One complication that has developed is that the new stock is slightly lighter than the stock used for the headstock and body. Not too concerned about the headstock as I'm veneering the front and using some matching veneer for a back-strap from the volute up the back of the headstock, but not sure how this will look against the body.
I could do some experimentation now, before I've done any additional shaping on the neck shaft. I have some Transtint mahogany red dye, and could make up and apply some very dilute solutions to see if I can get the woods to match. I might get the raw wood to match, but the filling and finishing might react differently to the dye than it will to the raw wood, so I really should do this on some scrap that I could fill and finish to see whether the dyeing is a suitable approach.
On the other hand, I could just close my eyes and figure that once everything is filled and finished, the color variation probably won't be that noticeable. Given that this build has been interrupted so many times already
I'm really leaning in this direction!! 
