The viol/viola da gamba (tenor)

The viol (also called viola da gamba) is any one of a family of bowed, fretted, stringed musical instruments developed in the mid-late fifteenth century and used primarily in the Renaissance and Baroque periods. It has six strings and is played in upright position similar to a violoncello.

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Viola pomposa

The viola pomposa is a bowed stringed instrument with five strings which is about 60 cm long. Because of its length and weight it has to be sustained by a belt.

Octave violin

A violin tuned an octave below conventional violin tuning. This is commonly accomplished by stringing a standard violin with heavy gauge strings, sometimes specially manufactured for this purpose.

Viola d'amore

The viola d'amore usually has six or seven playing strings and was especially popular in the late 17th century.