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=The viola basically sounds like a violin. There is just a string difference. There are three strings both a violin and a viola have. Both of them have four strings. A violin has one higher string than that, and a viola has one lower.=

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How is the sound from the viola produced?

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Does a viola make longitudinal waves?

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What does the player of a viola have to do to make it sound best?

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Does a cello and a viola produce the same sound?

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What's the difference between the violin and the viola in terms of their size, tuning, and sound characteristics?

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Is a viola in the string family?

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Which has the lowest pitch sound Cello viola or bass?

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Who invented the Viola and when?

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