Originally Posted by: earthman buckAll of my fingers are exactly 0.65 of an inch. :confused:[/QUOTE]

Your saying each of your fingers are only about 1.5 centimeters long?

[QUOTE=ren]Django Reinhardt only had 2 fingers on his fretting hand, Toni Iommi lost the tips of all his in a machine press... keep at it, you'll be fine...

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Actualy Reinhardt had all his fingers. His ring and pinky were partly paralyzed due to a fire, but he still used them for some simple chords. He did however mainly play with only 2 fingers which is amazing when you see him do it.
Check him out here:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=zD6ZD1Igxr0
Watch around 2:30 in. Good stuff.

Iommi only lost the tips of 2 of his fingers (ring and middle I belive). He made his own "thimble" type finger caps to play with.