The second violin, known as contră or braci in the Transylvanian counties of Mureș, Bistrița, and Cluj has only three strings (two G strings and one D string), strung across a flat bridge so that chords can be played. Contră musicians at the village of Mociu, county of Cluj, Transylvania, photo taken 2007.

Country	Romania
Region	Transylvania
Ethnographic zone	Câmpia Transilvaniei
Place	Mociu