John, each harp has a straight minor key and a draw minor key. The straight key, of course, emphasizes the draw notes, which should take care of your problem. When I bought my three, they were the only ones available, Gmin straight and Dmin crossharp, Dmin straight and Amin crossharp, and Amin straight and Emin crossharp. But now they are available in all keys (listed in crossharp key).

They can, of course, also be played in the relative majors of the minor keys (the minor third key: the Dmin/Amin harp can also be played in F and C). And the Melody Makers can be played as straight minors--the G MM in Amin.

I know what you mean about hyperventilating: it happens whenever we play The Wreck of the Old Ninety-seven or Columbus Stockade Blues (we play them in G; I use my C Major Diatonic)--we play both of them fast and hard, and both are about 80% draw notes.

--seed