Need information on the type of neck joint for a Takamine G series EG541-SC

[John Yungbluth]

Hobbiest here, not a professional.

This is a Korean made acoustic electric.  The body is destroyed beyond repair, missing too many pieces of wood.

What I want to salvage is the neck and fingerboard.

Does anyone have any insight into the neck joint on these models?  I believe I read that they are epoxied in but can't remember if they said it was a dovetail, dowel/butt joint.

The neck block is mahogany and can be cut away from the inside leaving the neck and old side, a laminate, thickness still joined if I have too.  This way I won't loose any length.  And possibly gain a little if needed from the side thickness.  But I would like to practice removing it properly if it's possible.

I want to match it up with a nice solid top body I have.  The cadaver body was a dowel/butt joint configuration.  I do not have the original neck or fingerboard.  But the geometry looks good to match these 2 pieces together using a bolt on process.

Any practical experience you can share would be greatly appreciated.

John

[John Yungbluth]

Wound up flush cutting away the neck block from the inside since the guitar body was already shattered. 

It was a dovetail joint generously epoxied together.

Is this a common trait of G series models?

John