I would never have noticed slot or phillip screws but would have noticed that the cover is not originals. So a custom cover still looks vintage?
No, but it looks more "right" with slotted screws. Same with tuner screws. Having a long time focus on vintage instruments, certain things catch my eye. On guitars it's the proper bridge pin color and size for example. It's not about a new instrument looking old, as much as it having certain details fit the overall aesthetic. That's my perspective anyway.
And, many of the old instruments shown in the coffee table books have pearl truss rod covers and many are engraved. It's not something that just happened, it's been around for many decades. Page 129 of the of the Gruhn & Carter book Acoustic Guitars and Other Fretted Instruments has a classic pearl truss rod cover shown.
"It's comparable to playing a cheese slicer."
--M. Stillion
"Bargain instruments are no bargains if you can't play them"
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I knew I should have had Lloyd Loar's name engraved on mine
"It's comparable to playing a cheese slicer."
--M. Stillion
"Bargain instruments are no bargains if you can't play them"
--J. Garber
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