I took my first fiddle lesson in 1989 at the Fiddle Tunes festival in Port Townsend, Washington. Twelve years later, I can't play a note. Of course, that was also my last fiddle lesson....! But I sure wish I'd stuck with it. Now I'm working on ukulele. Seems to me a musician of any sort, especially one used to playing an instrument with strings, would have a head start. Good luck!