How to change a lyre harp string

This is a video on how I changed 2 strings on my eBay lyre harp. There will be a very slow tuning process so I don’t break too many more strings. Always tune your new instruments slowly and don’t be in a rush like me 🤦🏻‍♀️
Edit: it’s the next day and I came across this great video on changing reverie harp strings. Next time I change strings I’ll follow this technique because it looks better than what I was doing.
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[@TootlinGeoff]

Very useful, thank you. It looks very si ilar to the way I used to change ukuluele strings but with the fine strings I used to thread it through the eye of the tuner and then take a half turn round the tu er and thread it through the eye again. This was necessary to stop the string slipping when you start to tighten them. With metal strings, this seems less necessary. You still might find it useful with very fin strngs or if you decide to trynylon or fluorocarbon strings.

[@mishkasharp]

Thanks for your comment. I’m having some trouble with the C6 strings especially so next time it breaks I’ll keep your idea in the back of my mind. I also came across this video and the technique looks better than what I was doing but I think I had the right idea. Changing the strings does take a bit of practice but is not too difficult. Link: czcams.com/video/goZNQzt1YBE/video.html

[@fishmut]

If it were me I’d like 3 to 4 wraps and lock the string in under the wraps , it looks like you don’t have much room to play with having not many wraps or strings locked under wraps , just my observation, i Imagine the thinnest string would be the last one or first one as it would be the highest note , like guitars or violins etc.

[@mishkasharp]

Yes I agree. Since making this video the B5 string hasn’t broken and is tuned ok but the C6 string broke again. I saw there weren’t enough loops and I was expecting both to break but so far the B5 is ok. I have some plans to try out on the C6 strings because they are proving to be problematic.