Category Archives: Pentatonic 7-string

Fireflies at Dusk

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Fireflies at Dusk was written by Catherine Guilbeau, from her book, Lyre Foundations . Enjoy it played as written on 19-string acoustic lyre.

This is the same piece on the same lyre, but played in 3/4 or waltz time.

And double strung, played on 2 19-string acoustic lyres. This is also played as written. The left hand is simply moved up an octave.

16-string solid body lyre with Pickaso Rotary Bow.

Pentatonic 7-string lyre with Pickaso Rotary Bow. This one is played in E minor.

Tuning: D4, E4, F#4, G4, A4, B4, D5

Catherine’s video of the pieces in the book:

Lullaby of the Ages on BJL Lyres

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This is a piece I wrote several years ago. It sounds especially beautiful played on Brandon John Luthiery lyres with steel strings.

19-string acoustic lyre, played as originally composed

16-string solid body lyre, slight modifications because you don’t have the F3. Also, I forgot the intro. Oops!

Double strung is my favorite way to play this piece! Here I play 2 19-string acoustic BJL lyres.

And because I wrote it on this instrument, here it is on Lynda Lyre

Added 7/6/26

7-string pentatonic lyre with Pickaso Rotary Bow. This is the standard G major pentatonic tuning, and the melody is slightly modified.