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
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Subject: [NSP] Re: NSP duet with other instruments
To: [email protected], [email protected]
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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