Choroi Diat./Pent. Children's Lyre - 12 StringsLike the Children's Harp, the Children's Lyre has an "open resonance" body, but in terms of tone, range and playing technique it forms a bridge to the larger chromatic lyres. It is diatonically tuned (pentatonic tuning also possible) and offers opportunities to use many scales, minor as well as major. Thus most folk songs and other simple melodies can be played on it. 12 steel strings in a line. diatonic range: c' d' e' f' g' a' b' c'' d'' e'' f'' g''