You're working with a very american classification. The fact of the matter is the the violin is classified on a modern stance by these:
Range
Bowed Instrument
Also, range in the modern eyes is usually something that is not a defining characteristic. The classification system used international is called Hornbostel-Sachs which has nothing to do with specific names of instruments but there true classification. Also the violin came out of a larger family including the viol and viola-de-gamba.
Now your not being nice, But because I want to understand from such a pro builder as yourself.... If I get a 5 string Viper (you can get them between 4 and 7 strings), and I tune it in 5ths (which most do) to the same harmonics as the Violin and Viola (Viola's C,Shared G,Shared D,Shared A,Violins E) and I don't get the frets, wouldn't you classify it as an electric violin?
No, frets aren't the ONLY classifier. The tuning is another classifier. Just because its shaped like a violin, which this isn't, and you use a bow doesn't mean its a violin.
Not to step into it, but frets are not the main classifier. I play a 16.5" Viola and Woods **violins** is having a custom 6 string made for me. Their are string instruments that have fret's on the fingerboard. Such as the Viol.
Personally I don't care what people call it. I only hope they enjoy what we can do with it.
Being stagnant and stating a fact that this is not a violin, have nothing to do with one another. You don't have a clue what you are even talking about. How bout you shut your fat face.
Antonio Pontarelli is the real deal!
LuminaPacifica 8 months ago
That's not true. Frets have been an early element of the violin family with the violin precursors such as versions of the Rebab and Rebec.
SavageInsight 2 years ago
You're working with a very american classification. The fact of the matter is the the violin is classified on a modern stance by these:
Range
Bowed Instrument
Also, range in the modern eyes is usually something that is not a defining characteristic. The classification system used international is called Hornbostel-Sachs which has nothing to do with specific names of instruments but there true classification. Also the violin came out of a larger family including the viol and viola-de-gamba.
akm5176 2 years ago
omg antonio pontarelli is so awesome!! he is so talented
furtherdown420 2 years ago
How am I not being nice?
xms32 3 years ago
Now your not being nice, But because I want to understand from such a pro builder as yourself.... If I get a 5 string Viper (you can get them between 4 and 7 strings), and I tune it in 5ths (which most do) to the same harmonics as the Violin and Viola (Viola's C,Shared G,Shared D,Shared A,Violins E) and I don't get the frets, wouldn't you classify it as an electric violin?
rroberts02 3 years ago
No, frets aren't the ONLY classifier. The tuning is another classifier. Just because its shaped like a violin, which this isn't, and you use a bow doesn't mean its a violin.
xms32 3 years ago
Not to step into it, but frets are not the main classifier. I play a 16.5" Viola and Woods **violins** is having a custom 6 string made for me. Their are string instruments that have fret's on the fingerboard. Such as the Viol.
Personally I don't care what people call it. I only hope they enjoy what we can do with it.
rroberts02 3 years ago
Being stagnant and stating a fact that this is not a violin, have nothing to do with one another. You don't have a clue what you are even talking about. How bout you shut your fat face.
xms32 4 years ago
You speak of staying stagnant and you are too narrow minded to accept an unconventional experimental design for a violin? Hypocrite.
HaibaneAyanami 4 years ago