The sixteen metal strings in the Roosebeck Lyre Harp set provide a very classical sound. The recommended tuning as outlined below specifies the octave as well as the note. This tuning is in the key of D and spans two full octaves plus one. The strings are steel with the lowest four being nickel wound.
Tuning and String Gauges
1:E5 .010 0.25 Steel
2:D5 .010 0.25 Steel
3:C#5 .010 0.25 Steel
4:B4 .012 0.30 Steel
5:A4 .012 0.30 Steel
6:G4 .012 0.30 Steel
7:F#4 .015 0.38 Steel
8:E4 .015 0.38 Steel
9:D4 .015 0.38 Steel
10:C#4 .018 0.46 Steel
11:B3 .018 0.46 Steel
12:A3 .018 0.46 Steel
13:G3 .024w 0.61 Nickel
14:F#3 .024w 0.61 Nickel
15:E3 .024w 0.61 Nickel
16:D3 .028w 0.71 Nickel
Colour: yellow + silver
Material: brass
Size: 43CM
Package Contents:
32 x strings