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

[Kevin Hamilton <kham27@xxxxxxxxx>]

My sister has six cats and when I practice the high notes the battle begins.
Cats start fighting on the cat perch, another two on floor and it usually
ends with one of them biting me somewhere. Foot, ankle, hand etc... It never
fails. Never happens in second position.

Kevin

On 28 March 2010 13:56, karl sperber <phdconga@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> 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
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