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“Terpandros” The Cyprus Ensemble of Ancient Greek Musical Instruments

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The recreation of ancient Greek Lyre

For the first time in the world, Michalis Georgiou from the island of Cyprus reconstructs the ancient Greek lyre of Apollo and makes it available to the public. Musicians, researchers, music schools, universities, museums, collectors and fans of ancient Greek civilization, can now enjoy the sound of this magical instrument resurrected from classical antiquity.The lyre as reconstructed by Michalis, is a perfect replica of an eight-string lyre of the 5th century B.C. The turtle shells used for these instruments are exact copies of an original turtle shell, made of specific chemical mixtures of resins, providing the same quality of sound, resonance and color as the original turtle shell. The string holder is made from the same chemical mixture. The other parts of the instrument are made of solid wood. The strings are of PVC plastic. These strings are more durable than the gut strings used by ancient Greeks and provide the same quality of sound as gut strings…

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Michalis Georgiou

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His broad knowledge on a variety of subjects such as design, construction, sculpture and music paved the way for his involvement in the construction of musical instruments. He maintains a workshop…