We were playing in the parlor of a historic home at a living history event. I had only had six lessons on the fiddle and didn't realize how sensitive those tuning pegs can be. We started "Believe Me If All Those Endearing Young Charms" and when I went for that high A, I discovered my E-string was gone. Way gone. Not just off, but WAAAYY off. And we had just tuned not 15 minutes before. How embarrassing! Luckily I was among friends, and another musician offered to take Flora to the next room to tune her, and I sang the song without the fiddle part. Now I don't ever mess with the pegs unless I absolutely have to!