Here's the response from Poellmann, confirming our assumptions:
"Hi Eric
Thanx for your mail.
We are a small Bassmaker Family and we do all our work by hand.
There is a special technique in this carving work.
If you have the possibility to see one of our ornamentation basses,
you can see in the details (and if you have a eye for thinks like this)
that the cutting are not equal and even. It's handwork....
Best regards
Poellmann Bassmaker
Ralph"
As a mechanic, I will leave my opinions on taste and the "assumed irregularity of handwork" out of the mix. I am grateful that they took the time to respond!
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