The Viola de arame is a
stringed musical instrument
String instruments, stringed instruments, or chordophones are musical instruments that produce sound from vibrating strings when a performer plays or sounds the strings in some manner.
Musicians play some string instruments by plucking the s ...
from the Portuguese island of
Madeira. It has 9 strings in 5 courses. The strings are made of steel.
Tuning
It is tuned G3 G2, D3 D2, G3 G3, B3, D3 D3.
The two lowest courses are tuned in octaves. The three higher ones are tuned in unison. However, the 2nd highest course is a single string instead of a pair like the rest.
The scale length is about 560mm.
References
External links
The Stringed Instrument Database
ATLAS of Plucked Instruments
String instruments
Portuguese musical instruments
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