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English- double-bass viola; him. - Gross-Bass, Contrabass; in the 17th century Sub-Bass], - the size is equal to a small double bass (body length - 105-120 cm, shell height - 20-23 cm), a quartz-tertz or quart system from E2. A large bass viol and a double bass viol appeared at the end of the 16th century .; they were widely used in the orchestra. A special variety of V. were viols with resonant strings: viola d'amur, viola da bardone or baritone, viola-bastard. Resonant strings, located. under the bar over the top deck, with their overtones they gave the sound a gentle, pleasant shade. These instruments, which arose during the “struggle” of viols and violins, were also eventually replaced by instruments of the violin family.