As the Pontian lyre is tuned in perfect fourths,
it’s possible to play with three different ways.
In the first one,
the tune is played on the highest string,
with the next being used as a drone.
In the second one,
the first two strings play the tune.
And in the third one,
the tune is played on the lowest string,
with the next being used as a drone.
This is quite symmetrical
and it allows many possibilities
even if they are less
than those offered
by the violin.
By the way, the strings as pressed
with the same way
in both instruments
i.e. with the core of the fingers
and with the nails
like in the pear-shaped
lyre of Crete, the Dodecanese and Thrace.
This is another common point
which is important.