>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 To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html