Dital Harp Lute

No Lyre.
So today I ignored the kilty on the bike, the 16?? building built on the site of the 15?? building where Mary Queen of Scots stayed on arrival till the palace was ready (the 15?? building destroyed by the English Rough Wooing), the stonework reminiscent of reptile skin
Because....
Today St Cecelia's Hall was open (http://www.ed.ac.uk/schools-departments/information-services/services/library-museum-gallery/museums-and-galleries/musical-instrument-museums).
So on the left is a 12 string (low E to high B) Harp-Lute and on the right is a 25 string (high E to low B) Dital Harp, although the lad with the 30 string Dital Harp (looks like a harp with the seven levers set into the pillar) may call it a Harp-Lyre or Lute.
In the reflection you can see the seven knobs used to change the tuning and if you look very carefully you can just see the reflection of the young lad getting a lesson on a Grand Pianoforte (?).
Well worth a visit. But check the opening hours first and if you're into clavichords, virginals or spinets then get there early.