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"Go to HD or Lowe's, look through the hardware dept., these tiny little brass furnitu…" Ron "Oily" Sprague replied Mar 9, 2013 to Rivet heads as string ferrules	8	Mar 9, 2013 Reply by Ron "Oily" Sprague
"Cory, Keep the harp. Build an amp. Build a git. Learn to play em all. Persevere. Co…" Ron "Oily" Sprague replied Mar 9, 2013 to Harmonica for trade	5	Mar 9, 2013 Reply by Ron "Oily" Sprague
"It'd just scare people off..." Ron "Oily" Sprague replied Mar 6, 2013 to Rolling Stones Tribute Album - Free Download	282	Aug 24, 2021 Reply by BUGGY (C)
"No worries. I got the moves like Jagger... >:-E" Ron "Oily" Sprague replied Mar 6, 2013 to Rolling Stones Tribute Album - Free Download	282	Aug 24, 2021 Reply by BUGGY (C)
"If memory serves from the last time I installed one of these in my classical git ( a…" Ron "Oily" Sprague replied Mar 4, 2013 to Piezo Rod pickup used other than under bridge??	14	Mar 23, 2013 Reply by Greg Potts
"For Josh's skills, that's worth every penny. He's high end, maybe, but he's taken th…" Ron "Oily" Sprague replied Mar 4, 2013 to For Sale - The Gut Bucket	13	Mar 9, 2013 Reply by Bad Wolf
"Vincent, Fun is what it's really all about; everything else is just noise." Ron "Oily" Sprague replied Mar 3, 2013 to Volume pot for first CBG?	12	Mar 4, 2013 Reply by jabes
"That's cuz there's no controlling an S-Witch...if she wants to play, she'll tell you…" Ron "Oily" Sprague replied Mar 2, 2013 to Volume pot for first CBG?	12	Mar 4, 2013 Reply by jabes
"Vincent, Depends. Are you going all acoustic, or are you adding a piezo, or magneti…" Ron "Oily" Sprague replied Mar 2, 2013 to Volume pot for first CBG?	12	Mar 4, 2013 Reply by jabes
"Colin, Here's a link to how Diane In Chicago does some of her headstocks: http://w…" Ron "Oily" Sprague replied Mar 2, 2013 to To any players whose guitar has upside down tuning pegs. Ease of use?	18	Mar 3, 2013 Reply by colin mcgrath

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

"Go to HD or Lowe's, look through the hardware dept., these tiny little brass furnitu…"

"Cory, Keep the harp. Build an amp. Build a git. Learn to play em all. Persevere. Co…"

"It'd just scare people off..."

"No worries. I got the moves like Jagger... >:-E"

"If memory serves from the last time I installed one of these in my classical git ( a…"

"For Josh's skills, that's worth every penny. He's high end, maybe, but he's taken th…"

"Vincent, Fun is what it's really all about; everything else is just noise."

"That's cuz there's no controlling an S-Witch...if she wants to play, she'll tell you…"

"Vincent, Depends. Are you going all acoustic, or are you adding a piezo, or magneti…"

"Colin, Here's a link to how Diane In Chicago does some of her headstocks: http://w…"

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