On 1 Mar 2010 at 0:10, Barbara Touburg wrote: > David W. Fenton wrote: > > > > Just curious, but is this the viola version of the quinton? What's > > the tuning? > > > I wouldn't know, David. What is a quinton? This viola has an extra low > string, it is tuned in 5ths like a normal viola.
A violin quinton is a violin with the an addition string on to, and the top two strings tuned like a viol (in fourths), i.e., G/D/A/D/G. The viola version, or tenor quinton, would be a fifth lower, C/G/D/G/C (the 1911 Brittanica article talks about it (http://en.wikisource.org/wiki/1911_Encyclop%C3%A6dia_Britannica/Violi n), but Wurlitzer-Bruck actually has a violin quinton for sale (http://www.wurlitzerbruck.com/Search/catimg.php?InventoryNumber=INS- 00000&img=/INS/Quintone.jpg), and that's why I know about it). I think the idea of a lower fifth string is pretty radical -- is the instrument substantially larger than a regular viola? > Do you like the piece? Can't see it as I have only Finale 2003. -- David W. Fenton http://dfenton.com David Fenton Associates http://dfenton.com/DFA/ _______________________________________________ Finale mailing list [email protected] http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
