What is the difference between a fiddle and a violin?
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There is technically no difference between a fiddle and a violin. However, some folk fiddlers alter their instruments for various ...
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The difference between a fiddle and a violin was, that you put a violin in a hard shell case and you put a fiddle in a flour sack! A fiddle was just an out of tune violin. They are the same instrument, but the difference between them is usually ...
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People just nickname a violin a "fiddle" when the violin is used for country or folk music.
Violins are used in classical music, fiddles are used in country music, etc. They are exactly the same instruments but just being played in a different style.
A fiddle is sometimes tuned differently than a violin. The instrument itself is the same though. The difference between the two is the different types of music they play. Violin is more classical, when a fiddle is more old-time, Irish, and Cajun.
A violin is played in sync with an orchestra and a fiddle is a violin played solo, or as part of a southern band The word "fiddle" is just a term to describe a stringed instrument, mostly a violin. A fiddle and a violin are the same physical instrument. The only difference is how the instrument is played.
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Some players prefer to flatten their bridge when using the instrument as a fiddle. When they do this, they can play two strings at the same time.
Various sites comparing the fiddle and the violin
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