Twelve years on the bench in Punggol. Every guitar leaves playing better than it arrived.
No guesswork and no upselling. Jacob looks at the guitar, tells you what it actually needs, and quotes you before anything is touched.
Relief, action, intonation and nut slots dialled in together so the whole neck plays even. The single job that makes the biggest difference to how a guitar feels.
Levelling, recrowning and polishing tired frets, or a full refret when they are past saving. Buzzing, dead spots and choked bends usually end here.
Crackling pots, dead pickups, failing jacks and rewiring. Solder joints redone properly so the fault does not come back in a month.
Cracked headstocks, lifting bridges, loose braces and split tops — clamped, glued and left to cure the way the repair actually needs.
Fresh strings, fretboard conditioned, hardware cleaned and the body properly polished. The quick job that most players put off far too long.
Hand-cut bone or synthetic nuts and saddles, slotted to your string gauge. Fixes high action at the first fret and sitar-buzz at the bridge.
Not every guitar needs all twelve — Jacob tells you which yours does before he starts. Tap a line to see what it means.
Truss rod adjusted so the neck has the right amount of forward bow for how hard you play.
String height measured and set — low enough to play easily, high enough not to buzz.
The slots filed to depth. Too high and the first three frets fight you.
Saddles moved until fretted notes match harmonics, so chords stay in tune up the neck.
A rocker walked across every fret to find the high ones that cause buzz and dead notes.
Levelled frets reshaped to a proper crown and polished so bends run smooth.
Cleaned, and oiled if the board is dry — dry boards shrink and lift fret ends.
Every machine head, screw and strap button checked and tightened.
Bridge height, spring tension and saddle seating set for your setup.
Balanced so the strings sound even and the magnets are not pulling the strings out of tune.
Every pot, switch and jack run through for crackle, drop-out and cold joints.
Played through, top to bottom, before it goes back in the case.
Musical instrument repair shop · Singapore
110A Punggol Field, #10-566, Singapore 821110
By appointment — call or WhatsApp first.
Send a photo of the guitar and what it is doing. Jacob will tell you whether it is a setup, a fret job, or nothing at all.