Shambles: Leadbelly wouldn't use anything so soft as copper wire! He would reach for the guy wires that hold up the poles.

Roger: I think we are talking at cross purposes. I think I might see the problem. I was assuming you tuned your guitar down a fourth as Leadbelly did and were playing the shapes that would usually constitute an E chord. This would put you in the key of B. I was speculating that it less likely the harpist you play with would carry a E harp than he/she would, for example carry an C or D.

By the way. I think Terry only carried two harps. I saw Terry and McGhee perform a few times in the 60s. As far as I could see (and recall) Terry carried a harp in each shirt pocket and he reached for the appropriate one for each piece. He could have had more than one in each pocket; but being blind, he would have to feel for the right one. I don't remember him seeming to do that.

Murray