Jeri-- I was just going to ask that question. I hadn't even considered bracing, but then a friend said he never attempts to fingerpick without bracing his pinkie against the guitar, so I gave it a shot. I was just sitting here, pickin' and a'scowlin', waiting for the Mudcat to load wondering if I had done a good thing or a bad thing.

With the amazing clarity given to us by the Mudcat Mentors, I now believe, IT DEPENDS ...

Whew.

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