Ngoh Guitars

Guitar Repair #153 - Setup /Winter Crack - Esteve 1GR12 - Classical

Esteve 1GR12 496 1/4/04
1) Soundboard centreseam splint insert - from rosette to bridge. 4 1/4"
2) Soundboard crack reglue - from bridge to tail. 5 1/2"
3) Setup with D'addario EJ45

4th Ngoh Guitar (#5) order - Wilfred Chan IRW/Spruce

Wilfred Chan
Kevin Yeo as agent (1st time)

S$6,800 + S$300 IRW upgrade (the one I bought from Ashok for US$120!!! So must up charge!)

Kevin's commission - S$7,100 / 1.2 = S$1,183

I get S$5,917.

Guitar Repair #152 - Neck Split /Finish Crazing - Ovation - Acoustic

Ovation 223598:-
Neck laminate split repair
Complete fret dress
Soundboard finish cracks x 2
Setup
D'addario EJ26

Guitar Repair #150 /#151 - Setup /Heel Crack Reglue - Ibanez AEG10VS1202 /Ovation CS268 - Acoustic

Ibanez AEG10VS1202 SQ04042291 Setup D'addario EZ910
Ovation CS268 7061463 Setup D'addario EJ26 Reglue split heel

Guitar travel - Yokohama, Japan

Subway, Yokohama

This trip to Japan is many fold. A break from the usual routine, network, award to be offiicial technician for all repairs/servicing of Yokinobu Chai's (maker of Niibori Guitars) guitars in Singapore, visit Mr Chai's and Mr Sumio/Testuo Kurosawa workshop and also to touch, see, play some historical guitars, '29 Santos Hernandez, '73 Hermann Hauser II, III, 2013 Greg Smallman, Ignacio Fleta, '71 Jose Romanillos, among many others. Last, but not least, the main excuse for this trip is to attend JGA Guitar Ensemble Competition - http://www.jsgec.net.

It's summer and it's hotter than Singapore. But awesome time for thirst-quenching summer fruits and perfect excuse for
beer!

Excuse me for not posting for a while. Expect more to come!