pianist vs. piano player

[ANNE V. GILBERT]

Peter:
> >
> > A fiddle and a violin are not the same instrument.
>
> They are to classical violinists, who call their instrument a fiddle (or
at
> least did some years ago).  Similarly clarinettists (and I assume also
> trumpet players) call their instrument a "horn."  OTOH, I don't think
> concert violinists call themselves "fiddlers," and I'm sure clarinettists
> don't call themselves "*hornists."

Some brass instrument players call themselves "hornists" though.
Anne G