I remember a black and white shot of Townsend at the repairers with the caption 'What have I done?'
So there was some salvaging going on.
As for Tru-Oil on the neck, I'm not keen on that route. Lots of problems collecting dirt and dust.
Also easy to mark up while using the fret protectors in the buffing.
Wears quite quick too. Far better to seal it with a couple of layer of laquer set really hard.
cheers, Mark.