Auto harps in general and your 6 bar (Minature?) in specific are usually played the same ways. I use the "Burp the Baby" cradle aganst your chest method of holding it. The next question is; Are you chording or do you plan to play melody or both?

Reality check time! Is this a real old harp? Does it say made in Dolgeville or Patterson New Jersey in its label? If so, keep it like it is and enjoy a bone fide playable antique and get a newer harp. The newer harp wll have more chords and you can easily rearrange the bars for an easier playing layout than Charlie Zimmermann invented.

f you are gonna play melody, learn to play scales. I play the C major scale by getting it thios way. Pull a C from the Cmaj chord

a D from the G major chord.

An E from the C major chord

and F from the F major chord

a G from the C or G major chord

an A from the F major chord

a B from the G major chord

C back at C major.

Scales are tedious whenever and wherever you play them but but necessary.

My primary playing harp is a Diatonic B model of unsure vintage with chords changed to this pattern ti suite my melodic style..

Front rank from the top down Bb, F, C, G, D . G7 Back rank is from the top Dm, Am, Em, Bm, F#m, D7.

Others will offer good advice. Good luck with the harp. Its saved my fingers for me as a Physical Therapy aid.

Don