Re: [Harp-L] gold cover plates on Hohner Golden Melody (was Question about harps played by Bobby Darin)

[fjm <bad_hat@xxxxxxxx>]

The harmonica Bobby Darin has in his hand is not a Golden Melody and 
it's not tuned to C or F.  The song key is A and from that brief snipped 
of harmonica I'd guess the harmonica is a D.

Golden Melodies were issued in a 125th Anniversary model in 1982 and 
these harmonicas had gold cover plates. Marine Bands were also sold with 
gold cover plates and I want to say the occasion was the 100th 
anniversary of the model.  As usual the commemorative versions were sold 
in the key of C which I find disappointing.  Personally I'd get more use 
out of something lower pitched like and A or a G.  fjm