RE: [Harp-L] Golden Melody

[Buck Worley <boogalloo@xxxxxxx>]

Here is a link that will tell you all about what you are asking. It way more info that most of us need but is interesting if you take time to scan through it.
 
http://www.patmissin.com/tunings/audio.html
 
> To: jdekker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx; harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: [Harp-L] Golden Melody
> From: icemanle@xxxxxxx
> Date: Mon, 24 Jan 2011 12:00:27 -0500
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> Tuning on Golden Melody is equal temperament, which means the individual notes are more in tune, but the chords sound a little ragged. Special 20 has a different tuning in which the chords sound smoother but a few of the individual notes are a bit on the flat side.
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> From: John Dekker <jdekker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: harp-l <harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Mon, Jan 24, 2011 6:36 am
> Subject: [Harp-L] Golden Melody
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> Could one of you knowledgeable folks please tell this newbie what the difference 
> in tuning is between the Golden Melody and, say, the Special 20, and what the 
> difference may mean is actual playing? Although I am trying to learn blues, I 
> also like to play melodies of popular songs (using tabs). Thank you.
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> John Dekker
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