I agree the deeper scratches are really the main concern. I can do a burst to hide things around the edges, I can steam out some of the dents, and I can sand and re-shape the neck. But the veneer is so thin there isn't much I can do to sand things out.
Maybe this pic shows the scratches the best. You can see the scratches continue into the binding around the F-hole. They clearly sanded the veneer with a very rough material.
I'll raise the grain and do a light sanding, maybe it will help. I just know these veneers are super thin and there isn't much sanding I can do.
The neck will need a bunch of work - the sides aren't perpendicular to the neck/fingerboard joint and the bass side does sit higher. It's also really roughly sanded so the neck block will get smaller as I finish it, and thus require shims (veneer) to make tight again.
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