Lyre Harp vs guitar
@lifecoachjerusalem (1479)
Israel
February 21, 2026 2:03pm CST
I went to try out how to play the lyre harp, It is a cute instrument, very portable, but as the strings are like on an acoustic guitar, made of metal, it hurt my right thumb to play it. So I will stick with the guitar. I can play the guitar in different keys easily and if my right hand hurts to pluck the strings I can use a pick.
What instruments are you thinking of playing now?
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@JudyEv (373149)
• Rockingham, Australia
22 Feb
I wonder if that's what we call an autoharp. That can make your fingers very sensitive too.
@lifecoachjerusalem (1479)
• Israel
26 Feb
An autoharp is an instrument that you can play chords on by pressing a button.
I was testing out a lyre harp like this:
https://img-1.kwcdn.com/product/fancy/0e4aefe0-28cd-43fc-8b97-ed21ce6b05df.jpg?imageView2/2/w/800/q/70/format/avif
https://www.ensembleschools.com/catoctin-music/getting-to-know-folk-instruments-the-autoharp/
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@JudyEv (373149)
• Rockingham, Australia
27 Feb
@lifecoachjerusalem Okay. Thanks for the photo. I haven't seen one of those before.
