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"It will seriously dampen the ability of the speaker to move enough air to reproduce…" Ron "Oily" Sprague replied Jan 12, 2013 to Cigar Box Amp	11	Feb 27, 2013 Reply by TruckDrivingFool
"BW, Seems like all you'd have to do is attach the rod to either the underside or to…" Ron "Oily" Sprague replied Jan 11, 2013 to has anyone made a DIY piezo tune-o-matic bridge?	18	Jan 14, 2013 Reply by David McQueen
"J" Ron "Oily" Sprague replied Jan 11, 2013 to Cigar Box Guitar Summer Camp for playing & building	20	Jan 11, 2013 Reply by Ron "Oily" Sprague
"Np, Woo Hoo! Combination of Hotel California meets Pink Floyd, is what I hear. Grea…" Ron "Oily" Sprague replied Jan 9, 2013 to Latest track	4	Jan 10, 2013 Reply by neanderpaul
"< Network -e chkdir daemon unavailable >" Ron "Oily" Sprague replied Jan 8, 2013 to email spam after joining the site	15	Jan 8, 2013 Reply by Ron "Oily" Sprague
"Congrats to all the Winners, and to everyone who participated. Awesome builds!" Ron "Oily" Sprague replied Jan 8, 2013 to Winners of the 2012 Cigar Box Nation Builder's Challenge: Famous Monsters	11	Sep 24, 2013 Reply by Daniel Sharman
"Ivan, izzat you?" Ron "Oily" Sprague replied Jan 8, 2013 to email spam after joining the site	15	Jan 8, 2013 Reply by Ron "Oily" Sprague
"Do they sell their mailing or subscriber lists? That's usually the way these things…" Ron "Oily" Sprague replied Jan 7, 2013 to email spam after joining the site	15	Jan 8, 2013 Reply by Ron "Oily" Sprague
"Yep. Otherwise, over time, they will begin to slip, and will ultimately strip out. U…" Ron "Oily" Sprague replied Jan 7, 2013 to Left Handed or Right Handed Tuning Pegs	12	Jan 7, 2013 Reply by Ron "Oily" Sprague
"Otto Klemperer's boy will be there..." Ron "Oily" Sprague replied Jan 7, 2013 to Cigar Box Guitar Summer Camp for playing & building	20	Jan 11, 2013 Reply by Ron "Oily" Sprague

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

"It will seriously dampen the ability of the speaker to move enough air to reproduce…"

"BW, Seems like all you'd have to do is attach the rod to either the underside or to…"

"J"

"Np, Woo Hoo! Combination of Hotel California meets Pink Floyd, is what I hear. Grea…"

"< Network -e chkdir daemon unavailable >"

"Congrats to all the Winners, and to everyone who participated. Awesome builds!"

"Ivan, izzat you?"

"Do they sell their mailing or subscriber lists? That's usually the way these things…"

"Yep. Otherwise, over time, they will begin to slip, and will ultimately strip out. U…"

"Otto Klemperer's boy will be there..."

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