What is the difference between a fiddle and a violin? Is it only music or are these two distinct instruments?

Answer 1

The fiddle is a violin played as a folk instrument. It is also a colloquial term for the instrument used by players in all genres, including classical music. Fiddle playing, or fiddling, is a style of music.

Answer 2

The instruments are the same. Some trad players like lower flatter bridges--it's not for playing double stops, think about the mechanics a minute, but to reduce the arc of the right elbow when crossing strings, particularly to the E-- violinists will frequently play the E with the fourth finger on the A string, fiddlers almost invariably cross-- in fast tunes a flatter bridge can help here.

Answer 3

I don't believe there is a difference, except in rural America it's called a fiddle and the rest of the world a violin (or in whatever language it translates to depending on where you are in the world).

Answer 4

its the same instrument, but the violin is played in an orchestra, while the fiddle is played by rednecks

Answer 5

See, when the devil went down to Georgia, he played a fiddle. It says nothing about violin.

Answer 6

quote from a music store owner ;
if you're trying to sell it to me - it's a fiddle
if i'm selling it to you - it's a violin !!




no, there's no difference in the instruments

Answer 7

Same instrument, different music and techniques.

Answer 8

Same instrument, different music and, as far as I can tell, somewhat different techniques.

Answer 9

the only difference is the music.

Answer 10

The difference is how it's played.