Description
This viola is from the area of Castelo Branco, and can be easily identified. It has a very tight slim waist, with 10 strings on the tuning head and 2 extra (drone) strings fitted to the left side of the neck (near the body). The tuning of the 5 courses is : dd (shorts) aA dD gG bb dd This is a viola from the area of Beira Litoral and is especially used around Coimbra. The main identification points are the oval shaped soundhole and the 12 strings. It has 12 strings and is often found with wooden tuning pegs. The tuning of the 5 courses is : aaA, ddD, gG, bb, ee
