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"J.D., Interesting! I've got a Paulaner Munchen mini keg that I've been trying to f…" Ron "Oily" Sprague replied Aug 15, 2011 to Mini Keg Bass	3	Aug 16, 2011 Reply by colin mcgrath
"Gents, Did some qwuickie searching onthe Gittler, and found his 1995 model:…" Ron "Oily" Sprague replied Aug 13, 2011 to aluminum frets ?	39	Aug 15, 2011 Reply by Gabriele
"Gents, As a proud Texan (and owner / operator / builder / professional PITA ;-) o…" Ron "Oily" Sprague replied Aug 13, 2011 to Patriotic Americana, this CBG has it all.	7	Aug 13, 2011 Reply by Ron "Oily" Sprague
"Justin, Oops, my drawing didn't make it to my amended post. Here's what I w…" Ron "Oily" Sprague replied Aug 12, 2011 to Strings to high no matter what!	16	Aug 13, 2011 Reply by Uncle John
"Justin, I agree, you need more string break at the nut, and various posters have a…" Ron "Oily" Sprague replied Aug 12, 2011 to Strings to high no matter what!	16	Aug 13, 2011 Reply by Uncle John
"How good is your Johnny Depp impersonation (see Celebs who play CBGs)? :-)" Ron "Oily" Sprague replied Aug 11, 2011 to Flying with a CBG	18	Sep 24, 2011 Reply by Ice Bob
"All, That's only, on average (at, say, $150 revenue per build, $50 in parts and mat…" Ron "Oily" Sprague replied Aug 7, 2011 to Got a quarter million bucks lying around you don't need?	12	Aug 8, 2011 Reply by Dan Sleep
"Actually almost sounds like the guitar has its own built in reverb unit. It could be…" Ron "Oily" Sprague replied Aug 6, 2011 to Strings ringing.	22	Aug 6, 2011 Reply by Printer2
"Dan, Nope, I've just used a LOT of software over the last 30 years, and been a beta…" Ron "Oily" Sprague replied Aug 6, 2011 to Strings ringing.	22	Aug 6, 2011 Reply by Printer2
"CL, Nope, you've caught me out! ;-) A reso is down the road, after I finish my next…" Ron "Oily" Sprague replied Aug 6, 2011 to Resonator Cigar Box Guitar request	29	Aug 6, 2011 Reply by Ron "Oily" Sprague

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

"J.D., Interesting! I've got a Paulaner Munchen mini keg that I've been trying to f…"

"Gents, Did some qwuickie searching onthe Gittler, and found his 1995 model:…"

"Gents, As a proud Texan (and owner / operator / builder / professional PITA ;-) o…"

"Justin, Oops, my drawing didn't make it to my amended post. Here's what I w…"

"Justin, I agree, you need more string break at the nut, and various posters have a…"

"How good is your Johnny Depp impersonation (see Celebs who play CBGs)? :-)"

"All, That's only, on average (at, say, $150 revenue per build, $50 in parts and mat…"

"Actually almost sounds like the guitar has its own built in reverb unit. It could be…"

"Dan, Nope, I've just used a LOT of software over the last 30 years, and been a beta…"

"CL, Nope, you've caught me out! ;-) A reso is down the road, after I finish my next…"

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