The Fiddler Off the Roof....

[PeppermintPatty]

Some fiddle players prefer to have a flatter bridge instead of the more traditional arched bridge. The flatter bridge decreases the angle between strings and allows two or more notes to be played at a time, which is desirable to many fiddlers.
https://www.johnsonstring.com/violins-facts/fiddle-vs-violin.htm#:~:text=Some fiddle players prefer to,is desirable to many fiddlers.

But wouldn’t that mean more that they’ve modified a violin?

I’m not meaning to be difficult. For most of my life I thought a fiddle and a violin were different until I was at a huge music store one day ( 2 years ago ) looking at these types of instruments and a learned from staff that they were identical.

I know I modify my instruments so I can play them more comfortably but they aren’t sold that way.

 

[SeniorBen]

But wouldn’t that mean more that they’ve modified a violin?

I’m not meaning to be difficult. For most of my life I thought a fiddle and a violin were different until I was at a huge music store one day ( 2 years ago ) looking at these types of instruments and a learned from staff that they were identical.

I know I modify my instruments so I can play them more comfortably but they aren’t sold that way.

The flatter bridge may be an option from the factory for players of bluegrass music. I know there's a Gibson factory in Tennessee, which is known for country and bluegrass music more so than classical music, so there'd be a bigger demand for Gibson "fiddles" there.

 

[PeppermintPatty]

The flatter bridge may be an option from the factory for players of bluegrass music. I know there's a Gibson factory in Tennessee, which is known for country and bluegrass music more so than classical music, so there'd be a bigger demand for Gibson "fiddles" there.

Well that’s cool. Maybe it is an option to get custom work done. Most good places offer modifications or custom work done so it wouldn’t surprise me. Gibson fiddles. Even the name sounds good.