After years of lusting and dreaming I was finally able to round out my Thunderbird iv collection with the missing link: an original issue Non-reverse. The bass is in really decent condition with only two significant issues, 1) a gummy feeling tone pot (hopefully i can clean and recover) and 2) a classic crescent moon hairline crack on the tuner side of the headstock. With string tension the crack opened up just enough to get a syringe needle in and is now glued/clamped (titebond).
on to my query for the experts..one thing that has me puzzled is the pickup screws. They're a domed head flathead wood screw.
I expected to find phillps heads just like my '64. After looking online Ive found photos of NRs with both this type as well phillips versions. By any chance are they original? or likely a common hardware store replacement?
& yes, Im being overly picky...maybe its a mild case of OCD