Choroi 16-String Bordun Lyre

MAPLE OR CHERRY WOOD The Choroi Bordun Lyre is a 16 String Lyre created from Maple or cherry wood. This Bordun Lyre is a versatile instrument, used primarily in groups. Tuned to chords and notes, it provides an extremely easy way for accompanying songs. The strings bass and treble are tensioned across the body facilitating on the one hand differentiations of dark and light sounds but also accompaniment in various scales. STEEL STRINGS 16 steel strings are in 2 rows. The basic descant tuning is treble strings: d'-e'-f#'-g'-a'-b'-c#''-d'' bass strings: d-a-a-d'-d'-d' All strings can be re-tuned within the range of a fourth (a minor third up or down) from the basic tuning.   LISTEN TO THE BORDUN LYRE HERE: Maple Bordun Lyre Cherry Wood Bordun Lyre   EXCELLENT CRAFTSMANSHIP The Choroi lyres and harps were created through a striving for a characteristic radiant tone deriving its intensity from the properties of the different types of wood used in their construction. Through carefully formed parts inside the instruments, these qualities of the wood are brought into connection with the resonating instrument cavity. Variously shaped sound openings mediate between this inner space and the space around the instrument. Through this interaction, a mobile equilibrium arises giving the tone a living quality. All the instruments are built with the highest quality craftsmanship from naturally colored carefully aged wood. In Choroi’s striving for a beautiful finish, they work with traditional methods including the use of natural resins and hand polishing. ACCESSORIES YOU MAY LIKE Wooden Case for Bordun Lyre (see drop-down) 16 String Replacement Set Choroi String Oil   DETAILS Choroi 16 String Bordun Lyre maple or cherry wood 17.3 x 9.65 x 2.17 inches weight: 3.04 lbs   SMALL PARTS WARNING ⚠️WARNING: CHOKING HAZARD - Small parts. Not for children under 3 yrs. SHIPPING Overnight, Express, Priority and Expedited processing and shipping are not available for Auris products.  High-Value Auris instruments, like Lyres, are ordered on demand from the Auris distributor. This may extend delivery time by 1-3 business days. High value instruments may not be returnable except for manufacturing issues. Please see shipping and return policies for more details.    Lyres and Harps not available to ship between December 18 to January 15 due to the holiday break and warehouse inventory. Shipping resumes January 16, 2026.