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The '''viola toeira''' is a [[plucked string instrument]] from [[Portugal]]. It has 12 [[Strings (music)|strings]] in 5 courses. <ref>[http://www.atlasofpluckedinstruments.com/europe.htm Atlas of Plucked Instruments]</ref>
The '''viola toeira''' is a [[plucked string instrument]] from [[Portugal]]. It has 12 [[Strings (music)|strings]] in 5 courses. ]]<ref>[http://www.atlasofpluckedinstruments.com/europe.htm Atlas of Plucked Instruments]</ref> It is characterized by having a standard or small neck-to string-length ration, high bridge position, oval soundhole and [[headstock]] with an open design. <ref>The Galpin Society Journal 59 (May 2006) p.123-137, 252-256</ref> The viola toeira is a larger version of the [[viola braguesa]] <ref>http://www.dolmetsch.com/defsv1.htm </ref>

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The viola toeira is a plucked string instrument from Portugal. It has 12 strings in 5 courses. ]][1] It is characterized by having a standard or small neck-to string-length ration, high bridge position, oval soundhole and headstock with an open design. [2] The viola toeira is a larger version of the viola braguesa [3]

References

  1. ^ Atlas of Plucked Instruments
  2. ^ The Galpin Society Journal 59 (May 2006) p.123-137, 252-256
  3. ^ http://www.dolmetsch.com/defsv1.htm