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"Site's looking good, Josh!" Ron "Oily" Sprague replied Feb 26, 2013 to Smokehouse Guitars Relaunch	5	Feb 26, 2013 Reply by Josh Gayou (SmokehouseGuitars)
"Understood, Josh; just puttin' my oar in, in case he doesn't show..." Ron "Oily" Sprague replied Feb 26, 2013 to To the Guy for Whom I made the Texas Longhorn	9	Feb 27, 2013 Reply by Josh Gayou (SmokehouseGuitars)
"Standard gits fret markings is (sometimes) 3, (always) 5, 7, 9, 12, ( and assuming y…" Ron "Oily" Sprague replied Feb 25, 2013 to Which is correct? Fret Marker on fret 9 or fret 10?	11	Mar 1, 2013 Reply by The Phrygian Kid
"I'm thinkin' it's time to post sale price...I am, among other things, a proud Longho…" Ron "Oily" Sprague replied Feb 25, 2013 to To the Guy for Whom I made the Texas Longhorn	9	Feb 27, 2013 Reply by Josh Gayou (SmokehouseGuitars)
"Yep neck angle of about 2 degrees should get you there. Post pics when you get finis…" Ron "Oily" Sprague replied Feb 23, 2013 to A good distance from tailpiece to the bridge.	9	Apr 26, 2013 Reply by ChickenboneJohn
"Steve, Figure your scale length first (nut to bridge). Then, figure out where on th…" Ron "Oily" Sprague replied Feb 22, 2013 to A good distance from tailpiece to the bridge.	9	Apr 26, 2013 Reply by ChickenboneJohn
"Rebar? Yep, he pretty much effed up the structural integrity of that neck. Cut down…" Ron "Oily" Sprague replied Feb 21, 2013 to Repairing a neck	13	Feb 22, 2013 Reply by Tom Drommond
"Dan, Have a look at this: http://www.cigarboxnation.com/video/ebonizing-woods?xg_so…" Ron "Oily" Sprague replied Feb 20, 2013 to Making new wood look old	12	Apr 2, 2013 Reply by Dooder
"Dan, Ask pick; he's got some magic elixir he uses on the SwampWitch, that darkens w…" Ron "Oily" Sprague replied Feb 20, 2013 to Making new wood look old	12	Apr 2, 2013 Reply by Dooder
"Don, If there were a voting function that allowed this post to go straight to Top Co…" Ron "Oily" Sprague replied Feb 19, 2013 to With the greatest respect to the guys that build	23	Feb 25, 2013 Reply by Vinylhed

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

"Site's looking good, Josh!"

"Understood, Josh; just puttin' my oar in, in case he doesn't show..."

"Standard gits fret markings is (sometimes) 3, (always) 5, 7, 9, 12, ( and assuming y…"

"I'm thinkin' it's time to post sale price...I am, among other things, a proud Longho…"

"Yep neck angle of about 2 degrees should get you there. Post pics when you get finis…"

"Steve, Figure your scale length first (nut to bridge). Then, figure out where on th…"

"Rebar? Yep, he pretty much effed up the structural integrity of that neck. Cut down…"

"Dan, Have a look at this: http://www.cigarboxnation.com/video/ebonizing-woods?xg_so…"

"Dan, Ask pick; he's got some magic elixir he uses on the SwampWitch, that darkens w…"

"Don, If there were a voting function that allowed this post to go straight to Top Co…"

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