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From: Mike Curtis
Date: Mon, 19 Jan 1998 21:00:15 -0800 (PST)
Subject: Re: A440?

On Mon, 19 Jan 1998, Robert Venables wrote:

>>>> Mike Curtis wrote
> Lee Oskar harmonicas come tuned slightly sharp. Also,
>the notes are not perfectly "equal tuned" on diatonics, except the Golden
>Melody. Most used "just tuning" or similar, to produce smoother sounding
>chords while sacrificing a little melodically.
>>>>>
> I thought LO's were equal tuned. Am I wrong? (again!)

Yes - only GMs are equal tuned. Oskars aren't quite just intoned, but
they're not ET'ed either. And Oskars are tuned sharp across the board,
which IMHO is good because most players tend to pull them a little down
anyway - at least I do.


-- IronMan Mike Curtis
My CD "Doin' It All Myself" available in Tower, Blockbuster, Camelot, PX