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===Bowed string instruments=== | ===Bowed string instruments=== | ||
The "New Violin Family" was developed around the early 19th century by the Mirecourt school, and served as a new "metric" equivalent to the old violin family. However, its method of contsruction was to interpolate the old string family members and create new ones, rather than base all of its members on one single instrument. Its main members are: | The "New Violin Family" was developed around the early 19th century by the Mirecourt school and was commissioned by the French government, and served as a new "metric" equivalent to the old violin family. However, its method of contsruction was to interpolate the old string family members and create new ones, rather than base all of its members on one single instrument. Its main members are: | ||
*the soprano violin, tuned to 0₄ 5₄ 0₅ 5₅ | *the soprano violin, tuned to 0₄ 5₄ 0₅ 5₅ | ||