How to Play Cretan Lyra (Introduction) Pt. 1 

I'm from turkey and also i love this instrument, regards, long live ψαραντωνης

Much love from Karpathos. Great lesson. Getting one. Thank you.

Thanks for this. The mournful way it plays makes me want one.

Please keep making videos I’m learning how to play this really helps

Wow , awesome english accent. Great lesson as well , thank you for posting .

this is great

Μπράβο, τα εξηγείς τέλεια και βλέπω πολύ ξένοι εκτίμησαν την δουλειά σου όπως και εγώ! Πόσο κάνει η λύρα σου; Εγώ που έχω κοστίζει γύρο στα 500 ευρώ και βγάζει απίστευτο ήχο, είναι από τον Στάικα κάπως έτσι λεγόταν.

Very helpful file. I just bought a Lyra from crete which looks almost identical to yours. It just doesnt have these points to show where the notes are unfortunatly. Na se kala kai efharistw.

Very interresting and almost complete ! You forgot the most important point about the playing . Every other stringed instruments are played with the finger ON the string, pressing it on the fretboard. It seems that the lyra is played with your NAILS, isn't ?

ΜΠΡΑΒΟ ΜΠΡΑΒΟ ΕΙΣΑΙ ΠΟΛΥ ΚΑΛΟΣ :D

cool.

thanks, John. Great help for new starting player. Do you know anyone in New York City who I might get lessons from?

thank you for posting this video. how much does a decent Lyra cost? and do you know of a good source where I can buy one from?

Excellent video jhon you are an excellent musician congratulacions .just one question : does lyra cretan sounds the same than classic kemence from turky? or lyra cretan sounds diferent?

Thank you so much for this tutorial, I seem to have an issue though. It was helpful for getting the Lyra in tune and holding the instrument and bow properly and making it sound properly, but I have a problem. When I get to the dots, the second dot actually resonates the sound of the second string, instead of the fourth and everything is tuned properly. Edit: haha, I may have figured out my problem. You're not supposed to hold down the strings with your fingers are you? You're just supposed to put them against the string am I right?

Great video. Do you do online/skype Lyra lessons?

Can you clarify the name of the bow? I cant hear it properly in the video.

Hi there, just asking if its unusual when the strings are far from the neck

You don’t press the strings so u?

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Well the method makes no sense in the uk !

No in the uk teaching do , re mi fa doesn’t help as it can be from any major scale you should be teaching the note names you are playing !

How anyone could from your lesson is too confusing . Which is why I have given it a thumbs down !