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A fiddle is a bowed string musical instrument, most often a violin. It is a colloquial term for the violin, used by players in all genres, including classical music. Although in many cases violins and fiddles are essentially synonymous, the style of the music played may determine specific construction differences between fiddles and classical violins. For example, fiddles may optionally be set up with a bridge with a flatter arch to reduce the range of bow-arm motion needed for techniques such as the double shuffle, a form of bariolage involving rapid alternation between pairs of adjacent strings. To produce a "brighter" tone than the deep tones of gut or synthetic core strings, fiddlers often use steel strings. The fiddle is part of many traditional (folk) styles, which are typically aural traditions—taught "by ear" rather than via written music.

Fiddle - Wikipedia Jump to content From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Bowed string instrument This article is about the musical instrument and its playing styles. For the Indian film, see Fiddle (film) . "Fiddler" redirects here. For other uses, see Fiddler (disambiguation) . Fiddle A morris dance fiddler playing a fiddle. String instrument Other names Violin Classification Bowed string instrument Hornbostel–Sachs classification 321.322-71 Developed Early 16th century Playing range Related instruments Violin family ( viola , cello ) Viol family (includes double bass ) Musicians List of fidd

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