Re: I Just Bought A Violin
Jeff Learman, Post #27:
"I once heard that this is a distinction between a violin and a fiddle: fiddles often have flatter bridges to make triple stops viable."
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That depends on the fiddling tradition. I've never known or heard of a Canadian fiddler who uses or recommends a lower bridge, though I suspect there are may be a few out there, people being what they are. I first came across the distinction you make in Mile Krassen's book, Appalachian Fiddle (1973), but this practice is certainly not true of the many Canadian fiddlers that I've met, whether they play Canadian Old Time, Cape Breton, French-Canadian, Metis, or other styles. The distinction between a violin and a fiddle in most traditions is based on the music played on the instrument. I would add, if you have sheet music in front of you, you're not fiddling, you're playing the violin or learning a tune.
And to quote a recent post from another thread: "Amazing how many of these threads started …and then the OP disappears."
Last edited by Ranald; May-26-2022 at 2:24pm.
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