SWEETHARMONICA
from Scanorama May 1997
by Leiv Gunnar Lie
The harmonica was always Georg Pollestad`s favourite instrument, but he never imagine he would be making one himself - or making the best the world has seen.
His interest in the harmonica started when he went to sea at the age of 15."I bought a packet of cigarettes and a harmonica," he says."It didn’t take long before I went off the fags and concentrated on practising the instrument."
It worried him, however, that he never managed to create the kind of sound that Norway’s star player Sigmund Groven did. So when the great man held a concert in Pollestad`s home town in 1980, he went to meet him."I persuaded Groven to open his harmonica, so I could see the main parts and how they were put together," he says."Then, I thought: I can do this!"
When Groven returned a couple of months later, Pollestad had designed and built his first harmonica. Groven was so impressed so he used it during the concert, and announced to the audience that it had been made by one of the locals. The press picked up the news, and Pollestad soon found himself on national radio and television.
Four or five leave his workshop every year, at a price of NKr 30.000 ($4.500) a piece. He tries to deliver as many of them as he can by hand."I feel I put so much of my soul into making them that it would be a shame to just wrap them in paper and send them off," he says."I like to check out the place where each harmonica ends up and make sure it gets a good home."
Personal delivery has merged his love of music with a passion for vintage motorcycles. A one-time Norwegian speedway champion and the proud owner of a 1948 Vincent motorbike, Pollestad admits to sending the harmonicas by mail only to destinations such as Japan and the United States.
The Concert Harmonica Polle
концертГармоникаПапа
The Concert Harmonica Polle
концертГармоникаПапа
Picture ( 46K ) Picture ( 61K )
картина（46 000.）картина（61K）
Chromatic harmonica, made in 925 Sterling silver.
ПолутоновС925 стерлингового серебраГотовыйОтказ
Compass: three octaves.
гид стрелка :Три октавыОтказ
Slide movements and shock absorbers have been especially developed for smooth action and easy assembly. (patent pending).
соскальзывать панель Упражнения и амортизатор уже Гладкий и легкий в сборке с помощью специальной разработки.（Заявка на патент пожалуйста середина）Отказ
Gold-plated mouthpiece.
ПозолоченныйинтерфейсОтказ
Screws for the mouthpiece made in titanium preventing galvanic sensations.
зане допуститьВаучерыощущениеДелатьмундштуктитанВинтОтказ
Reed-plates: interchangeable long-life from Hohner. Can be delivered in tuning as requested.
тростник панель : Обменивался на пианино Long Life.МогуТупицаТребоватьдоставлятьОтказ
Measurements: lenght - 144 mm, with - 38 mm, thickness - 25/32 mm, weight - 475 grams
размер:длинный144МиллиметрСи38 мм,толстая25 /  32 ммСмасса475 грамм
A NEW PROFESSIONAL MODEL
один новый изпрофессияМодель
A combination of craftmanship and high technology
комбинированныйРемесловысокаятехнологии
to ensure lasting quality and performance
Обеспечить последнееКачество и производительность
Production to order.
Производствопорядок одинОтказ
Price and time of delivery available from:
цена иДоставкавремяМогуОт:
Polle Harmonica Workshop
ПапаГармоникамастерская
Georg Pollestad
Гольpollestad
Mærbakkveien 15,
яæ rbakkveien 15,
N-4340 Bryne - Norway
n-4340Брайан-Норвегия
POLLE CONCERT HARMONICA
ПапаИгратьГармоника
bears the signature of Tommy Reilly - a guarantee of quality
МедведьТоммиЛелли-гарантия качествазнак
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