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Guitar vs Violin

Guitar vs violin
Guitar is larger on weight
Guitar is 6.7× violin on weight.

A guitar and a violin can be compared on 3 measures. The figures below are typical adult or full-size values, with the larger of the two in bold.

Side by side

Larger value in bold. Ranges reflect genuine variation, not uncertainty.
Guitar Violin
Weight 1.4–5 kg 350–550 g
Length 90–110 cm 59–61 cm
Typical cost 120–4,000 $ 100–20,000 $

What the numbers say

  • Guitar is 6.7× violin on weight.
  • Guitar is 1.7× violin on length.
  • Violin is somewhat greater than guitar on typical cost — about 1.2×.

Weight compared.

Guitar 1.4–5 kg
Violin 350–550 g

Guitar

A six-stringed fretted instrument, hollow-bodied and acoustic or solid-bodied and amplified.

Violin

The smallest and highest-pitched member of the violin family, tuned in fifths from G3.

This is a comparison of published measurements, nothing more. It describes how two things differ on measures that have been recorded; it does not predict how they would fare against each other in any situation.

Common questions

Which is bigger, guitar or violin?
Guitar is 6.7× violin on weight. Both figures are typical values; the full range for each is in the table above.
How do guitars and violins compare on length?
Guitar: 90–110 cm. Violin: 59–61 cm. Guitar is 1.7× violin on length.
How do guitars and violins compare on typical cost?
Guitar: 120–4,000 $. Violin: 100–20,000 $. Violin is somewhat greater than guitar on typical cost — about 1.2×.

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Sources

  1. Typical range compiled from manufacturer specifications — At One Place

How these figures are compiled and checked