Re: F5 neck heel question
As others have said that is the old Gibson neck joint from about 1970 to 1977. They called it the "straight slot joint" and it must have been developed when Norlin completely redesigned the F-5 (and not in a good way) for the "new" 1970 line. They used it until 1977 - 78 at which time the F-5L was developed for the 1978 models. As to how it was stabilized or secured other than just gluing I don't know. But as I understand it that neck joint was quite strong and they were very hard to take apart. That is first hand information I got from one of the Cincinnati areas best repair guys back around 1996 -7 period. Two guys who I think would have had personal experience with that neck joint would be either Big Joe or Roger Siminoff.
Bernie
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