As Einstein, Mr. Serious is not above blowing himself up during an atom-splitting experiment or playing an electric viola while taking a bath.

Strings are featured on 8 songs on the album which also features electric viola on some tracks - played by Bruce White.

Tim Souster - electric viola on "A Touching Display"

Cleis Pearce - electric viola (1971-1974)

Breeze is a musician who plays electric viola, mandolin, guitar, bass and electronics.

He was a member of Coil from 1997 through 2004, playing electric viola.

John Cale - vocals, electric viola, organ, bass guitar, medical sound effects on "Lady Godiva's Operation"

"The electric viola was supposed to create musical space and also a Phil Spector-like aura around the music."

Her band, the Tortured Souls, can keep the arrangements quiet and cozy or veer toward tape-looped drumbeats and distorted electric viola.

Once upon a memory, for viola (plus electric viola), piano, drums and strings orchestra, 2007.