I missed out the more relevant part : "The viola da braccio resulted from reducing the number of strings of the vielle to three or four, adopting the pegbox and the lateral pegs of the rebec as well as the tuning in fifths, which is most convenient for small arm instruments as it allows the use of four fingers, thus increasing both the range and the manoeuvrability. It should be noted that the ribs are much lower than in the viola da gamba, and the cut-out becomes increasingly marked. As for the two sound holes, which at the beginning were C or crescent-shaped, they soon adopted the form of an =83 as in the modern violin." http://library.thinkquest.org/27178/en/section/1/1+.html regards Anthony
Le 15 mars 07 =E0 17:37, David Rastall a ecrit : > On Mar 15, 2007, at 11:25 AM, Doctor Oakroot wrote: > >> The double bass is a viol that's lost its frets, not a violin. > > So where did the violin (and presumably the cello?) come from? > > David Rastall > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > www.rastallmusic.com > > > > -- > > To get on or off this list see list information at > http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html --
