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Double Bass pollman?

#21
MIKMAN said:
I tried a couple of them last March in Germany. Beautiful instruments, excellent sound, lots of volume. A bit overpriced though...IMHO a European buyer has some alternative choices in Central Europe's luthiers, choices that can save some thousand euros.
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It's true. you are paying for the name, in some respects. that and the fancy carving. I heard the one guy who does it (former farmer i think) is getting really old and they don't plan on finding someone else when he dies.

eerbev
 
#24
robobass said:
@eerbev, Sounds very plausible. BTW, can you also inform us on how Dragonetti died?
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Dude, who s**t in your cornflakes this morning? I have no idea why you have reacted this way.

regarding the spelling of Poellmann, because the original spelling has an Umlaut over the "o", which doesn't appear on the standard US and Canadian keyboard without the use of alt+num functions, leaving the umlaut off (as I have for the word "umlaut") is just a quick short form. If you haven't noticed, the english also butcher french, spanish and syrillic equally as well as german.

regarding my previous posts: through the use of the phrase "i think" in this context, I have automatically shown the reader that I have no way of actively confirming the knowledge, and this is just what I have heard from people. if that wasn't a clue, the phrase "i heard" also implies hearsay. I put it out as general "fun facts", and if someone could corroborate or correct, so much the better.

I like my friend's poellmann. it's nice. Is it a perfect bass? no. Does it have it's strengths and weaknesses? absolutely. i have related my experience.

and in regards to the death of dragonetti. aside from it being OT, there's little information readily available on the internet, which suggests to me that it was likely of natural causes as it is suitably uninteresting.

eerbrev
 
#26
A note on the spelling: The way to respell without the umlaut is to add an "e" to the vowel. Ex. Pöllmann = Poellmann, and the two letter version is usually used when an umlaut might be a problem, such as in internet domain names. The sound is quite different too. You say both vowels, so "Pöllmann" comes out sounding almost like "Perlmann":)
 
#29
robobass said:
A note on the spelling: The way to respell without the umlaut is to add an "e" to the vowel. Ex. Pöllmann = Poellmann, and the two letter version is usually used when an umlaut might be a problem, such as in internet domain names. The sound is quite different too. You say both vowels, so "Pöllmann" comes out sounding almost like "Perlmann":)
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who cares?

edit: no one
 
#33
I have a beautiful 2003 Pollman bass. It's huge and gorgeous and makes a great sound for an orchestra. I find it to be quite slow to respond for jazz playing so I mostly use my American Standard plywood for jazz gigs. But if orchestral playing is your focus, it's a great bass. I've also had Pollman doubters be quite impressed with this bass so I think there's a lot of variation.
 
#40
I've played 4 or 5 over the years - all I can remember was I thought they were generally heavy and stiff

but, I ONLY played pizz back then and I think they are geared more toward arco playing

I remember thinking the tops were thick - a couple of 60's - one from late 50's and an early 80's I think

very pretty and well built regardless of ornament
 

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