Waddy, you've got something quite interesting going on here. There's a design clash, though, between the bottom "point" of the carved section and the shoulders that frame it. You have a flat area fighting with the roundness all around it. There are a couple of ways I can think of to harmonize it:
Enlarge the radius of the shoulders above your slots, and continue the curve to the center line, creating a "V" shape. Then carve the bottom of the center section to fit the "V". It would make everything nice and round.
Another option might be to radius the bottom of the center section, perhaps matching its top, to give it more of an "eye" shape. This might visually separate it too much from the rest of the headstock, though.
I'd suggest trying it all on paper first, using true radii of circles. Grab an eraser and anything circular--coins, washers--and/or a compass and experiment.
The proportion of the center carve to the rest of the headstock is hard to judge because of the short prototype; but you might want to make that center section larger or taller so it becomes the most prominent part of the headstock. A good example is the crown of John's headstock shown above. Right now, your's has a bit of a "shrugging man" look.
This is all just my humble opinion, so take it for what it's worth. In the end it's your satisfaction that counts the most.
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Screwed that up. My Enter key seems to get in the way when I'm trying to hit the Shift key.
