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"Vinyl, Ni-iice box! You could try this both ways. First, build without bracing, st…" Ron "Oily" Sprague replied Sep 5, 2011 to To brace or not to brace	9	Sep 5, 2011 Reply by Vinylhed
" You left the silver, didn't you..." Ron "Oily" Sprague replied Sep 2, 2011 to You know you're addicted to building CBG's when.....	138	Dec 20, 2011 Reply by Mr.C
"#69. Woo Hoo! I got 6...sorry... when your CBN brethren start posting your comments…" Ron "Oily" Sprague replied Sep 2, 2011 to You know you're addicted to building CBG's when.....	138	Dec 20, 2011 Reply by Mr.C
"Marty McFly and Doc Brown's garage, I'm thinkin': http://www.google.com/imgres?imgu…" Ron "Oily" Sprague replied Aug 31, 2011 to WARNING - Protect Your Gear!	13	Aug 31, 2011 Reply by Ron "Oily" Sprague
"Rafal, Only one way to fix the sound problem, then. Rooster's gonna hafta build an…" Ron "Oily" Sprague replied Aug 31, 2011 to WARNING - Protect Your Gear!	13	Aug 31, 2011 Reply by Ron "Oily" Sprague
"#88 you hook up Shane and Steve for 30 bass and treble Diddley Bows ;-)" Ron "Oily" Sprague replied Aug 31, 2011 to You know you're addicted to building CBG's when.....	138	Dec 20, 2011 Reply by Mr.C
"Rooster, I know it's traumatic to lose gear to an "act of God," but maybe She's try…" Ron "Oily" Sprague replied Aug 31, 2011 to WARNING - Protect Your Gear!	13	Aug 31, 2011 Reply by Ron "Oily" Sprague
"#93 your dog gives you a thirsty, dirty look - but your friends admire your new reso…" Ron "Oily" Sprague replied Aug 31, 2011 to You know you're addicted to building CBG's when.....	138	Dec 20, 2011 Reply by Mr.C
"Richard, I'm pretty sure I've seen pics here on CBN, where several people glued and…" Ron "Oily" Sprague replied Aug 31, 2011 to screwed fret board	15	Aug 17, 2013 Reply by 3 Fingered Ape
"Have a nice red for me when you stop in!" Ron "Oily" Sprague replied Aug 30, 2011 to Who Makes Large Cigar Boxes?	8	Aug 30, 2011 Reply by Ron "Oily" Sprague

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

"Vinyl, Ni-iice box! You could try this both ways. First, build without bracing, st…"

" You left the silver, didn't you..."

"#69. Woo Hoo! I got 6...sorry... when your CBN brethren start posting your comments…"

"Marty McFly and Doc Brown's garage, I'm thinkin': http://www.google.com/imgres?imgu…"

"Rafal, Only one way to fix the sound problem, then. Rooster's gonna hafta build an…"

"#88 you hook up Shane and Steve for 30 bass and treble Diddley Bows ;-)"

"Rooster, I know it's traumatic to lose gear to an "act of God," but maybe She's try…"

"#93 your dog gives you a thirsty, dirty look - but your friends admire your new reso…"

"Richard, I'm pretty sure I've seen pics here on CBN, where several people glued and…"

"Have a nice red for me when you stop in!"

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