Re: Post a pic of your cat sleeping in your case
OK, so he's not asleep in my case. He enjoys mandolin music too much to sleep through it. Robyn comes running to listen anytime he hears my mandolin. It's not music in general that he likes, because he has no interest in my piano. He just really enjoys the mandolin. He's a great cat! I thought the cat people among us might like to see his picture.
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Mason & Hamlin A (OK, this one's a piano, but it's still an "A")
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Take a look at my avatar at left. 20-pound Papa prefers to hunker down in a roomy guitar case (even when not asleep).
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--Leslie Daniel, "The Brain That Wouldn't Die."
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Not in the case, but here's Josie curled up with my Fullerton Gloucester (pre-modifications)
I'd love to report that she's enthralled with the mandolin when I play it, but she couldn't care less one way or the other. That chair was probably warm from me sitting and playing...
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I didn't realize this is such a universal phenomenon. We've got loads of these shots...
The first shot is "Syncro" campin' out in our daughter's cello case. The second one, he's in my mandolin case. He's always eager for music practice or a jam session around the house.
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Olivia tosses and turns while sleeping.
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haha!!!Originally Posted by dustyamps
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That is truly priceless!
Can I get an operation to make my left pinkie an inch longer?
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it didn't take my cat very long to make this case his new crib!
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My cats are mostly feral, even though they've lived in the house for four years. So, while they'll sleep on beds and chairs, and on my feet, they warily avoid potential traps like arms, boxes and instrument cases. :-( On the other hand, I never leave my cases open for very long.
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I have lots of pictures of my cats in mandolin cases, but I thought I'd share this one instead.
Larry Hunsberger
2013 J Bovier A5 sunburst w/ToneGard
D'Addario FW-74 flatwound strings
Custom Wegen TF180 w/no bevel
Weymann&Sons bowlback
Ibanez PF5
1993 Oriente HO-20 hybrid double bass
Small body guitar converted to octave mandolin
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Must be Nashville Cats...play clean as country water...
both of our cats love my cases....one loves to pluck strings with her teeth while I'm playing ...a rather annoying habit.
Tim O'Neill
If I only knew then what I know now.
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How about a dog?
Nate
Weber custom Yellowstone
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Hi,
Here is my little "Tigrette"!
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Highland Strings Copperhead F5
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This is Lemonade..She is Sour But Nice.....This time she favours the Violin Case!
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This is my Ibi. She passed away last summer...but she was a great little friend and a music lover.
Cats in mandolin cases
I recall a thread of pictures of cats in cases. Tonight I caught my cat making a home where she didn't belong.
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Click here for that great thread. Worth resurrecting, IMO, even though I can't participate in it, as our numerous cats are strictly not permitted in the room where all the instruments and cases reside.
bratsche
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We have several large Norwegian Forest Cats and of course they're attracted to my open case. But, I make sure it's not kept open for their sake ... or they'll be the first cats on the moon!
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here's evidence that my cat gets up to no good when I'm out of the room.
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Great thread thanks! If only I had a camera to hand...Click here for that great thread. Worth resurrecting, IMO, even though I can't participate in it, as our numerous cats are strictly not permitted in the room where all the instruments and cases reside.
bratsche
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"..one loves to pluck strings with her teeth while I'm playing ..."
Tim - You are not alone. Our 5 month old kitten has the same habit.
MJB
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We had a cat that would lead violin students into the room. Show them where to put their instrument and where to sit and then curl up in the opened case. Our other cat would sit on the piano bench during rehearsals and listen with rapt attention.
Now this generation of cats don't care as much about music. The tabby in my avitar loves the case and the other has potential as a host cat. We'll see.
Norman Pickering's words to describe string instruments.
Smooth, pure, flutey, resonant, dry, somber, clear, even, brilliant, elegant, lively, sonorus, dark, plummy, rich, powerful, sweet, silky, golden, noble, mellow.
Harsh, nasal, fuzzy, scratchy, rough, pinched, aggressive, weak, light, constricted, dull, piercing, shrill, raw, muted, wolfy, thin, uneven, metallic, tubby, hollow.
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My 2 cats can go anywhere near my mandolins as they want,but they keep them out of my case,simply because i close it & place it on the floor. I've picked up both my briefcase at work & my mandolin case(s),forgetting that i'd not locked them, & had the contents hit the deck !.
Mick - You have 'several' of these !!. Don't ever forget to feed 'em or you're gone for sure. Stunningly beautiful cats.
Our youngest (19 months old) cat Dylan,a 'Turkish Van',will bed down on anything that's left on the floor or our chairs/sofa.Here's Dylan in 'favourite mode'. He's fine until he starts snoring,
Ivan
Weber F-5 'Fern'.
Lebeda F-5 "Special".
Stelling Bellflower BANJO
Tanglewood TW-1000SR Guitar
Tokai - 'Tele-alike'.
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Ivan,
Yes, another Norwegian Forest Cat fan! They're so big that they'll practically knock down the bedroom door when it's time to eat! I guess gentle giants is a good way to describe them. Big babies!
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Mick - I'm envious !!. The only thing that prevents us having more than 2 cats is the small size of our 140 + year old home. There's barely enough room to 'swing a mouse' in our kitchen aka - 'cat feeding station',
Ivan
Weber F-5 'Fern'.
Lebeda F-5 "Special".
Stelling Bellflower BANJO
Tanglewood TW-1000SR Guitar
Tokai - 'Tele-alike'.
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