The difference is the bridge. Fiddle has a flatter bridge to make it easier to hit all four strings at once. Violin has a curved bridge to make it difficult to hit multiple strings at once.
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masterofn001@lemmy.ca 2 months agoBut can they tell a violin from a fiddle?
AngryCommieKender@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Nomad@lemmy.world 2 months ago
They’re only fiddles if you want to play in a band in Texas
masterofn001@lemmy.ca 2 months ago
Or an Irish band. Or a maritime Canadian band. Or a folk band.
funkless_eck@sh.itjust.works 2 months ago
or on the roof
masterofn001@lemmy.ca 2 months ago
You are magnificent.