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   William Sommerwerck to All   
   Re: violin vs. fiddle   
   12 Oct 06 04:01:54   
   
   XPost: rec.music.classical.recordings, rec.music.makers.bowed-strings   
   From: gizzledgeezer@comcast.net   
      
   There is no difference. But a "fiddler" would generally play without vibrato   
   ("white"), while a "violinist" would use vibrato.   
      
   I don't want to get into a discussion of whether pre-Romantic violinists   
   used vibrato, or the reasons for its introduction.   
      
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