Violin vs Fiddle, what's the difference? #violin #fiddle

[Scorchedlnfern]

In case anyone is actually wondering, fiddle is a style of playing an instrument, not a separate instrument.

[ThomasMHead]

Cousins with different regional accents.

[williamgregory]

They’re both the same instrument, but the key difference between a fiddle and a violin is simply in the style of music they are used to play. Violin players are typically used to perform classical music, such as in orchestras and string quartets. Fiddle players, on the other hand, typically perform country music, and other folk music.

[Amir_Akhmetzyanov]

Wow thanks! I was wondering what is the difference, you helped me a lot 😂😊

[jamesbarros]

In my experience the difference is about $10k, and that’s just the dry cleaning bill for what they wear

[erikoftheinternet]

oh Shea, we need more of this content

[julesviolin]

We have hours of leg pulling with this subject

[fiddlerjack]

What's always made sense to me is that fiddle is a blanket term for Bowed instruments played under the chin AKA violins and violas

[Duran]

Doesn’t violins specifically used for fiddling have a flatter bridge?

[MacGWA]

In the words of the immortal Frankie McWhorter: “nobody cares if you spill beer on a fiddle!”

[Goated_Earl_Sweatshirt]

if anyone is actually wondering, it depends on tge genre

[salemzarves]

The sound makes a difference, the voilin sounds more smooth and the fiddle has more of a gravely and harmonic sound

[King_krobit]

Same instrument different style of playing. It’s like the difference between flat picking and thumb strumming on guitar.

[timgrant]

Hello. Well said. It was funny and a bit inaccurate but well said.

VIOLIN/FIDDLE

Since I've been with Lindsey Stirling for nine years, I have read many posts either saying that Lindsey plays the fiddle or that the violin and the fiddle are the same instruments. So, I investigated it myself. This is what I learned…
The violin came from Italy and the fiddle came from Scotland. Now, both meanings of both words do come from the same origin. So, maybe they were the same at the beginning but both went their different ways. That's why the distinction - two different instruments. And the fiddle has a flatter bridge. And has a lot more different kinds.
The violin is tuned to G D A E. The fiddle is tuned to A E A E, D D A D, G D G D, G D G B, A E A C#,
or E D A E. This means that they are tuned differently. And not the same. Although, they could be.
Now, for the biggest difference. The two are different. You can go to almost any store and ask for a violin OR a fiddle. Amazon sells both, violins AND fiddles. And all the receipts will say violin OR fiddle...NOT violin/fiddle. Lindsey has 25+ violins now. No fiddles, no violas. And when she bought her Yamaha Violin, it said Violin -- not violin/fiddle. Lindsey doesn't like fiddles. She says that they just feel weird and they are not tuned well or properly. And I can't see why one would want 2 strings of A and 2 strings of E. But some people are weird.
Now, this all being said, one could flatten a violin's bridge and restring the strings to match the fiddle's range. They may need extra strings, and/or maybe a B string. But you can turn your violin into a fiddle or vice versa. But you can only have one. Is the bridge flat? What is it tuned to? If you pick one up and the bridge is rounded, it is a violin...not both.
Just because you can fiddle on a violin, doesn’t make them the same. Just as you can throw your sandwich like a Frisbee, it doesn’t turn it into a Frisbee.
So, in conclusion, the two are different BUT they can be interchanged. One can make a fiddle from a violin AND one can make a violin from a fiddle.
As long as there is a distinction, I shall maintain that distinction.

[jumpforjy]

the ungodly snork that erupted from me just now

[KinG_KinG-]

I'm sure you get another question asked a lot

[fernando]

I came here eager to learn something new. Must say that I leave slightly amused, but certainly disappointed. Then again, I can just Google it later.

[potatofries]

my opinion but a fiddle is just country

[jeremyLesleyreview]

Not to offend y'all but this is one of the worst fake southern accents ever

[diyVT]

Violin music is culture, fiddle playing is agriculture.