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The basic idea here is much discussed and that is re-stringing an instrument to some other voice. No big deal BUT !
I have a 15" viola with original viola G,D and A strings and a standard violin E on top.
Maybe I should have put regular violin strings on G,D and A also ?? My violin strings are fitting OK back at the pegs but not as many turns.
But any violin strings on a viola are no longer violin strings due to length changes ?
All I know is that the viola G,D and A with violin E on top sounds great but can I do better?
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they make a viola E . I bought one for my Viola when I had it.
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I don't think you can do better. Exactly as you said, the 4/4 violin strings are designed to be tuned at those pitches at a specific length. Maybe you can do better with the viola E string that Barry is referring to but I don't think you can benefit from violin strings on that instrument.
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