Further notes on the 17" chin-cello The SS strings are stated to be for 15" - 16 1/2" violas. IF you put them on the 17", you must change out the standard composite tailpiece ( with tuners internal) or add external tuners on all strings ( to a wood tailpiece) to get the string long enough. As it is, with 4 viola tuners on a large ebony tailpiece, the silk on the strings are just over the nut when the strings are tight enough to hold the bridge. This should give enough plain string on the nut, when tension is applied to bring it up to the note.
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