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In Reply to: Why does a violin sound different than a guitar? posted by benhen on April 15, 2007 at 17:39:30:
Where to begin: Shape and size of the instrument body means that they resonate at different frequencies and intensities, the string length, tension, and likely construction of the strings, the bridge is very different as well. Violin bodies are much stronger resonators than a guitar body. This is why they are generally a much louder instrument than a guitar (the orchestra would have to play very quietly for an acoustic guitar concerto to not drown out the poor fellow).Forget what guys are saying below about plucking vs. bowing, this is silly because you can just as easily pluck a violin string as bow it (its called pizzicato) and I can tell you from living for 4 years with a violinist that a plucked violin, viola or cello sound nothing like a guitar or each other for that matter.
The complex harmonics and overtones produced by the shape and composition of the instruments (wood body, bridge, string etc.) are simply different and different guitars will sound different from one another as well for the same (albeit more subtle) reasons.
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- Re: Why does a violin sound different than a guitar? - morricab 01:48:30 04/18/07 (0)
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