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   j ellis wrote:   
      
   > vioin players , do not use open strings   
   > they are usualy in 2nd position   
   > and play music  , not jigs   
   >   
   >  fiddlers use , a lotta open strings   
   > bout as close as i can get :)   
   >   
   > "RichD"  wrote in message   
   > news:1160451963.819418.201720@k70g2000cwa.googlegroups.com...   
   >> What's the difference between violin and fiddle?   
      
   Nobody cries when you clean the rosin off a violin.   
      
   --   
   Roland Hutchinson              Will play viola    
   a gamba for food.   
      
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