I wanted to play the violin (or vile din as my boyfriend's mother calls it) when I was young, but my parents couldn't afford one. Then the school told everyone that if they didn't learn when they were 10 or 11 their fingers wouldn't develop in the right way to play, so you couldn't start lessons insecondary school. Therefore I never took it up. I carried that myth around with me for years, and having now been told that it's not true i've got a violin. I'm completely rubbish but its great fun and having played the cello first makes it easier.