The violin or fiddle was a stringed musical instrument from the planet Earth. Several Starfleet officers, such as Lieutenant Commander Data and Lieutenant JG Brad Boimler, were skilled in playing the violin. (TNG episode: "Elementary, Dear Data"; LD episode: "Temporal Edict")
According to Sethan the violin was often compared to the Vulcan ka'athyra, but this comparison was incorrect. (TOS novel: Dwellers in the Crucible)
In the year 2366, Geordi La Forge went on a date with Christy Henshaw, and used the holodeck computer to simulate a gypsy violinist to play for her. (TNG episode: "Booby Trap")
In 2367, Ambassador Spock, playing a ka'athyra, and Lieutenant Commander Data, playing the violin, performed a concert aboard the USS Enterprise-D. (TNG - The Modala Imperative comic: "Lies and Legends!")
Ensign Brad Boimler played the electric violin. In the 2380s, he sought band member partners on the USS Cerritos' socials board. (LD reference: USS Cerritos Crew Handbook) He kept a blue violin among his possessions. (LD episode: "Room for Growth")
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References
- TOS episode: "The Trouble with Tribbles"
- TOS novel: Dwellers in the Crucible
- TNG episode: "Where No Man Has Gone Before"
- TNG episode: "Elementary, Dear Data"
- TNG episode: "The Ensigns of Command"
- TNG episode: "Booby Trap"
- TNG episode: "Sarek"
- TNG episode: "In Theory"
- TNG - The Modala Imperative comic: "Lies and Legends!"
- TNG episode: "Inheritance"
- LD episode: "Temporal Edict"
- LD episode: "Room for Growth"
- LD reference: USS Cerritos Crew Handbook
External links
- Violin article at Memory Alpha, the wiki for canon Star Trek.
- Violin article at Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.