Miwayer Lyre Harp 7, 10, 16, 19, 21 Strings Musical Instrument Mahogany Body Harp Wood Retro Totem Professional Stringed Instrument with Accessories and Bags (Wood 21 Strings Harp)

Sounds really good, once tuned. Beware! It's very easy to snap strings.

I bought the 21 string Miwayer hollow body lyre. The lyre was well packaged and was in perfect shape when I received it. The case is nice with sturdy corners to protect the instrument, and an inside pocket for the accessories. I received an extra set of strings, the tuner, a little thin pamphlet book with very basic information, and a couple of plastic picks.The lyre itself is very pretty, nice smooth wood and laser engraved designs including the letters of the strings above each one. The pegs were sturdy, the bridge has a thin metal bar on top where the strings touch, so they don't dig into the wood. It arrived un-tuned of course, to prevent breakage of the strings during shipping. Using my tuning app that I use for my large harp, I was able to tune each string (several times, slowly) until they stayed close enough to experiment with playing. It will take more tuning for them to settle in.The #1 string broke, which on this lyre is the smallest one, an E, as I was tuning it. It never did get up to an E but kept winding down, no matter what. It did finally break at its base, so I replaced it from the package of extra strings, and had no problem with that one. I'm not sure how to get another one to have an extra once again.The sound is very pretty and resonates well with the wide, hollow soundboard. Overall I'm really happy with this instrument and will have fun learning more with it.

You must be patient when tuning. Give the strings time to rest and get acclimated to your environment. Once they are set, a little tweek may be needed each time you pick it up. You won't be disappointed. Nice construction-good sound. I purchased the 19 string. As a guitar player I prefer lower to higher strings playing right handed. Low on the thumb side. I have others the opposite direction, but I really like this stringing.

Right from the start I broke a string just trying to tune so it was a fun start for me. Nothing really exceptional about replacing the string--the same annoying and slightly frustrating process that you would expect. So be careful and go slow when tuning. Overall, it has decent sound quality which I suppose is slightly better than what I would have expected for the price range. While it would be something good for a beginner to this type of instrument, I wouldn't recommend giving to someone that is completely new to all musical instruments. The tuning process and re-stringing is probably more than enough to cause an actual beginner to quickly abandon.

I only received 19 strings and I have a 21 string harp.The carry bag is perfect. Very sturdy and your harp is well protected.The harp itself is well crafted and beautiful.The pegs on the 20 th string was up too high and I was tuning it and the string broke.How can I get a replacement 21 string pack? I will need 2 since I was given a 19 string replacement.Quality control missed this one!Without the right replacements of strings the harp us useless!I would have given a better review if I didn't get the correct replacement strings and peg #20 wasn't tighten in the way it should have been causing string to break.