pianist vs. piano player

[ANNE V. GILBERT]

Donald:

> There was a gentleman in Springfield MO (Art Galbreath) whose style was
> smoother and softer than others'.  He sometimes referred to himself as a
> fiddler and often referred to himself as playing the violin.  His
> instrument, I think, had the flat bridge.  He liked to play waltzes.  He
cut
> at least one record.  Another friend of mine from the Ozarks, but not
> accomplished enough to dare to cut a record, refers to his instrument as a
> violin or as a fiddle and refers to playing the violin.  So the
hoity-toidy
> distinction probably did not originate within the fiddler population.

No, I'm sure it didn't.
Anne G