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[–] lunarul@lemmy.world 36 points 10 months ago (4 children)

I think non-musicians can tell a cello from a violin and a tuba from a trumpet.

[–] pocopene@lemmy.world 8 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Exactly. This is not a musician vs a non musician, but a musician vs a 5 years old.

[–] GlendatheGayWitch@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago

I wish it was that way. I've seen a 20 year old get brass instruments mixed up. Many reference squidward when talking about clarinet, oboe, English horn, and bass clarinet. Unfortunately it isn't just musician vs a 5 year old.

[–] PsyKiere@lemmy.world 4 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I've had multiple people call my baritone saxophone a trumpet... It's funny and sad everytime

[–] meep_launcher@lemm.ee 2 points 10 months ago (1 children)

The amount of times people have called my trumpet a saxophone, or my trombone a saxophone, or my clarinet a saxophone, or my melodica a saxophone, or my saxophone a saxophone apauls me.

Never call someone a saxophone; not only is it rude, it's a slur and against the law.

Appalls. Unless I've missed a new slang word for getting into drag.

[–] masterofn001@lemmy.ca 2 points 10 months ago (3 children)

But can they tell a violin from a fiddle?

[–] Nomad@lemmy.world 5 points 10 months ago (1 children)

They're only fiddles if you want to play in a band in Texas

[–] masterofn001@lemmy.ca 3 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Or an Irish band. Or a maritime Canadian band. Or a folk band.

[–] funkless_eck@sh.itjust.works 3 points 10 months ago (1 children)
[–] masterofn001@lemmy.ca 1 points 10 months ago

You are magnificent.

It's all in how ya hold it!

[–] AngryCommieKender@lemmy.world 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

The difference is the bridge. Fiddle has a flatter bridge to make it easier to hit all four strings at once. Violin has a curved bridge to make it difficult to hit multiple strings at once.

[–] candybrie@lemmy.world 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Soundwise or visually? I can see the difference (big vs little) but I don't think I could reliably pick out the sound between the two.

[–] lunarul@lemmy.world 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I was thinking visually. But even sound-wise I don't think most people would hear a cello and think that's a violin (even if they don't know it's a cello). But I've listened to a lot of Apocalyptica and 2Cellos, and I also grew up on cartoons that feature tubas frequently for comedic effect, so maybe I'm just biased.

[–] candybrie@lemmy.world 1 points 10 months ago

I found this video and I really wouldn't be able to tell if it was just sound. I think I have like 2 categories I can reliably do for strings: bow or not.