Re: [Harp-L] a Funny thing happened on the way to the harmonicastore...

["Michael D'Aurizio " <mdaurizio@xxxxxxxx>]

As far as the cats reaction being a result of your playing; I have a Black Lab that howls every time I play around him. The funny part is, if I play a recording of any other harp player he does'nt howl. But if he hears a recording of me playing he howls just like he does when I play live around him. This leads me to believe that it's my playing. Now is he "singing" along because he likes it, or is he howling in dislike???? 
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From: karl sperber <phdconga@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sun, 28 Mar 2010 19:56:10 
To: <harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [Harp-L] a Funny thing happened on the way to the harmonica
 store...

I want to say "thanks" to all who took the time to respond to my previous post, asking whether to buy new or have my old chromatics worked on.
Well, funny thing happened:  the more I've been playing them, they better they sound (shocking, right?).  I can recognize some windsaver problems, but I've been especially impressed with the 260 which just seems to be sounding better and playing more easily all the time!  I'm sure it's partly the instrument and partly my technique improving.
So now I'm in no hurry to buy a new harp.  I plan to look into getting mine serviced and perhaps doing some of the work myself.
Again, many thanks.
My problem now - and perhaps some of you can shed light on this - is that my playing is having a strange effect on our cats!  We have two.  About 5 minutes into my playing they start "meowing" loudly, sounding like they are in pain!  But they are attracted too and have to be in the same room I'm in!  Another 5 or 10 minutes of playing and they start "fighting" with each other (not really, more like rough-housing).  If I stop playing, they stop wrestling and sit there looking at each other.  When I resume playing, almost immediately, one of them will pounce!
I plan to try to get this on youtube!
Tell me straight:  Could their behavior be a reflection on my playing?
Karl