OK, there's two big things this instrument lacks - slurring and attack. Also it lacks the ability to control volume as well as a viol (but that's less important IMO). It can only play detache, which isn't really that common for viols.
It's still a neat instrument, but it falls into the uncanny valley a bit - it kind of sounds a bit like a bunch of strings, with very mechanical phrasing.
Of course, you could say the same about organs being mutant cyborg flutes, so I guess there's a place for it.
It's still a neat instrument, but it falls into the uncanny valley a bit - it kind of sounds a bit like a bunch of strings, with very mechanical phrasing.
Of course, you could say the same about organs being mutant cyborg flutes, so I guess there's a place for it.