Scottish Fiddlers?

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The fiddle was always the trade term for the violin in the old days.

I got a training classically.
Tbqh, apart from the oddities of bowing, I can't really see the big difference between a "Scottish fiddler" and a "Fiddle player" who happens to have some scottish roots, and also plays in orchestras and quartets.

I downloaded a pile of the reels & strathspeys etc, playing them in the street in France.
People were a little bemused, including with the tartan.

Here's my heirloom from student days, bought from W E Hill.


I'm working slowly on a scientific project, analysing waveforms v relationship to hair contact sound production. But making only slow progress.



Here's how the scratching looks for real.