The Sutton Hoo lyre is a instrument Found during excavations of an ancient cemeteries at Sutton Hoo. Dates from the 7th century.
During the excavations of this cemeteries, probably the most significant finds in the history of England were made.

It is a great instrument for singers and reenactors, and is suitable for solo playing or for playing in a group.
Its soft timbre and warm sound great recreate the atmosphere of the early Middle Ages.
It is unique that after almost one and a half thousand years, we can exactly recreate this instrument, and hear what people heard in the early Middle Ages.
Penetrate the spirit of the Anglo-Saxons, which has its own unique character.

If I associate the sound of Trossingen lyre with a flat field and a river ringing against stones
then the sound of Sutton Hoo lyre I associate with a rocky cliff and the sound of the surf somewhere down there

We will make the same instrument as you see in the photo for you.
But it will have its own small differences and unique features since there are no two identical trees in the world.
Approximate manufacturing time will be from 4 to 10 weeks.
Depending on the current workload of the workshop

We can also make small changes to the existing design (add runes, change resonator holes, add engravings, etc.) For clarification, just write us or leave a comment at the order.
Also, if you want us to paint your instrument in a different color or leave it natural - leave a comment at the order

Contents of delivery:
- Instrument (length - 75 cm (29,5 inch), scale length - 56 cm (22 inch))
- Tuning key
- Hard playwood case for delivery

We use G3 A3 B3 C4 D4 E4 tuning as standard
But upon request, we can tune another, but not higher.

Each Sutton Hoo lyre body is made from a single piece of wood, this is our principle.
For the top of the instrument, we use the highest quality resonant spruce, which is the key to the high-quality and deep sounding of all musical instruments.
We tune the peg system so that for tuning process the instrument be is simple and intuitive. We also do our best to keep the correct tuning of the instrument as long as possible.
We install nylon strings, they give a wonderful soft and warm sound to the instrument and are very easy to use.
We can also offer nylgut strings for installation, in my opinion, today this is the best that can be installed on this instrument.

* Any design change

* coating on this instrument (in the photo): wax + maple body