Finally got around to working on this guitar today. I don't have a lot of the tools needed for a proper neck reset so I thought I would improvise. I laid a scrap of metal on the fingerboard extension and heated it with a soldering iron. It took a long time, but this managed to transfer enough heat to the fingerboard that I was able to use a scraper to separate the fingerboard from the top of the guitar.
After that, I removed the 14th fret, which is positioned right over the neck/body joint. I drilled 2 holes 1/16" diameter through the fret slot and down deep into the neck joint. I boiled some water, and used a syringe to inject the boiling water into the joint. I used a few clamps and boards to simulate a neck removal jig, and was able to remove the neck quite easily!
After that, I removed the 14th fret, which is positioned right over the neck/body joint. I drilled 2 holes 1/16" diameter through the fret slot and down deep into the neck joint. I boiled some water, and used a syringe to inject the boiling water into the joint. I used a few clamps and boards to simulate a neck removal jig, and was able to remove the neck quite easily!
The fingerboard of the guitar is warped, but thankfully the neck is dead straight! If you notice a little slot in the end of the neck in this picture.... it turns out this neck has a rectangular steel reinforcement rod. Its done a good job keeping the neck straight over the years!
Next I removed all the frets. I had some chips come out of the fingerboard so I tried to glue them back in place with CA glue.
Next step I think will be to place the fingerboard str