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فیدل
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Also known as folk violin

A fiddle is a bowed string musical instrument, most often a violin or a bass. Fiddle is a colloquial term for the violin, used by players in all genres, including classical music. Although in many cases violin and fiddle are essentially synonymous, the style of the music played may determine specific construction differences between fiddles and classical violins. For example, fiddles may optionally be set up with a bridge with a flatter arch to reduce the range of bow-arm motion needed for techniques such as the double shuffle, a form of bariolage involving rapid alternation between pairs of a

Key facts

Instrument.image_capt
A morris dance fiddler playing a fiddle.
Instrument.name
Fiddle
Instrument.names
Violin
Instrument.image
Morris fiddler - Festivals of Winds, 2012.jpg
Instrument.background
string
Instrument.classification
Bowed string instrument
Instrument.hornbostel_sachs
321.322-71
Instrument.developed
Early 16th century
Instrument.range
130px|center
Instrument.related
Violin family (viola, cello) Viol family (includes double bass)
Instrument.musicians
List of fiddlers
Instrument.builders
Luthiers

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Wikidata facts

Image
FIDDLES! - Jay Haide, Joseph Collingwood, Salve Håkedal, Stefano Scarampella, Stefano Conia.jpg
Said to be same as
violin
Has parts of class
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Hornbostel-Sachs classification
321.322-71
Commons category
Fiddles
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