POCKET-LYRE ,ELECTRONIC,MINIATURE

Make a Lyre small enough to fit a pocket [pokit-lyre] . Simple electronics included for big sound output..Low cost too.

Step 1 HOW THE POKIT-LYRE CAME INTO EXISTENCE

Reference Pocket Ukulele published Sept 21,2011 by Mistic. That instrument had 4 strings constructed as a typical Ukulele.
Then ,logically, we asked why not more strings covering an octave and one-half? Thus we added more ear-buds as pickups and low and behold the Miniature Lyre was born.To be a lyre the musical instrument had to have a center open for the left hand to play strings also. A hole was drilled and a Coping saw was threaded through it and we cut out a center area. Results a typical Lyre.

The remaining instructions are now straight forward as in the referenced Instructable for the string attachment and tuning.

Comments

[rimar2000]

Spectacular your little instrument!

[mistic]

Thanks - I promised someone I would next make a lyre small enough that it can fit a large pocket or overcoat..The pre-amplifier from Radio Shack is small as a pack of cigarettes. It has a very sensitive millivolt input and low current drain
I am not a lyre player but have fun strumming it or using a pick...