F violin

History
In 18 October, 2008, the music teacher of St. Stephen's College, Hong Kong introduced the F violin. The instrument was invented because many viola players left the College Orchestra of St. Stephen's College, Hong Kong.
Structure
The F violin looks exactly like a violin. However, viola strings are installed. F violins sounds like a viola. Complaints have been received by the players from the College Orchestra , pointing out that the C string was too loose to be played and the A string always break while tuning.
For more details, please look in the articles violin and viola.
reference
St. Stephen's College, Hong Kong
 
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