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Originally Posted by Ryan Alexander
Very curious to hear how this works out for you. What model did you get? My O-10 is one of my favorite guitars ever. I hope yours ends up becoming a cherished instrument 
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So I heard back from the the tech today. This is his email message.
Hey Matthew,
Sorry for the delayed response on the pics. That neck was tough to get off! Mainly because it’s a very long, narrow dovetail, so a much more gradual taper than a typical one, with lots of glue way down in the bottom of the pocket. Also, because the heelcap is curved instead of flat, we couldn’t use the fixture we typically do, which pushes against the heelcap. Plus, there’s almost no gap between the back of the dovetail and the pocket, which there typically is. That allows the steam to get down to the bottom.
Anyway, we got it off after a couple of sessions, got the old glue residue cleaned off, and let it dry out over the holiday weekend.
That’s the first dovetail I’ve seen that’s actually wider than the heel itself. At any rate, we’re good to go now.
Ken Jones
Mountain Song Guitars
