Where do I go to get professional things like a setup or a fretboard crown and level to my guitar? alot of music shops wont do that and it seems they can’t do anything beyond turning a few screws…
how much am I expected to pay for such service (if it exists?)
I could maybe do it for you if you want. How bad is it? And what kind of git is it?
It was a warmoth neck with stainless steel frets… I know warmoth doesnt do a fret level right out of the box so if you wanted low action you had to get it leveled and crowned. The problem is the 22nd fret is high thus causing all kind of buzzing and stuff… I will do it myself, I already got some tools ordered from stewmac cause I figure this kind of work will cost that much (if they are any good)
Try putting a steel straight edge on top of the frets first to double check the problem. Maybe you could put a wood block on the offending fret and tap it level with a mallet – you’ll have a great deal of fun trying to file or grind a stainless fret! Not.
I got some diamond files from stewmac… I think it makes it a lot easier.
Sorry to butt in, but uh, wtf are you guys talking about?? 
Oh, go back to your regs and BCDs!
No.
You guys are being cool and I want in.
I know a guy who used to be the guitar tech at EME down here in Taichung, he’s subsequently moved to Taipei to open his own shop, while I’ve never actually had him do any work on my guitars, I’d definitely trust him for dressing and levelling, maybe even as far as a refret 
… he is a Roberto Venn graduate which is pretty much industry standard I suppose, and I know for sure that he really went to Arizona for over a year to complete the course… His name’s Dennis as I recall… Don’t know where his shop is in Taipei, but I have his number : 0955615150… He’s cool and speaks okay English…
How do those Warmoth steel frets sound?.. I’ve been tempted by their supposedly long life wear rate, but nervous that since they’re harder than nickel mix they’ll sound too jangly and sharp… it’ll be a full vintage construction and wood Warmoth Strat I’ll be building with Kinman pickups so blowing the tone with jangly frets would really kill me…
I have a Fender GA 43 sce acoustic, it really needs the action set a little lower for my preferences. I’ve tried truss rod adjustment and filing the nut and saddle but it is still too high for my liking. It is a fine guitar but it needs the attention I can’t give it due to inexperience in the field of fine tweaking guitars.
If you guys find out about any real luthiers out there I am well interested.
And where the hell am I going to find a steel straight edge that i know IS a straight edge and not, well, bent.
I have an acoustic electric that I want to lower the action on. Basically for barres over 7th fret and ease of riff making. It is a Korean Fender GA 43 SCE, a simple solid spruce top guitar. I have tried truss rod adjustment and filing the nut and saddle but it is still too high.
Suggestions?
Strange. Is the neck straight? Frets level and suchlike? Is the bridge lifting? Is the top bellying? – that can happen with solid tops, specially if you’re in the habit of stringing it heavy. You seem to have already covered the things I would feel confident doing. Trussrod, nut, saddle – if you’ve done it properly – doesn’t really leave an awful lot other than a neck reset, which can be a major pain in the arse on those cheaper Korean acoustics on account of the hellish stiff glue they seem to use.
You could lever the whole bridge off and shave that down a bit, but that’s a bit radical unless you’re sure of what you’re about.
I called Dennis today and visited him in his shop at Heping East Road, Section 2, #127, 2nd floor.
My first impression is that he really knows his stuff. His workshop is filled with tools of the trade and he’s knee-deep in repairs on some very expensive guitars.
I spoke to him about the binding on my Martin OM-21 and, after a good 15 minutes of talking, I feel comfortable about giving my “girlfriend” into his care. He’s going to put it in his “dry room” for almost a month to ensure that the body is stable, then he’ll take off the present binding and put on a new one. He’s got an assortment of wood bindings to replace the original, tatty, plastic one presently in place. In total, it will take about two months - but only cost about 5000 NT.
I’m going to give him the guitar in January and will keep y’all updated.
Dan
right on… thanks for the update, good to know where his shop is in Taipei, I haven’t spoken to him since he left Taichung… I’ll go and check it out next time I’m up North… 
bumping this thread…
I can level/crown necks myself anyways but I want to get someone to install a Floyd rose on a guitar once I am done with it, because I don’t have a router… Know anyone I can trust to do this? (or if I could borrow a router…)
I dropped a locking nut on my humbuckers the other day by accident. Doesn’t half make your eyes water.
Necroing this thread. Anybody know if Dennis is still around or any others who might do fret levelling/fixing fret sprouts?
Welcome back.
And paging @Taiwan_Luthiers.
see @Taiwan_Luthiers
I can level/dress necks or fix fret sprouts.
But fret sprouts are REALLY uncommon in Taiwan because it’s so humid…
But anyways once it’s fixed it’s unlikely to come back as long as you are in Taiwan… fret sprouts are caused by the wood shrinking due to extreme dryness.