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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;TIF, post: 1833352, member: 56859&quot;]I watched some YouTube videos, including this one (Serra) for which the write-up mentions some interesting history.</p><p><br /></p><p>[media=youtube]_SgfUPZ-nhM[/media]</p><p><br /></p><p>Intriguing, but uncomfortably foreign to my North American ears... especially the vocal ululation accompanying the music.&nbsp; The instrument does look like fun though.</p><p><br /></p><p>The strings are tuned to 4ths.&nbsp; A video about how to tune a Pontian lyra held a surprise...</p><p><br /></p><p>&quot;The first thing to do is to tune the middle string.&nbsp; There is no general rule here.&nbsp; <i>Tune it to a pitch that you prefer</i>.&quot; <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Are the strings all of the same gauge or are they different, like strings for Western instruments?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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