I have an old Red Label FG 75 that someone brought in after finding on the garbage pile so I decided to take the neck off to try and reset it.. I ended up breaking the heel (not a big deal) when trying to wiggle it free after injecting steam for over 45 min. Also the fretboard extension didn't want to turn loose after using a hot clothes iron on top and hot scraper underneath. I use hot hide glue a lot in building guitars and I'm pretty sure that wasn't what was used in installing this neck. If doing over, I think I would take the hacksaw (the truss rod extends into the dovetail) , saw the neck off, put in a couple of brass inserts, and make it a bolt-on. Just my 2 cents worth. Oh, and if you do decide to get it off with steam, be sure and angle your bit toward the peghead direction to hit the gap at the end of the dovetail. I use a football needle, a piece of automotive rubber gas line and a pressure cooker. Not a lot of expense there.
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