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  2. Scale length (string instruments) - Wikipedia

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    Cellos exist in a smaller range of sizes than violins, with 4/4, 3/4, 1/2, 1/4, 1/8, and 1/10 being reasonably common. As with the violin, the Stradivarius scale is regarded as standard for orchestral work; This is about 27.4 inches (700 mm). Violas are commonly described in terms of their body length rather than by a fraction. There are two ...

  3. Violin - Wikipedia

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    A 3 ⁄ 4 violin's body length is 335 mm (13.2 in), and a 12 size is 310 mm (12.2 in). With the violin's closest family member, the viola, size is specified as body length in inches or centimeters rather than fractional sizes. A full-size viola averages 40 cm (16 in). However, each individual adult will determine which size of viola to use ...

  4. Violino piccolo - Wikipedia

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    By modern measurements, the body is 1 ⁄ 4 size, the neck 12 size, and the head corresponds to that of a 3 ⁄ 4 size instrument. The string length is the equivalent of a 4 ⁄ 4 violin stopped a minor third from the nut, which corresponds with its normal tuning of a third higher than a 4 ⁄ 4 violin. It's notated in E flat.

  5. Violin construction and mechanics - Wikipedia

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    A 3/4 violin is 335 mm (13.2 in), and a 1/2 size is 310 mm (12 in). Rarely, one finds a size referred to as 7/8 which is approximately 340 mm (13.5 in), sometimes called a "ladies' fiddle." Viola size is specified as body length rather than fractional sizes. A 'full-size' viola averages 400 mm (16 in), but may range as long as 450 or 500 mm (18 ...

  6. Tenor violin - Wikipedia

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    Modern incarnations of the tenor violin include the violotta and viola profonda (both held at the shoulder). In the violin octet, the tenor violin exists as an instrument tuned an octave below the violin and approximately the same size as a 12-size cello; the baritone violin in the same is an enlarged version of the cello. [citation needed]

  7. Violin family - Wikipedia

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    The playing ranges of the instruments in the violin family overlap each other, but the tone quality and physical size of each distinguishes them from one another. The ranges are as follows: violin: G 3 to E 7 (practical, notes up to A7 are possible); viola: C 3 to A 6 (conservative); violoncello: C 2 to A 5 (conservative); and double-bass: E 1 to C 5 (slightly expanded from conservative estimate).

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