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"Peter, Many builders here indeed use the bottom of the box, normally for several re…" Ron "Oily" Sprague replied Nov 8, 2011 to Back or top designs	7	Nov 9, 2011 Reply by Peter Taylor
"John, Thanks for the very kind words, especially since "sensitive" and "thoughtful"…" Ron "Oily" Sprague replied Nov 7, 2011 to Gift for Shane	15	Nov 7, 2011 Reply by Ron "Oily" Sprague
"Inside every "tedious geek" is a Joe Everyman. Inside every Joe Everyman is...a mat…" Ron "Oily" Sprague replied Nov 7, 2011 to sound hole placement, based on tuning fork tests	44	Nov 22, 2011 Reply by David Ford
"Yep - Marriage: The Weight" Ron "Oily" Sprague replied Nov 7, 2011 to Either this is funny, or too close to home..........	7	Mar 19, 2012 Reply by Dan F
"Got it: The Goat Rodeo Sessions Time to log into iTunes..." Ron "Oily" Sprague replied Nov 7, 2011 to To those of you who like bluegrassy stuff...	11	Nov 11, 2011 Reply by Silent Jim
"As a boy from Eldorado, Arkansas, that certainly set my shoeless feet a-tappin'! Da…" Ron "Oily" Sprague replied Nov 7, 2011 to To those of you who like bluegrassy stuff...	11	Nov 11, 2011 Reply by Silent Jim
"You're right. David should have NEVER asked his question. Now his brain is beginnin…" Ron "Oily" Sprague replied Nov 6, 2011 to sound hole placement, based on tuning fork tests	44	Nov 22, 2011 Reply by David Ford
"David, There is a long-standing discussion on a related topic, using tuning fork me…" Ron "Oily" Sprague replied Nov 6, 2011 to sound hole placement, based on tuning fork tests	44	Nov 22, 2011 Reply by David Ford
"Just wanted to say a huge CBN Thank You! to everyone who contributed to this project…" Ron "Oily" Sprague replied Nov 6, 2011 to Gift for Shane	15	Nov 7, 2011 Reply by Ron "Oily" Sprague
"David, Go to my profile page; you will see my only photo album to date, Oily's Guit…" Ron "Oily" Sprague replied Nov 2, 2011 to newbie, contemplating first build	14	Nov 27, 2011 Reply by Michael Fred Johnson

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

"Peter, Many builders here indeed use the bottom of the box, normally for several re…"

"John, Thanks for the very kind words, especially since "sensitive" and "thoughtful"…"

"Inside every "tedious geek" is a Joe Everyman. Inside every Joe Everyman is...a mat…"

"Yep - Marriage: The Weight"

"Got it: The Goat Rodeo Sessions Time to log into iTunes..."

"As a boy from Eldorado, Arkansas, that certainly set my shoeless feet a-tappin'! Da…"

"You're right. David should have NEVER asked his question. Now his brain is beginnin…"

"David, There is a long-standing discussion on a related topic, using tuning fork me…"

"Just wanted to say a huge CBN Thank You! to everyone who contributed to this project…"

"David, Go to my profile page; you will see my only photo album to date, Oily's Guit…"

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