At first glance of the 'Interview with Herb' I read the bit about a Violin II section and though "ARE YOU NUTS!?!?" However, As sad as as it was to read that, I figure the Chamber Violin section of 6 players is more than adequate so long as it blends well (which I imagine it will knowing the quality of everything VSL produces).
I think that the point is that as you can easily ensure that the 1st and 2nd Violins don't sound the same, so there won't be the same issue that there were with previous Violin products. I'm planning on putting my Chamber Strings into semi-retirement...!
DG