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"Yep. And we'll be here to catch you when you fall >:-E" Ron "Oily" Sprague replied Mar 2, 2013 to Bridge contact with body - advice needed	13	Mar 6, 2013 Reply by Jonesy
"Bug, Please keep Start Me Up for me. Gimme about a month to do it." Ron "Oily" Sprague replied Mar 1, 2013 to Rolling Stones Tribute Album - Free Download	282	Aug 24, 2021 Reply by BUGGY (C)
"That's lookin' great, good solution." Ron "Oily" Sprague replied Feb 28, 2013 to Bridge contact with body - advice needed	13	Mar 6, 2013 Reply by Jonesy
"That's what I'm talkin' 'bout! And the cupboard door handle is the same idea ( which…" Ron "Oily" Sprague replied Feb 27, 2013 to Bridge contact with body - advice needed	13	Mar 6, 2013 Reply by Jonesy
"The rods work best with direct string pressure on them, typically with a saddle tran…" Ron "Oily" Sprague replied Feb 27, 2013 to Low Volume From Single Rod Piezo	3	Feb 27, 2013 Reply by Harold Grissom
"Diane's still on here, contact her..." Ron "Oily" Sprague replied Feb 27, 2013 to To any players whose guitar has upside down tuning pegs. Ease of use?	18	Mar 3, 2013 Reply by colin mcgrath
"I'd thin the inside of the top by routing it out to 1/8" thick, and use a footed bri…" Ron "Oily" Sprague replied Feb 27, 2013 to Bridge contact with body - advice needed	13	Mar 6, 2013 Reply by Jonesy
"Hey, Mr. Sprague was my father! Colin, if you install them "upside down," try drilli…" Ron "Oily" Sprague replied Feb 27, 2013 to To any players whose guitar has upside down tuning pegs. Ease of use?	18	Mar 3, 2013 Reply by colin mcgrath
"Mouthbone Harp Mics (tm)! (Yeah, you can use that iffen you want, Randy...)" Ron "Oily" Sprague replied Feb 27, 2013 to Harmonica microphone ?	26	Mar 20, 2013 Reply by jawbone
"Diane in Chicago has a headstock that has some holes for strings to pass through, bu…" Ron "Oily" Sprague replied Feb 26, 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)

"Yep. And we'll be here to catch you when you fall >:-E"

"Bug, Please keep Start Me Up for me. Gimme about a month to do it."

"That's lookin' great, good solution."

"That's what I'm talkin' 'bout! And the cupboard door handle is the same idea ( which…"

"The rods work best with direct string pressure on them, typically with a saddle tran…"

"Diane's still on here, contact her..."

"I'd thin the inside of the top by routing it out to 1/8" thick, and use a footed bri…"

"Hey, Mr. Sprague was my father! Colin, if you install them "upside down," try drilli…"

"Mouthbone Harp Mics (tm)! (Yeah, you can use that iffen you want, Randy...)"

"Diane in Chicago has a headstock that has some holes for strings to pass through, bu…"

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