Like a phoenix from the flames:
After one failed attempt to glue the broken neck back together, Dick Dijkman radically broke the neck into pieces. So he could clean up the mess the former repairs had done. He removed all old glue remains.
Then the puzzle was sent to another luthier who has experience with epoxy glue.
He put the puzzle back together and put a very thin "brace" on the neck.
Then he sent it back to Dick Dijkman who refinned the neck.
The neck repair is only visible if you look closely. It feels fantastic. A nice thick neck, but not wide.
It plays really smooth!
Here in the living room it sounds nice and warm.
Can't wait to hear it in the band...