I tried to teach myself to play the fiddle as a young kid. I had fun with it, but didn't get far. In fact, the experiment ended when I broke the bridge on my grandfather's fiddle. I did what any responsible 9-year-old would have done, which was to hide the fiddle under my bed.

I think I eventually told Mom and Dad what happened, but it wasn't until long after I would have gotten in trouble. (Ka-ching!!!)