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"John,   Rules state thusly:   *** 11/20/11: Please limit your entries to one submiss…"

Ron "Oily" Sprague replied Dec 28, 2011 to Submission Thread for 2011 Cigar Box Guitar Builders Challenge

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"Charlotte,   Very nice work! Glad you got 'em done for Christmas. I like the chamfer…"

Ron "Oily" Sprague replied Dec 27, 2011 to Newbie questions

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"vk,   Sorry to leave you in the lurch, went to bed. Nope, a standard guitar neck cou…"

Ron "Oily" Sprague replied Dec 27, 2011 to questions about first kit build

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"vk,   First, contact any of the sellers on eBay that are selling fretted necks; most…"

Ron "Oily" Sprague replied Dec 26, 2011 to questions about first kit build

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"Keni,   You keep finding the coolest vids! I'm gonna hafta make me one of those, now…"

Ron "Oily" Sprague replied Dec 26, 2011 to CRAZY How to tie a Shamisen tailpiece !

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"Prof,   I have a 15 year old analogue Seiko that I rarely use any more, for which I…"

Ron "Oily" Sprague replied Dec 26, 2011 to Which Guitar Tuner?

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"Ross,   Nice git. Welcome to the Addiction."

Ron "Oily" Sprague replied Dec 26, 2011 to New Guy intro and my first build

 11 Feb 15, 2012
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"vk,   Looked at your profile page, realize you're in Tel Aviv, Israel.   I think you…"

Ron "Oily" Sprague replied Dec 26, 2011 to questions about first kit build

 5 Dec 27, 2011
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"Hey, that looks like one of my tailpieces in training!"

Ron "Oily" Sprague replied Dec 24, 2011 to Bass - how many strings

 23 Feb 8, 2012
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"Keni,   That...was...keeeewwwwwwllllll! Lots of minor pentatonic riffs. May have to…"

Ron "Oily" Sprague replied Dec 22, 2011 to UPDATED: Okinawa Japanese Shamisen Kankara SANSHIN standard Handmade kit

 20 Jan 3, 2012
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