Don,
Sorry to hear about your fingers. Yikes! (Hope you weren't offended by what we wrote. Who was to know? I figured that maybe Fooleshoupe knows you.)

Thanks for the info on Kilby Snow. I have seen photos of him, and it made me feel good. I've tried playing every which way, including upside down (but didn't think about reversing the chords). I have a problem with my left wrist--a carpal tunnel thing that rears its ugly head when it's bent for too long.

I appreciate the info about Gm. Oddly enough I do use it. I mostly sing in G and C. I sometimes sing in F. Last night after the glue dried, I played for hours--and tried songs I'd never been able to play before. It was so much fun. What I learned was this:

1. I may change the position of C7 and Em. It might be better to follow the Bb.
2. I probably could use a Bm (sometimes), and a B7 (sometimes). I'm going to keep a list of the chords that prevent me from playing songs I like.And, I probably don't need all the 7ths I have, but I do like the way they sound.

Clearly, this is a work in progress. But, at least I'm set for the time being. What's quite wonderful is that the sound of this Autoharp is so much better than the Chromaharp I'd been playing--which I'm going to try and convert to a Diatonic when I recover from this experience.

Susan