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"Maybe you need a slightly taller bridge / saddle combo..." Ron "Oily" Sprague replied Feb 4, 2013 to Reso Biscuit Attachment?	12	Feb 5, 2013 Reply by Gene Robinson
"Check a commercial 6-string steel acoustic. Neck widths at the nut are usually a rea…" Ron "Oily" Sprague replied Feb 4, 2013 to 4 string neck size	9	Feb 4, 2013 Reply by Michael Recchione
"No, the biscuit is held in place by downward string pressure only." Ron "Oily" Sprague replied Feb 4, 2013 to Reso Biscuit Attachment?	12	Feb 5, 2013 Reply by Gene Robinson
"Roky, Bracing goes on the underside of the top. It is designed to do a couple things…" Ron "Oily" Sprague replied Feb 3, 2013 to 1st Acoustic Build	11	Feb 4, 2013 Reply by Bluesheart
"Another way to skin the cat: tailpiece side string trees. Good solution and nice wor…" Ron "Oily" Sprague replied Feb 1, 2013 to No sound when fingered	24	Feb 4, 2013 Reply by Bluesheart
"Chad, Have you Searched the site for ammo box builds? There are a number of them he…" Ron "Oily" Sprague replied Jan 31, 2013 to Best neck for a Ammo Box Guitar	1	Jan 31, 2013 Reply by Ron "Oily" Sprague
"That's what it looks like from the pics. I did the same as MadDog, blew up pic #2; s…" Ron "Oily" Sprague replied Jan 31, 2013 to No sound when fingered	24	Feb 4, 2013 Reply by Bluesheart
"If he's fingering it and the strings are clear, then have a look at the bridge / sad…" Ron "Oily" Sprague replied Jan 31, 2013 to No sound when fingered	24	Feb 4, 2013 Reply by Bluesheart
"My Turkish and Iraqi ouds are both fretless, and they don't have this problem; the I…" Ron "Oily" Sprague replied Jan 31, 2013 to No sound when fingered	24	Feb 4, 2013 Reply by Bluesheart
"What I meant was, when you FINGER it, the strings may be hitting the box edge. Can y…" Ron "Oily" Sprague replied Jan 31, 2013 to No sound when fingered	24	Feb 4, 2013 Reply by Bluesheart

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

"Maybe you need a slightly taller bridge / saddle combo..."

"Check a commercial 6-string steel acoustic. Neck widths at the nut are usually a rea…"

"No, the biscuit is held in place by downward string pressure only."

"Roky, Bracing goes on the underside of the top. It is designed to do a couple things…"

"Another way to skin the cat: tailpiece side string trees. Good solution and nice wor…"

"Chad, Have you Searched the site for ammo box builds? There are a number of them he…"

"That's what it looks like from the pics. I did the same as MadDog, blew up pic #2; s…"

"If he's fingering it and the strings are clear, then have a look at the bridge / sad…"

"My Turkish and Iraqi ouds are both fretless, and they don't have this problem; the I…"

"What I meant was, when you FINGER it, the strings may be hitting the box edge. Can y…"

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