Carl Thompson neck crack

[Steven Wilson]

Hello all
Looking for some expert advice once again. I've got a Carl Thompson bass in with a neck crack right around the skarf joint. At first I thought it was glue creep but it's a three peice neck and the crack is right in the middle of the center piece. It seems to be right where the truss rod is. My thought is to wick some glue in and try to clamp it back but figured I ask here first.

Thanks
Steven

[Mark Swanson]

I would be afraid of using CA glue because it might freeze up the trussrod if it wicks in to the rod.
I'd use a wood glue. But the biggest problem will be getting the crack clean enough, it looks like it has absorbed a good amount of sweat and dirt from playing.

[Barry Daniels]

It looks like it might have been broken at some point in the past and repaired. What is that little dot at the end of the scarf joint? Did someone insert a nail and then putty it over?!!! I agree with Mark that it looks like a lot of gunk got into the crack. It might have to be opened up, scraped clean and then filled with a spline.

[Steven Wilson]

Thanks guys
It does seem that a previous repair was done to the scarf joint. And it does feel like putty in there. It was in for an electrical repair so I may go with the "Keep an eye on it" solution. The owner has played it for a long time like this and didn't think it was a problem. I tried to clamp it back and it didn't budge so maybe it's stable?