Sinsull:

I am not familiar with the Carol Stober book.

If you ask Autoharpers today what got them hooked on Autoharp, the vast majority in America will say, Hi saw/heard Brian Bowers.

If you ask how they started learning the vast majority will say with the Complete Methode for Autohar or Chromoharp by Meg Peterson. It's one of the first and still one of the best. You can also order a companion tape.

Bonnie Phipps also has a book out "Beginning Autharp Instruction Book" that is one of the stalwarts for those learning to play.

A newer book that is color coded and teaches the importance of setting your harp up so that you can play by I,IV,V positions is the book by Alex Usher (sorry I don't know the name). It is color coded based on the positional chords you need to push.

Others with exceptional beginner instructional material are: Cathy Britell in Seattle, and Charles Whitmir in Texas. Cathy was putting together an online course at one time, but I don't know if she has anything published. Charles self publishes a number of courses with tapes.

The best advice I can give to someone starting autoharp is to go to the autoharp.com web-site and also the autoharp web-ring. Look at the material they have there. Then join the cyberpluckers autoharp list serve. They will be able to help you with any question that you can think up to ask.

Happy pluckin'

JAB