This item is hand made and incorporates natural wood and paint. As such, there may be some variation in the finish and wood grain. If you request that I age or relic the pickup I’ll use my best artistic judgement based on how far you want me to go with it. Lightly aged is usually tarnished or sanded with high grit sandpaper whereas heavy relic would imply some more substantial dents and scratches to the wood and metal. That being said, I do my best to produce the most consistent results I can and always the best pickup I can make.