[NSP] Fidola?

[Anthony Robb]

   Hello  Christopher,
   A fidola is rather different to a tuned down fiddle or small viola in
   that it has a hole for the sound-post to pass through and be pinned
   directly to the trebleside foot of the bridge. This gives a bigger
   plate/deeper tone. They need to be treated with care as the arrangement
   is not robust. To call it a viola might lead to problems with the Trade
   Descriptions Act!
   Cheers
   Anthony
   --- On Mon, 8/2/10, christopher.bi...@ec.europa.eu
   <christopher.bi...@ec.europa.eu> wrote:

     From: christopher.bi...@ec.europa.eu
     <christopher.bi...@ec.europa.eu>
     Subject: [NSP] Re: NSP duet with other instruments
     To: bri...@aol.com, nsp@cs.dartmouth.edu
     Date: Monday, 8 February, 2010, 9:21

   >fidola (which I
   >think -   is a fiddle tuned like a viola, i.e. a
   >fifth lower).
   Given that the size of the viola has not been standardised (unlike that
   of the violin - body length tends to be around 360 mm, with extremes at
   354 and 362) , why not just call it a small viola?
   c
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