Re: [Harp-L] Harmonica and the savage beast

[46long Blake <46long@xxxxxxxxx>]

I don't practice much in my house because the cats hate the harmonica so
much.  Always have. They don't seem to mind my four year old and his
electric guitar.

Then again, people seem to avoid our gigs too....maybe it's not just the
cats....I dunno....

...maybe it's because I don't practice much anywhere for that matter....
 - Blake
On Sun, Mar 1, 2009 at 10:57 PM, Joe and Cass Leone <leone@xxxxxxxx> wrote:

>
> On Mar 1, 2009, at 7:43 PM, MANFRED WEWERS wrote:
>
> I came across an interesting article in the Feb. 28, 2000 Toronto Star.  It
>> was an ad for software, Paw Sense, which stops your cat from walking across
>> your keyboard.  It senses the cat and "plays harmonica music because most
>> cats dislike the harmonica."
>>
>> Well, I've always thought all creatures love the sound of a harmonica.  I
>> have 30 years of learning experience with my African Grey parrot Barnie, who
>> is fascinated by the bright shiny diatonic and the sounds it creates.  As an
>> aside, her all-time favourite record is Pink Floyd's Dark Side of the Moon;
>> she still reacts to it today.  I guess that shows you more where I come
>> from.  She also reacts positively to the chord harmonica, despite its size.
>>  However, the sight of a guitar terrifies her.
>>
>> I've got lots of stories about the harmonica and various other creatures,
>> including some about cats, and they are all positive.  I have personally
>> done a lot of travelling in far away and exotic places and have played my
>> harmonica in front of a wide variety of other creatures (some people too).
>> So, I am puzzled by this ad.  Why would a cat not like the sound of a
>> harmonica?
>>
>
> Cats are predators. Their ears are a major attribute. Perhaps the sound
> cancels out other sounds. Cats may not like that.
>
>>
>> Manfred Wewers
>>
>>
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