10/30 What's the difference between a violin and a fiddle?
\_ They are physically the same. The difference is
in the way the instrument is played.
\_ by the way I want to learn how to play a fiddle but the
music guy on Shattuck thinks that I should buy a better
(and more expensive) violin if I'm serious about it.
What do you guys think?
\_ Which music guy? Someone gave me a fiddle
recently, and I've been considering actually
learning it too. I went to Ifshin on University
and they gave me a list of teachers and their
styles. -jones
\_ practice technique on a cheaper instrument and
upgrade later once you're sure you want to put $
into it and have some experience, i.e., know what
your prefs are wrt sound. "Better" may mean
something different to you after you've played for a
little while. If you're planning to perform, that
may change things too. Bow quality matters too, of
course. --goetz (violinist)
\_ Well of course the guy that wants to sell you one
thinks you should get a better one. You should
probably start toward the low end unless the low
end sounds so bad and is so much more difficult to
play (as is the case with guitars) that you might
give up more easily. Also, you can always sell
whatever you buy. If you buy a used one, depreciation
should be close to zero.
\_ How is a bad guitar more difficult to play? I thought
only the sound differs. --- yuen (non-guitarist)
\_ What's the point of playing music instrument? It's not like you're
going to be smarter, and you are definitely not going to make any
money from it.
\_ BECAUSE YOU CAN IMPRESS CHICKS!!! DUH!!!!!!
\_ With your violin playing? No. Might as well recite your
own bad poetry.
\_ Can I nominate this for Troll of the Week? (yeah, I know, it's
Monday, but I find this one hard to beat). But anyway, to
answer this: Why? Cuz it's FUN TO DO. i don't play the
piano expecting to be Chopin or expecting any monetary
compensation. It's relaxing. It's challenging. It's a hobby.
\_ i think that trolls that stray from the main topics that piss
people off tend to be weak as trolls, even if they would
be more offensive outside the motd. to most people,the above
might be a more provocative comment than something about
the relative merits of working on a computer in industry or
in a university, but here the latter will piss alot more
people off. to troll well, you must know your audience. also,
a good troll seeks to piss off the kind of people who like to
flame, not random users who passivley read the motd.
-thetroller
\_ You have no idea what you're talking about.
\_ What's the point replying to this? It's not like you're
going to be smarter, and you are definitely not going to make
any money from it.
\_ High action (distance from string to fretboard),
poor craftsmanship -- bad frets, bridge, nut, etc.
The guitar can sound "wrong" and the beginner
may blame himself/herself and give up. -- jsjacob |