Thanks for the advice. Thinning the stain would be the best idea. I was impatient and tried to speed things along. (And failed). Set me back about 3 days. I’m going to leave it as is and glue the neck in. I will slow everything down and set it up correctly prior to gluing.😀
Wired up the harness last night.Click image for larger version. 

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