Category Archives: 16-string

Grant us Love – BJL Lyres

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This is a tune I wrote called Grant Us Love. Here is the simple melody played on 7-string pentatonic lyre, both plucked and with Pickaso Guitar Bow.

Tuning: D4, E4, F#4, G4, A4, B4, D5. Note: If you play the melody without harmony, you can play in the standard G major pentatonic tuning of D4, E4, G4, A4, B4, D5, E5.

Arrangement on 16-string solid body lyre.

Double strung arrangement on 2 19-string acoustic lyres.

Longing – Revisited on Lyres

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Here is an original instrumental entitled Longing. Played first on BJL 16-string solid body lyre.

Instrumental with flute, etc.

Longing Instrumental

And on my little 7-string pentatonic lyre, now tuned to D major pentatonic, instead of its original tuning of G Major pentatonic. This only requires re-tuning one string.

The same pentatonic lyre with Pickaso Guitar Bow.

On Lynda Lyre with nylon strings, taking advantage of the lower range.

Back to steel strings… Double strung arrangement on 2 BJL 19-string acoustic lyres. Enjoy the ringing strings!

Aeolian Dream on Lyres

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This is an original piece that was part of my Therapy Harp Training Program first semester final exam. I play it here first on Lynda Lyre, as I did for the exam.

19-string acoustic BJL Lyre, with left hand range modifications

16-string solid body BJL lyre, so you can hear more left-hand range modifications if you listen closely

And lastly, my double strung arrangement on 2 19-string acoustic BJL lyres

Star of the County Down

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Here is the traditional Irish tune, Star of the County Down, played on 16-string solid body lyre.

19-string acoustic lyre with its wider range and fuller sound.

19-string acoustic with Pickaso Guitar Bow. It rings, even though the bow can’t produce a lot of sustain on its own.

And finally, enjoy 2 19-string acoustic lyres for my double strung arrangement.