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"Well, dang, Pick, that both sucks, and is great news. I hope you’ll accept prayers f…" Ron "Oily" Sprague replied Sep 28, 2022 to SWAMP WITCH GUITARS UNDER NEW OWNERSHIP	10	Sep 29, 2022 Reply by BUGGY (C)
"Pick and Val, Not been on here in a long time, so I’m late to this news. Been out on…" Ron "Oily" Sprague replied Feb 14, 2019 to A NOTE OF THANKS TO CIGAR BOX NATION AND FRIENDS FROM PICK AND VAL .	22	Feb 20, 2019 Reply by 3 String Blues
"Template" Ron "Oily" Sprague replied May 1, 2018 to Turn a drawing into a full size templet. How to use the programs you may already have.	16	Jul 23, 2018 Reply by Cause the Blue rat
"Do an Uncle Crow style build (Search it), and you have a playable 3-string acoustic…" Ron "Oily" Sprague replied May 1, 2018 to guys, how much time to build a CBG	25	Jun 9, 2018 Reply by Lonman
"Except...there are also humbuckers that are stacked, not side by side. If you placed…" Ron "Oily" Sprague replied May 1, 2018 to Humbuckers- a question for the house	32	May 1, 2018 Reply by Korrigan
"Ronald (great name ;-) ) Many people have thought about building a 5-stringer. Seve…" Ron "Oily" Sprague replied Sep 26, 2017 to Question about 5 stringer guitar	6	Sep 27, 2017 Reply by sparky37
"I'm often described as an out of the box thinker..." Ron "Oily" Sprague replied Sep 26, 2017 to Thinking Djent Canjo while I wait for parts	21	Oct 8, 2017 Reply by Br Harold F Stubbs III
"Green Garage G-Fret" Ron "Oily" Sprague replied Sep 25, 2017 to		just now
"Hmmm. 4' long neck piece...place 1' tin in center of neck...two strings, shorty dulc…" Ron "Oily" Sprague replied Sep 25, 2017 to Thinking Djent Canjo while I wait for parts	21	Oct 8, 2017 Reply by Br Harold F Stubbs III
"Try A minor..." Ron "Oily" Sprague replied Sep 11, 2017 to B♭ minor Strings and Tuning	4	Sep 13, 2017 Reply by Kirk

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

"Well, dang, Pick, that both sucks, and is great news. I hope you’ll accept prayers f…"

"Pick and Val, Not been on here in a long time, so I’m late to this news. Been out on…"

"Template"

"Do an Uncle Crow style build (Search it), and you have a playable 3-string acoustic…"

"Except...there are also humbuckers that are stacked, not side by side. If you placed…"

"Ronald (great name ;-) ) Many people have thought about building a 5-stringer. Seve…"

"I'm often described as an out of the box thinker..."

"Green Garage G-Fret"

"Hmmm. 4' long neck piece...place 1' tin in center of neck...two strings, shorty dulc…"

"Try A minor..."

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