfaDePaul]

Awesome ! Thanks for the great and useful info !! And thanks for watching my video :)

[@perezparra86]

God bless you ❤

[@MariaCalfaDePaul]

@@perezparra86 thanks so much

[@JEHomestead]

Beautiful Lyre! I' m still on the fence on purchasing a stringed instrument and have been watching video's on Lyre's , Uke's, Violins etc. I have never played any kind of instrument so It's over whelming :) I found your channel and I have been binge watching! I subbed :) Your "Gracie" is so precious!

[@MariaCalfaDePaul]

Oh thanks so much for your viewership of my channel Glad that you are getting to watch some videos The lyre and the tongue drum are very forgiving instruments for people who are new to playing instruments ;if you look under the playlist tab I have tried to organize the videos under the various instrument type Good luck and I hope that you get to enjoy playing your own instrument soon :)

[@King.Sheshbazzar]

This lyre is actually still meant to be played high to low it’s just a left-handed lyre. That curve side of the lyre is meant to rest against your body while the other side is held by the right hand leaving your left hand free to play from low to high.

[@MariaCalfaDePaul]

@@King.Sheshbazzar ahhhh I had no idea they came rim left or right. Very interesting!

[@sswwiinnccee]

It is beautiful but it is back to front for me. I’ve learned to play on a 16 string that has the low strings on the left and high on the right. I don’t think I could relearn it the other way around, I’d be very uncomfortable with that. It’s nice that they make them both ways. I’m sure that way would suit many people, but for me as a left hander I like it the other way. Plus it kinda makes sense to go left to right in my eyes, but again it depends on which side you hold it from. Thanks for the video though ✌🏼❤️🎵🎶

[@MariaCalfaDePaul]

@@sswwiinnccee thanks for watching and yes I can totally understand that. I sometimes feel it should be the other way around too. Like I’m never sure which way to play it lol

[@MariaCalfaDePaul]

And thanks for watching!

[@sswwiinnccee]

@ I hold it perpendicular to myself and I play towards me with the highest strings closest to me. I know if I had a full sized harp then that’s how it would be played and I want to acquire a full sized harp and learn to play that, which is why I play it the same way so I don’t have to relearn it from a different angle or with the strings the other way around.

[@MariaCalfaDePaul]

@ that’s a great idea to keep the muscle memory going

[@gaudencioalcantara4079]

How to amplify this type of harp. I have this type of harp I bought from Temu.

[@MariaCalfaDePaul]

@@gaudencioalcantara4079 you can use contact pickups They are fairly inexpensive and they stick on but I would use tacky tape that blue putty or you might ruin the finish. Even the blue tacky puddy might dull it so proceed at your own risk :)

[@nova-kiin]

Oh wow this is the exact lyre I ordered, and this is the most informative video I’ve seen so far. So thank you SO MUCH for all of this, I’ve already learned a lot and I can’t wait to get started, thank you!!! Also please tell Gracie she’s beautiful and that I absolutely love her 🥰 I wonder where she gets her hair done, I wish mine looked that fluffy hahaha! 😄

[@MariaCalfaDePaul]

Your comment made me smile. Im so happy that you enjoyed my video and I hope you get a lot of pleasure from the lyre!! Thank you for your wonderful words about my Gracie!! I am releasing a video soon that is so cute because she steals the show. It’s with a tongue drum and harp! I hope you can check it out when I release it. Thank you again !

[@elleekani]

I’m interested in buying one, how are you liking yours so far?

[@nova-kiin]

@@elleekani I’m giving you a FULL review so it might be long! I absolutely LOVE it, it took about a week for my strings to settle, the first day was frustrating as it got out of tune while I was struggling to tune the other strings 😅 I had to tune it 3 times during the day to have it stay long enough to play something. The second day and the others were better, but I tuned and played the hell out of it every single day of that week, which is why it worked that fast I think. I’ve had it for 2 weeks now, it sounds full and soothing, though I occasionally have to tune 1 or 2 strings here and there. It’s sometimes uncomfortable to hold when playing with both hands so I got a piece of fabric similar to a telamon, this way I can wrap the fabric around my wrist and use both hands without having to stabilize the lyre. Because it has 24 strings, you might end up having a hard time keeping track of them. It’s kinda hard for me to play without having the strings marked in some way, but I still haven’t found a reliable way to mark them. Nail polish on the strings changes the sound so I removed it, and some people have suggested using posca or sharpie markers on C and F strings, but it doesn’t stay on the thinner strings, it just peels away as soon as your finger touches it, and because the thicker strings are slightly furrowed, it stays better but it muffles the sound so bad that the strings no longer give that resonance and now I have to change them, so I wouldn’t suggest doing that 😅 some people just mark the knobs at the top but I like looking at the strings instead when I play so I’d like the strings themselves to be marked, if you have a suggestion 😅😅 Because it has 24 strings, but its size is barely bigger than the size of a 16 strings lyre, the strings are pretty close together, so playing it requires some focus, but I do finger exercises often, at least once every day, so now I’ve gotten used to them. I’d suggest doing that for at least a week, unless you’re used to notes being close together. I don’t think you can expect to play harmonics on this type of lyre, I’ve tried and it doesn’t work. You would have to place your left pointer finger under the strings where the harmonics can be played, then pinch the string with your other hand while immediately removing your finger, so it’s tricky, but that’s the only way I’ve managed to play them so far. The bowl of the lyre easily picks up dust and little particles so it needs to be cleaned often and stored in its protective bag/case, I’ve found. Lastly, I tuned my lyre in C major, so I try to only find sheets and tabs in C major, but sometimes I’ll find a piano sheet that’s easy to convert, so you can definitely change the scale to C major (or just tune your lyre differently for every song but that’s tedious). Sometimes it doesn’t work very well to change the scale though, especially if there are accidental notes in the melody. So you have to work around that, find strategies to fool your ears into not picking up the inaccuracy. But it’s a very easy instrument to get into, especially if you already have some musical knowledge, but even without it, I find that it’s a pretty forgiving instrument. So I’d say absolutely go for it!

[@MariaCalfaDePaul]

@@elleekani good so far so good!!

[@kissingthehomies]

@@nova-kiin Hi, so I'm looking into becoming the musician in my family since my brother is a coder and my sister is an artist while I've been stuck with no talents for years and I've been really interested in instruments and I have absolutely no idea what to do with a stringed instrument, so do the strings settle on their own or do you have to play it for it to settle? I don't want to sound stupid but I've just played a recorder and xylophone so that's why I don't know anything about string instruments. I am going to get this exact harp soon, a few kalimbas, and hopefully a violin in the future so I just want to know what to do when I do get the harp.

[@bobskewer1874]

Looking to find 24 strings in the other orientation... I may have to settle for 16 or 19 string. My brain wants to look at this like a piano with notes going up from left to right. Still dubious of getting the right one even after double checking pictures, I imagine "making sure" and still getting something "backwards" that's even more trouble to return.

[@MariaCalfaDePaul]

Good luck !! And thanks for watching !

[@twinkle04evr]

How much this instrument will cost?

[@MariaCalfaDePaul]

Right now I see it for $109 on Amazon

[@kale2488]

Hiii, I'm getting a lyre soon and while looking for tuner apps and stuff, do you know of any app I should use on app store? (I also found one but it asked what instrument and there was no lyre, only guitar (6, 7, and 12 string), ukulele, bass (4 and 5 string), violin/fiddle, cello, viola, cavaquinho, mandolin, balalaika, and banjo (4 and 5 string), am I supposed to use one of those following instrument options for it or is there supposed to be a lyre option?)

[@MariaCalfaDePaul]

Congratulations. No all you need to buy is one that is a chromatic tuner. That will give you all the notes. Good luck

[@kale2488]

@@MariaCalfaDePaul would this website work?

[@MariaCalfaDePaul]

@@kale2488 you don’t need a website. JuSt download a free chromatic tuner app and that will be fine. Good luck

[@kale2488]

@@MariaCalfaDePaul ok

[@amdza]

Just discovered the lyre side of youtube just in time for my birthday! Thanks for this video! You mostly see the 16 string lyres but I'm used to playing a chromatic instrument (the recorder) so I'm afraid I'd find less strings more restrictive. This instrument is definitely a top contender. I'd like to ask, do you find it strange that the lower notes are further from you? I don't play a string instrument, but considering you need to stabilize the lyre with one hand is it still possible to play the bass notes and the melody at the same time?

[@MariaCalfaDePaul]

Hi thanks for watching And have fun with yours Well you can kind of switch it around if you want and yes you can pluck both at the same time Thanks again

[@oh_rhythm]

You're a sweetheart

[@MariaCalfaDePaul]

Awe Thank you

[@LowCarbMommy]

Hi ma'am! I'm actually going to buy the same harp but I don't know where to find strings for it since it's 24 strings but the seller only have 19 strings. If I'm going to buy the same 19 strings twice, can I put the rest of thin and tiny strings to fit the 24 holes? Thanks and God bless! ☺️

[@MariaCalfaDePaul]

Well I think it comes with an extra set at first And I know there are places that sell single strings too Hope you enjoy the lyre harp

[@tutordi]

Hi. Is it possible to tune in chromatic?

[@MariaCalfaDePaul]

i don't think so because I think it will pop strings? not sure though

[@amandalovesmusic]

Do you still like to after 6 months?

[@MariaCalfaDePaul]

Yes very much !!

[@amandalovesmusic]

@@MariaCalfaDePaul can you post some lyre videos ❤️❤️❤️

[@MariaCalfaDePaul]

@@amandalovesmusic yes I do plan on it. Been crazy busy but hoping to have more of a balance in the new year !!

[@amandalovesmusic]

@@MariaCalfaDePaul in really wanting to buy this lyre. How do you find the spacing on the strings? Are they too close together?

[@MariaCalfaDePaul]

@@amandalovesmusic no I really like this one

[@souzanemayes5670]

So the reviews on Amazon are not great. All saying they break within a few months

[@MariaCalfaDePaul]

I can’t speak for those reviewers. My experience wwas positive but I know how to tune these with very little twists. These are not guitsr tuners. These are different and that is why I stress to turn very tiny increments. This was my experience and yours may be different so perhaps vying on the side of caution is best. Thank you for watching my video.

[@hawkingstar1698]

I just got one. After a few minutes of playing, it’s probably one of the worst instruments I’ve played. Most of the strings can’t even keep in tune for a note

[@MariaCalfaDePaul]

I know how you can fix that : first you have to take the tuning tool and you have to push each peg a little into the wood as you turn Also the strings have to stretch

[@hawkingstar1698]

@@MariaCalfaDePaul I will take this advice, thanks!

[@hawkingstar1698]

@@MariaCalfaDePaul It didn't work.

[@MariaCalfaDePaul]

Try to lightly hammer the peg Sometimes it does take time for the strings to stretch

[@makenna_creativity]

I know sometimes it can take multiple tunings everyday for 1-2 weeks before the strings "settle. So maybe that's why. It's definitely a patience first instrument imo