Post #3886340

2026-07-17 13:46 UTC

I tried learning guitar once thinking that my skills at violin would translate well. I remember how infuriated I felt when my partner explained that the guitar is more of a percussion instrument and that I wouldn’t really be able to hit all notes perfectly while playing hahahaha

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@TechieDamien@lemmy.ml 2026-07-17 13:53

I mean the left hand probably translates well. Hitting the notes depends more on the construction of your guitar, since if the neck bends, the strings have to stretch further. Unlike on a violin, you can’t move your finger in the fret to change the pitch much, so it will never sound that good. Not sure why your partner thinks that a guitar is like a percussion instrument though. Unless they only played tamboura haha.

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@schipelblorp@sh.itjust.works 2026-07-17 13:59

Absolutely! But I think if you stay within in the same family, you’re refining the same skills more than expanding on new ones. Have you tried mandolin? It’s just a violin with frets and doubled strings. Yeah, equal temperment is sort of annoying. It’s nice to be able to just play the exact right note on strings. I think reed instruments are pretty good about intonation, too, but I’m not good enough to play with other people yet.

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@schipelblorp@sh.itjust.works 2026-07-18 12:58

I forgot to add: violin may not be a percussive instrument, but fiddle certainly might be! Check out some fiddlers in bluegrass bands. Things get chonky.

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