Description
On the Portuguese island Saint Miguel of the Azores (north of Madeira, near Portugal) exist a special viola : the viola da terra. With the two heart shape sound holes the viola da terra looks quite similar to the viola amarantina, but it has an inlayed fingerboard and the bridge ends in straight figures. It has 12 strings, in 5 courses : a’a’a d’d’d gg bb d’d’.
