[QUOTE=Inisfail]Uhm, weird.. I thought there were some kind of important tendon or sinew at that place.. I may be wrong, but I don't think that's a good idea.

I heard Chris Poland of Megadeth severed a tendon when he was very young, punching a window or something that allowed him an unnaturally long reach on the fretboard. Not sure if thats true or not though.
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