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"I'll take a crack at verse 5, Merle, if its still available... oilyfool@yahoo.com" Ron "Oily" Sprague replied Jul 10, 2013 to Free Download - Dylan: A Handmade Tribute - by Cigar Box Nation members.	342	May 11, 2014 Reply by Mr.C
"Oh, I knew I was walking into it. So 40% off sounds about right...>:-E" Ron "Oily" Sprague replied Jul 9, 2013 to Best method of encasing piezos?	8	Jul 9, 2013 Reply by the anonymous pick
"Gaffer, There "may" be tonal differences if one is at the bridge and one at the nec…" Ron "Oily" Sprague replied Jul 9, 2013 to 2 piezo wiring diagram	3	Jul 9, 2013 Reply by Ron "Oily" Sprague
"Or.. Chuck the lot into the trash bin, and buy a Swamp Witch instead! Jeez, pick,…" Ron "Oily" Sprague replied Jul 9, 2013 to Best method of encasing piezos?	8	Jul 9, 2013 Reply by the anonymous pick
"Aha! Going off what Joel said, and then what you said..."the bridge is sitting over…" Ron "Oily" Sprague replied Jul 9, 2013 to 20" scale string gauge??	15	Jul 10, 2013 Reply by jawbone
"I personally wouldn't wrap it in foam; however, I'm pretty sure others have done thi…" Ron "Oily" Sprague replied Jul 8, 2013 to Best method of encasing piezos?	8	Jul 9, 2013 Reply by the anonymous pick
"Not very loud could be a good thing :-) Are the strings tuned up to pitch? Or are th…" Ron "Oily" Sprague replied Jul 8, 2013 to 20" scale string gauge??	15	Jul 10, 2013 Reply by jawbone
"Clarke, Next time, try a lot fewer big holes, especially. Literally one in the uppe…" Ron "Oily" Sprague replied Jul 8, 2013 to Sound holes - advice?	18	Jul 8, 2013 Reply by Thomas "Duck" Petry
"Used the Search, Luke: http://www.cigarboxnation.com/forum/topics/double-peizos?com…" Ron "Oily" Sprague replied Jul 8, 2013 to 2 piezo wiring diagram	3	Jul 9, 2013 Reply by Ron "Oily" Sprague
"Yep. You are stiffening the corners when you do that. I do essentially the same thin…" Ron "Oily" Sprague replied Jul 7, 2013 to Sound holes - advice?	18	Jul 8, 2013 Reply by Thomas "Duck" Petry

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Ron "Oily" Sprague's Discussions (3,185)

"I'll take a crack at verse 5, Merle, if its still available... oilyfool@yahoo.com"

"Oh, I knew I was walking into it. So 40% off sounds about right...>:-E"

"Gaffer, There "may" be tonal differences if one is at the bridge and one at the nec…"

"Or.. Chuck the lot into the trash bin, and buy a Swamp Witch instead! Jeez, pick,…"

"Aha! Going off what Joel said, and then what you said..."the bridge is sitting over…"

"I personally wouldn't wrap it in foam; however, I'm pretty sure others have done thi…"

"Not very loud could be a good thing :-) Are the strings tuned up to pitch? Or are th…"

"Clarke, Next time, try a lot fewer big holes, especially. Literally one in the uppe…"

"Used the Search, Luke: http://www.cigarboxnation.com/forum/topics/double-peizos?com…"

"Yep. You are stiffening the corners when you do that. I do essentially the same thin…"

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