Essentials would be:
1) Hammer of appropriate weight: For knocking in loose frets
2) Fret leveling files (rough/smooth)
3) Straight Edge: To read the fingerboard
4) Nut files for nut slots (duh)
5) Fret crowning file: For rounding the frets after leveling
6) Chisel: For removing excess glue in nut slots/frets and to notch string slots in acoustic guitar bridges
7) Sharpening stone: For chisels, scissors etc.
8) Reamer: For enlarging holes in wood
9) Radius gauge: To check fingerboard consistency
10)A huge dose of passion and patience
11)Lots of talent :P
Some of the tools above, you can buy from luthiery supply stores such as stewart mcdonald and LMI. Prepare to set aside $400 - $600 SGD for the basic essentials listed above and then be welcomed to the world of guitar repair.
These tools would suffice for 90% of the DIYers out there.
If you're still apprehensive, the easiest solution would be to send your guitars to the Maestro Guitar Hospital where I have access to all the necessary tools to give your guitar the setup you desire.
How about the basic steel wool to rub out the dirt from the fretboard as well? oh and any solution to clean/mosturise/condition the fretboard? Thanks!
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