Please pardon the newbie question, but I'd like opinions. I am brand-spankin' new to learning clawhammer banjo. As a massage therapist, I have NO fingernails and never will have them long enough for a free-edge. I played for a few days with no pick but was worried about wear to my nail (and accuracy), so I started using a metal pick. What should I do - continue to use the pick, or will my own nail hold up to be able to go without? Does it affect the sound?
Thanks so much!