The sixteen metal strings in the Roosebeck Lyre Harp set provide a very classical sound. The recommended tuning as outlined below specifies the octave as well as the note. This tuning is in the key of D and spans two full octaves plus one. The strings are steel with the lowest four being nickel wound.

Tuning and String Gauges

1:E5	.010	0.25	Steel
2:D5	.010	0.25	Steel
3:C#5	.010	0.25	Steel
4:B4	.012	0.30	Steel
5:A4	.012	0.30	Steel
6:G4	.012	0.30	Steel
7:F#4	.015	0.38	Steel
8:E4	.015	0.38	Steel
9:D4	.015	0.38	Steel
10:C#4	.018	0.46	Steel
11:B3	.018	0.46	Steel
12:A3	.018	0.46	Steel
13:G3	.024w	0.61	Nickel
14:F#3	.024w	0.61	Nickel
15:E3	.024w	0.61	Nickel
16:D3	.028w	0.71	Nickel