Can you grind down the poles on a new fender tele to make it look like an old one?

1.0Seymour Duncanhttps://www.seymourduncan.comSarvesh Tiwarihttps://www.seymourduncan.com/blog/author/seymourduncanCan you grind down the poles on a new fender tele to make it look like an old one? - Seymour Duncanrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="JjP8TQOfpV"><a href="https://www.seymourduncan.com/blog/swd/can-you-grind-down-the-poles-on-a-new-fender-tele-to-make-it-look-like-an-old-one">Can you grind down the poles on a new fender tele to make it look like an old one?</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.seymourduncan.com/blog/swd/can-you-grind-down-the-poles-on-a-new-fender-tele-to-make-it-look-like-an-old-one/embed#?secret=JjP8TQOfpV" width="600" height="338" title="“Can you grind down the poles on a new fender tele to make it look like an old one?” — Seymour Duncan" data-secret="JjP8TQOfpV" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); /* ]]> */ </script> Grinding the pole pieces on a magnetized and wound coil can cause several problems and I wouldn’t do it. I seen pickup done this way and all the ground and chipped magnet dust clings all over the pickup and poles. The heat from grinding can melt the insulation inside the pickup and later cause the...