I'm still not sure what to do about that neck - I'll access the damage and either keep it "as is", make it a matching headstock, or if it's not structurally sound, I'll copy the neck and put it back on ebay for someone else to take a chance with.
I guess I'll have to keep an eye out for parts over the next several months and maybe by then there will be some Novak XII pickups to try. I'm most worried about finding the input jack plate. Does anyone know if the measurements for the bridge pieces on those Venus XIIs or old strat XIIs are the same dimensions as vintage pieces?
Anyway, I'm setting a timetable for myself of around three months to finish this as that will be around the time our baby gets here and I imagine any project I have still outstanding around that time will be on hold for a while...
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