How to Play the Fiddle : How a Fiddle Differs from a Violin
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(cont.) the differences can be an "altered" violin or special design to suit the performer. But glad to have the answer that technically they are one-&-the-same. Thanks!
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Thank you for the answer. :) Many of the comments are amusing, a few are snobbish, stereotypical garbage. I always assumed that the 2 were in difference about as much so as, say, a Flute & a Piccolo - which are the two instruments I'm most proficient in playing. Basically the same fingering pattern & scaling, and same music. (Obviously difference in pitch, size, & sometimes, yes, a piccolo is more often played to marches. And incredibly difficult to tune to other piccolos.) I see in comments th
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@stefanegglestone The hardingfele.
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Apparently it's more abstract than anyone realized.
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every expertvillage video i have seen (scores) has been utter shit - except this guy, who is brilliant!
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@stefanegglestone Ahh!! That's totally it! I remember the name! Thanks so much!!!
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In reference to the person who asked about a fiddle with resonant strings a while ago - it might be a Hardanger Fiddle, from the west coast of Norway.
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"don't fiddle with that gear, we're behind..." lol to the little things in life
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(continued) where a professor should best come in.
Anyone could go on there and say that there is technically no difference. I would beg to differ. I have 2 violins. An acoustic and an electric, I bought a special bridge for my electric that is much more shallow. This makes it easyer to play. I think I read somewhere down in the comments that somebody else has also heard that the bridge is the difference between the two.
I might just go edit wikipedia now. Dunno. can't decide.
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i have played both for almost 30 years. it's very simple...
a violin will never have beer spilled on it.
drewreed00 2 years ago 27
Ok, listen up, i'm going to settle this once and for all... The difference between the fiddle and the violin is anytime you're playing the fiddle, there is a case of beer no further than 20 feet away :)
rick83120 2 years ago 11