Jacob deGroot-Maggetti
jacobdgm.bsky.social
Jacob deGroot-Maggetti
@jacobdgm.bsky.social
Working to bring people together through music.
I also think of myself as a learner, a teacher, and a programmer.
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Hardanger fiddle: Violin ❌, Fiddle ✅
The "big fiddle" (i.e., cello) from a wee fiddle and big fiddle ensemble: Violin ❌, Fiddle ✅
Cigar-box fiddle: Violin ❌, Fiddle ✅
Guarnieri violin: try handing it to a fiddler - they can probably make it work. Violin ✅, Fiddle ✅
February 24, 2025 at 1:05 PM
My (not-entirely-serious) opinion, setting aside the cultural/stylistic differences and considering the physical instruments themselves, is that all violins are (or at least can be) fiddles but not all fiddles are violins.
February 24, 2025 at 1:05 PM