Extraordinary Design of Unique Viola-Like Instrument Called 'Pellegrina Pomposa' Honors Musician, Family.

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Byline: Univ. of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

CHAMPAIGN, Ill., Aug. 30 (AScribe News) -- "Unique" is often applied indiscriminately to things that just aren't. But no other single word more accurately describes University of Illinois music professor Rudolf Haken's new amoeba-shaped, five-string instrument. That's because it's the only one in the world.

Oh, other viola pomposas exist. In fact, Johann Sebastian Bach is credited with inventing the instrument, which combines the ranges of a viola and violin. But...

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