Instruments - Lemmy.World

I think non-musicians can tell a cello from a violin and a tuba from a trumpet.
But can they tell a violin from a fiddle?
They’re only fiddles if you want to play in a band in Texas
Or an Irish band. Or a maritime Canadian band. Or a folk band.
The difference is the bridge. Fiddle has a flatter bridge to make it easier to hit all four strings at once. Violin has a curved bridge to make it difficult to hit multiple strings at once.