Susan,

Playing on the table is fine. Kilby Snow was a lefty and played Autoharp lap style, backwards.

If you are using Drew Smith's set up in combo with mine I think you'll find it works pretty well. Mine works great for me and I have played Drew's harps in the past and they worked fine for me as well.

Do you sing in "F" or use it as a key that much? I find the "Gm" to be a useless chord for me so I cut it up and made a "Bm" out of it which I find I use a lot more.

If you want to try holding the harp have you considered turning it upside down and reversing the chord bar order? That way you won't have to cross over your hands, the bars are easier to see, and you have a broad playing field. It should be easier to play this way sitting down. You'd have to balance the point of the harp on your leg.

I've always wondered if this was a doable technique.

Don