what's the difference betweem a violin and a fiddle?

Answer 1

I've been advised that there is indeed a difference between a violin and a fiddle. The difference is that the "bridge" on a fiddle is lower in height and less rounded than that of a violin, so that with a fiddle it's easier for the bow to glide over two strings at once.

Answer 2

The way it's played. I took violin lessons and that's what my instructor told me when I asked him the same question. There is no physical difference between the two.

the "tuning" answer is wrong. A violin/fiddle is either in tune or it's not.

Answer 3

A violin becomes a fiddle when you lose the case.

Seriously, there is no difference. It's the exact same instrument.

Answer 4

Same damn thing. A violin is a formal term and a fiddle is a redneck term. The fiddle is normally homemade (literally) and has a duller, twangier (if that even a real word) tone.

Answer 5

Violins are genreally regarded as instruments used for classical orchestral music where as a fiddle produces a sound more suited to traditional Irish, Scottish and folk music

Answer 6

They are the same except tuned a bit different. Fiddles are basically tuned for a "country" sound, and violins are tuned for a more "classical" sound.

Answer 7

The player

Answer 8

if you play with an orchestra, VIOLIN
if you play with the Dixie Chicks, FIDDLE,
LOL!

Answer 9

There is no difference, its all in the way it is played.

Answer 10

nothing