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There were originally two violas of different size in the set (tenor and alto). Both of the violas went missing at the time of the
Napoleonic Wars. Only the alto was retrieved. The loss of the tenor viola has made a limited difference to the ensemble in the sense that the alto voicing has become the
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The two violins are of different sizes. They have labels bearing a date of 1709. This dating is accepted by some authorities, although it has been suggested that the instruments are slightly older.
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