>>1541618and you can tell they drew it that way on purpose, because each string is connected to a tuning peg... a quick scan of the wikipedia indicates that some regions have 3-stringed viola variants, but says nothing of 5-stringed...
Curious business, this. Anyone able to draw an instrument with that level of detail should either have a reference handy or a functional knowledge of how it works and is traditionally used, and yet she has a treble clef.
Perhaps that was the violinist's mark of dominance?