Today I started the stripping.
You guys wouldn't believe me if I tell you that I came across four colors, note also that there's no Mahogany anywhere to be found...
There's some of the original finish still left within the cutaway, the previous owner apparently couldn't remove it from that spot.
The previous owner glued in the neck using two component resin, the same stuff used to restore cars with, as a result it sat way too high in the pocket, but chopping away that junk rectified that.
Nice snug join, just as intended.
Next on the agenda: fill that middle rout and the holes where the mini toggles sat and bring the guitar body away to have it professionally finished in black.
You know, I bought this guitar at the stand of a shop in Amsterdam, I'm seriously thinking of bringing it back to the shop after the Restoration is complete, I wonder if they would recognize it.