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"TB, I'm with you. I make my own because I can't get boxes where I live. Greg, it re…" Ron "Oily" Sprague replied Aug 30, 2011 to Who Makes Large Cigar Boxes?	8	Aug 30, 2011 Reply by Ron "Oily" Sprague
"GT, One thing at a time (he said from the Land of Free Advice;-) ) sounds like a go…" Ron "Oily" Sprague replied Aug 30, 2011 to pickup help	6	Aug 30, 2011 Reply by Ron "Oily" Sprague
"Greg, Fastest way to find what you're looking for is eBay. I found 4 Arturo Fuente…" Ron "Oily" Sprague replied Aug 29, 2011 to Who Makes Large Cigar Boxes?	8	Aug 30, 2011 Reply by Ron "Oily" Sprague
"GT, Another option would be to surface mount the pup on the top of the sound board.…" Ron "Oily" Sprague replied Aug 29, 2011 to pickup help	6	Aug 30, 2011 Reply by Ron "Oily" Sprague
"Doug, In the US: http://www.theguitarsherpa.com/luthier_supplies_tonewoods/defau…" Ron "Oily" Sprague replied Aug 28, 2011 to Hardwood suppliers?	13	Sep 21, 2011 Reply by Richard G Caudill
"Gary, Yep, Matt means 34" from the front of the nut to the front of the bridge. Oi…" Ron "Oily" Sprague replied Aug 27, 2011 to fretless cbg bass	14	Aug 31, 2011 Reply by Seaman Jay
"HT, Typically, you might use 2 threaded bolts: a thinner one for the nut, a thicker…" Ron "Oily" Sprague replied Aug 27, 2011 to bolt size for bridge and nut?	3	Aug 28, 2011 Reply by hardtime
"Gary, Hop on over to the Group, "Cigar Box Basses" here on CBN. Matt has given you…" Ron "Oily" Sprague replied Aug 27, 2011 to fretless cbg bass	14	Aug 31, 2011 Reply by Seaman Jay
"The Untold Story of Matthew's Family Tree? Hah, piece o' cake ( a mix of 3 line an…" Ron "Oily" Sprague replied Aug 26, 2011 to I need advice	32	Aug 27, 2011 Reply by colin mcgrath
"David, Take a look at Wes' headstock above, and you can see what I meant about lowe…" Ron "Oily" Sprague replied Aug 25, 2011 to My first build when horribly wrong... please help!	25	Sep 2, 2011 Reply by David Beasley

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

"TB, I'm with you. I make my own because I can't get boxes where I live. Greg, it re…"

"GT, One thing at a time (he said from the Land of Free Advice;-) ) sounds like a go…"

"Greg, Fastest way to find what you're looking for is eBay. I found 4 Arturo Fuente…"

"GT, Another option would be to surface mount the pup on the top of the sound board.…"

"Doug, In the US: http://www.theguitarsherpa.com/luthier_supplies_tonewoods/defau…"

"Gary, Yep, Matt means 34" from the front of the nut to the front of the bridge. Oi…"

"HT, Typically, you might use 2 threaded bolts: a thinner one for the nut, a thicker…"

"Gary, Hop on over to the Group, "Cigar Box Basses" here on CBN. Matt has given you…"

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