I did this to get more comfortable with the idea of doing extreme repairs like neck resets (practice on scrap!).
Thought some of ya'll would be interested to see. Don't worry I bought the guitar to purposefully take it apart. I thought the joint was rather interesting
The method was one that I've only read about, saw the fretboard off at the body, remove the fingerboard extension and apply hot water to the joint to loosen the glue. The glue in this neck joint was epoxy or something else. I knew that steaming this joint would not likely be easy and plus I just like taking things apart radically. I won't be using this method on something that's actually worth it like a Martin I assure you.
I really don't think the makers intended the neck to ever be removed, the tenon was cut in such a way that it literally would not allow you to lift it conventionally straight up out of the guitar, instead it HAD to come out vertically. It was messy, hot, and gluey but it came out albeit with pullout. Now that my initial fear of removing an acoustic neck is over now, I feel a bit accomplished haha!
