Is it a Violin or Fiddle? 

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So many people have said this…but the majority of fiddlers actually don’t have a flatter bridge.

I’d heard this too and have also repeated it to violin students before. I was curious how accurate it was.

Fiddler here. The flat bridge thing is not true. Some fiddle styles use a flatter bridge, most don’t. The original video is correct - it’s how you play.

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I remember that little girl on leterman

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No lol. Even if someone’s doing that, they’re using a regular violin

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Yup. My teacher called it a fiddle all the time

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I knowwwww I’m still working on my fiddle chops

@@Corrietheviolinist Your chops were great, you nailed the fiddle tune, just gotta bounce up and down as you play, hahaha, more a joke, than a slam. You did a great job of showing what the video's intent was.

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I have an arched bridge on my fiddle , fiddle is an older term than violin ( it surprised me too)

No…it’s already super easy to play on two strings with a regular bridge. If it was any flatter, you’d be playing all the strings! Haha

​@@Corrietheviolinistsome fiddle players do cut their bridges or get them adjusted by a luthier, but it's not as common. I am a violinist. (I only pay a little bit of fiddle)

Believe it or not, they have the exact same bridge!

@@Corrietheviolinist I assure you that they do not.

@@notlad1282 Yes they do. They are the same instrument - period. There is - and never has been a difference between a violin and a fiddle. "Fiddle" is really just a nickname for the violin, and people who play "fiddle" music call violins "fiddles" in the same way "soda" and "pop" are the same thing. There is absolutely no difference - they are exactly the same instrument.

​@@notlad1282I can assure you they do. Fiddle players sometimes cut the bridge lower so the strings are easier to press, but they are still the same bridge.

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@@ikeahand Yes.

@@FACTBOT_5000 i've played classical violin for years, while yes some people do have gut strings the vast majority of classical players use Dominant or other brands of metal strings, simply because they are easier to play and also sound better.

@@ikeahand Are you talking about aluminum wrapped synthetic core strings, or actual steel strings? That's the same difference I was talking about, just another way of doing it. Different sounds.

Not that I’ve heard? It’s possible some do.

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They are physically the exact same thing, but yes, every fiddle is a violin, but no violins are fiddles.