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   From: mitchelldickson@bellsouth.net   
      
   "RichD"  wrote in message   
   news:1160451963.819418.201720@k70g2000cwa.googlegroups.com...   
   > What's the difference between violin and fiddle?   
      
   A violin has strings and a fiddle has "strangs"!   
      
   That's about it :)  Same instrument different music.  A fiddle player will   
   tend to use steel strings or "strangs" while a violinist will tend to use   
   gut or soft strings.  You may notice only one fine tuner on a violin as all   
   but the "E" can be easily tuned with the pegs.  The steel strings of a   
   fiddle generally require all 4 strings to have fine tuners.   
      
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