http://blog.markshawrealtor.com/great-violin-music/violin-or-fiddle-whats-the-difference/ Tips on real estate, home maintenance, and great violin music Fri, 27 Jan 2012 16:19:41 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 http://blog.markshawrealtor.com/great-violin-music/violin-or-fiddle-whats-the-difference/comment-page-1/#comment-194 What is the difference between a violin and a fiddle? - QuestionBin::Answer Thu, 28 Jan 2010 22:27:28 +0000 http://blog.markshawrealtor.com/?p=70#comment-194 [...] There is no physical difference between a fiddle and a violin. A fiddle is a violin and a violin is a fiddle. This is possibly the most frequently asked question I have ever received as a player. I often facetiously retort, “It’s a violin when you buy it and a fiddle when you sell it.” Actually, there is no real difference between the instruments. Some say,” a violin is a fiddle and a fiddle is a violin.” Sometimes, the bridge is flatter on a fiddle so the player can more easily play on two strings. Oftentimes “fiddlers” use a different quality string, such as a coarser steel string as opposed to a gut string used for a sweeter sounding instrument, but in the end, it’s the approach to the instrument and the style of music played that determines Carnegie or the Ozarks. Source [...] [...] There is no physical difference between a fiddle and a violin. A fiddle is a violin and a violin is a fiddle. This is possibly the most frequently asked question I have ever received as a player. I often facetiously retort, “It’s a violin when you buy it and a fiddle when you sell it.” Actually, there is no real difference between the instruments. Some say,” a violin is a fiddle and a fiddle is a violin.” Sometimes, the bridge is flatter on a fiddle so the player can more easily play on two strings. Oftentimes “fiddlers” use a different quality string, such as a coarser steel string as opposed to a gut string used for a sweeter sounding instrument, but in the end, it’s the approach to the instrument and the style of music played that determines Carnegie or the Ozarks. Source [...]

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