A Lyre resembles a small harp. The only comparison is that both are classed as "stringed instrument".
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A lyre is a stringed instrument. It has more strings than a guitar and fewer than a harp.
Guitar ,violin, cello, viola ,bass ,double bass, harp, and lyre.
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You might be thinking of a Lute, which is sort of the "father" of the guitar.
The lyre-guitar was a type of guitar shaped like a lyre.
Apollo is the god of the sun and music. He is often shown with the lyre, a guitar or harp- like instrument.
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A lyre is a stringed instrument. It has more strings than a guitar and fewer than a harp.
A lyre is like a harp, it is much smaller and has fewer strings.
· Accordion · Acoustic Guitar · Alto Sax · Lute · Lyre
Guitar ,violin, cello, viola ,bass ,double bass, harp, and lyre.
The name guitar is derived from the old Persian "chartar", which directly translated means "four strings".
You could consider it would be, because of the strings, but I would call it an older version of the harp. In the guitar, strings are pressed down to change pitch.
When its tail is displayed it looks like the lyre musical instrument
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You might be thinking of a Lute, which is sort of the "father" of the guitar.