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"Put the detail info on a sticker inside the box, if necessary. The nerdy details are…" Ron "Oily" Sprague replied Jul 25, 2012 to Website Done Should I Change Anything?	17	Aug 3, 2012 Reply by Josh Thompson
"Stewy, Here ya go - Gdg chords charts: http://www.cigarboxnation.com/group/playing…" Ron "Oily" Sprague replied Jul 25, 2012 to We Can Work It Out - The Beatles CBG Tribute Album!	354	May 26, 2020 Reply by Slowpaw Steve T
"Josh, I knew I'd seen that Wiki before ;-). Agree with Eric, your prices are almost…" Ron "Oily" Sprague replied Jul 25, 2012 to Website Done Should I Change Anything?	17	Aug 3, 2012 Reply by Josh Thompson
"There's some minor punctuation issues, like commas needed throughout in various plac…" Ron "Oily" Sprague replied Jul 24, 2012 to Website Done Should I Change Anything?	17	Aug 3, 2012 Reply by Josh Thompson
"Yeah, just ask Pick about my custom Witch...which I'm already wanting to tweak, afte…" Ron "Oily" Sprague replied Jul 24, 2012 to Website Done Should I Change Anything?	17	Aug 3, 2012 Reply by Josh Thompson
"Steve, Know it's early yet, but I'd take "Oh, Darling!" for sloppy seconds. ;-) Oh…" Ron "Oily" Sprague replied Jul 23, 2012 to We Can Work It Out - The Beatles CBG Tribute Album!	354	May 26, 2020 Reply by Slowpaw Steve T
"Eric, I'm gonna be in New York City in about two weeks. Send me the salmon, you kee…" Ron "Oily" Sprague replied Jul 23, 2012 to Cedar Smoked Salmon Box Wanted	13	Jul 24, 2012 Reply by Mark Lindsay
"ron, 1) Grain on each piece not running / glued opposite one another, but running /…" Ron "Oily" Sprague replied Jul 23, 2012 to Guit project neck material goes south.	16	Jul 24, 2012 Reply by ChickenboneJohn
"RTZ, I hear ya. Back then it was easier. Now, I gotta career, a wife, kids, school t…" Ron "Oily" Sprague replied Jul 23, 2012 to Goin' To Townes: A CBG Tribute - Townes Van Zandt tribute album READY FOR DOWNLOAD!	70	Jan 6, 2018 Reply by Hans
"Ludo, Here's a data sheet on ayous: http://tropix.cirad.fr/africa/AYOUS.pdf" Ron "Oily" Sprague replied Jul 22, 2012 to First Cigar box guitar	18	May 21, 2019 Reply by Tim Pannabecker

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

"Put the detail info on a sticker inside the box, if necessary. The nerdy details are…"

"Stewy, Here ya go - Gdg chords charts: http://www.cigarboxnation.com/group/playing…"

"Josh, I knew I'd seen that Wiki before ;-). Agree with Eric, your prices are almost…"

"There's some minor punctuation issues, like commas needed throughout in various plac…"

"Yeah, just ask Pick about my custom Witch...which I'm already wanting to tweak, afte…"

"Steve, Know it's early yet, but I'd take "Oh, Darling!" for sloppy seconds. ;-) Oh…"

"Eric, I'm gonna be in New York City in about two weeks. Send me the salmon, you kee…"

"ron, 1) Grain on each piece not running / glued opposite one another, but running /…"

"RTZ, I hear ya. Back then it was easier. Now, I gotta career, a wife, kids, school t…"

"Ludo, Here's a data sheet on ayous: http://tropix.cirad.fr/africa/AYOUS.pdf"

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