quinton
(KWIN-tin)
[Fr.]
A hybrid
instrument
that was in use during the 18th century, having characteristics of both the
violin
and the
viol
. It had the
body
of the
violin
, but the sloping shoulders of the
viol
, and five
strings
tuned
(lowest to highest)
g
,
d
1
,
a
1
,
d
2
,
g
2
.
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