Category:Treble quintons

Roland Jackson , ed. (2013) Performance Practice - A Dictionary-Guide for Musicians, Taylor & Francis, p. 328 ISBN: 978-1-136-76769-2.
"Quinton (mid- to late 18th c,). A small sized-viol, sometimes confused with violin-family instruments. The quinton had five strings, tuned g-d'-a'-d"-g", and seven gut frets; it was played on the lap, with an underhand bow grip. ",
"The quinton appeared in France between 1725 and 1730, partly as a response to the increasing prestige of the (treble) violin; in the 1750s, a version with sympathetic strings appeared. It experienced a golden era until the Revolution. The quinton was a high treble viol, as was the pardessus viol, but the two instruments had different organological features. ",
"Bibl.: Myrna Herzog. "Is the quinton a Viol? A Puzzle Unravelled". EM 28 (2000): 9-23. "
Myrna Herzog. "Is the quinton a viol? A puzzle unravelled". Early Music 28.1 (2000): 9-31. JSTOR 3518969.

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