Just some of the usual drivel ...

I remember being told that the smallest member of the viol family was called the Kit, a sort of half-size violin.

I remember hearing SIr Yehudi Menhuin saying in an interview on TV that his Stradivarius was "only a fiddle"! He was trying to convey, as are so many here, that the way you play the instrument is the main differentiating factor between musicians.