Donner Lyre Harp, 16 Metal Strings, Mahogany Body and Copper Saddle DLH-003 Lyre Harp with Tuning Wrench, Spare String Set, Black Gig Bag, Manual, Ancient Greece Style

I love my Donner 10 string lyre harp. It looks beautiful. The tunability of this harp was hard, but it could have just been the weather. It took longer to keep it tuned than the other lyre I have. The sound quality is wonderful. It is very comfortable to hold and play. It came with a tuning tool, picks, extra strings, and even a cloth to clean the strings after each use, (not all of them do). I really love the case it came with too. I believe it is well worth they money!

Thank you for offering such a fine instrument. It is beautifully crafted, tunes easily with a beautiful sound. I am very pleased with this instrument.

Why did you pick this product vs others?:This is a wonderful piece, and the price was right. It was challenging to tune, and might be challenging to keep tuned. But I'm sure I'll enjoy playing it.

At first, I wasn't impressed. It arrived with a broken string out of the box and no instructions on how to replace it, though there were replacement strings included. However, I was able to replace it and then began the tuning process. Some reviewers have said that it is impossible to tune. That is not true. It is a challenge at first but that it to be expected with an instrument arriving through the mail or a delivery service like Amazon's. The first few days, I tuned it at least twice a day and now I tune it every couple of days or so and the adjustments are minor. It is much like tuning a harp except perhaps a bit fussier because the strings are shorter.Thus far, I am finding it easy to learn but am only playing one-handed for now. The sound seems good to my less-than-perfect-pitch ears and I can readily sound out simple songs or read music. My one little complaint is that the strings are not marked as they are with a regular harp but I saw a video that suggested marking C and F with markers. It has worked pretty well and this makes it easier to see where to place one's fingers if suddenly lost.In the end, I decided on 5 stars. It's a nice little instrument for a reasonable price. Often instruments like this are shown being played by children. It is not a toy and a younger child is not going to have a chance when it comes to tuning the instrument. With the aid of a patient adult, however, a musically inclined child might enjoy it but it is fine enough for adults.

The quality of the wood is very good, and I feel at the price point it is fair. It is a lovely looking instrument that sounds amazing, and has good vibrato. It is comfortable to hold. It was a learning curve playing two different melodies with each hand but practice makes perfect. I would recommend getting a good tuner as you will need to tune it each time you play. It comes in a carrying case which is a plus and has a pocket on the front to keep extra strings (which it came with) and a tuner. Great campfire instrument. Would recommend to anyone even a beginner, there isn't too many or too little strings. Good all around lyre harp.

Likes:AppearanceProduces nice vibrations and soundComes with spare strings, thankfully!Cleaning clothPicksTunerDecent bag for storage and protectionDislikes:-Even very, very fine adjustments when attempting to tune it to the recommended key resulted in 1 broken string and another that seemed about to break. I replaced the broken one, and for now, I’ve tuned it an octave lower.-Two tuning pegs slip. There are fixes for this on the web, but what a pain.-Useless owner manualI didn’t expect it to be top notch but read generally good reviews for Donner lyres. Still, loose pegs that don’t stay and broken strings when attempting recommended tuning are not a good start. I missed the window of return. With some tinkering, I hope it will be okay. I would not recommend this to anyone I know.

I was really excited to get my Donner 16 string lyre. I had gotten a Donner 10 string lyre for Christmas. It is a great instrument, but there are a number of songs that can not be played because of not having enough strings. I ordered a 16 string of another brand. It was beautiful, but the tone could not compare to my 10 string. I returned it with Amazon's return service. When I got my Donner 16 string lyre I was not disappointed. Great mahogany finish, and a rich tone. Thanks for a great product.

Ok so I am uncomfortable giving really bad reviews but honestly this was a ridiculous amount of problems, to be right out of the box. One of the worst musical instruments I’ve ever bought, literally fell apart. So I don’t if it was poorly made or badly stored for years, but the strings that were on it first were stretched so tight but so out of tune that the first one snapped when I tried to tune it with less then a 1/4 twist. Okay annoying but they sent an extra set and it is normal to replace strings when you first get an instrument anyway so nbd. I take the strings off and the metal bar falls off, there’s really old dry glue visible but very little and completely cracked and ruined the finish by flaking off taking paint with it. Okay displeased but I have gorilla glue and looks are second to function for me and I really really wanted to play the harp so I clean it put the saddle bar back on and wait a day to cure it, I start attaching the strings and at some point the metal hollow pegs that are either glued or friction locked in have fallen out of the smallest two strings holes, but not the others so I don’t notice cause there’s 14/16 still in, so I put the strings in and tighten it a little bit, like 2 turns and the string eats into the wood like it’s paper against a razor blade. Also I am not a wood expert but the “mahogany” fells like press board or something, and is not finished on the inside, though I’m not sure if it supposed to be in the first place. Giving the high rating the product and indeed sellers has I am going to assume this is one of those rare defective product that make it past quality control, and try get it replaced but unless the new one wows me this review stands that I would never buy again and would warn against it.