Viola da Terra Artimúsica VA90C Simple 2 Hearts
This Artimúsica wire viola VA90C is one of the typical violas of the Azores, são Miguel island. It has a mouth with 2 hearts. It is a viola with 15 strings, it has 6 strings, being from the highest to the lowest, 3 double orders and 3 triple orders.
Specifications:
- Model: VA90C
- Soundhole: 2 hearts
- Top: solid spruce
- Back and sides: walnut (simple)
- Neck: mahogany
- Fingerboard: panga panga
- Tuning machines: standard
- Bindings: 1
- Finish: gloss
The viola of 15 strings has 6 orders of strings, being from the most acute to the most serious, 3 double orders and 3 triple orders.
The tuning, from the most acute to the most serious, is:
E4 (unison)
B3 (unison)
G3 (unison)
D3 (with the second and third string tuned in unison and an octave above)
There 2 (with the second string tuned one octave above and the third string tuned two octaves above)
E2 ((with the second string tuned one octave above and the third string tuned two octaves above)
shown in the website due to it's artisanal manufacturing,
specially in it's decoration.