I thought some of the folks around here might be interested in this one: an 1898 DeMeglio Model 1, with a broken neck. It had been previously repaired, but clearly didn't hold:
Time to steam things apart, easier said than done, but once apart you can see why it didn't hold, you can also start to see how this was put together:
This diagram better shows how things go together, 4 piece neck core in softwood with rosewood wrap around the outside:
The old scarf join was such a mess I decided to go back to "good" wood, and graft in new:
Glued back on the neck, the new wood almost disappears:
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