Post a pic of your cat sleeping in your case

[jeff_75]

this happens a lot when i practice and leave my case unattended.

[AlanN]

You should write a tune "Cat Hair in my Calton"

[Mike Crocker]

...or Cat Coffin...

[WJF]

If any of my cats ever even attempted sleeping in my case I'd be posting a picture in a thread entitled "Post a Picture of Your Cat on a Rotisserie" http://www.mandolincafe.net/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/wink.gif

Don't get me wrong ... I love my cats (4 of 'em) but I sure don't want any of them in any of my cases ...

[AlanN]

Our cat is so dang skittish, she wouldn't even think of going in a case, although the calton looks like a "purr-fect" sleeping space. I even describe the large one I have as a queen-size bed for the F-5.

Hey Wayne,

You don't know me, but I played on Tom Hanway's CD with Barry and Vassar, which I think you did too.

[fmspinc]

here are a few

[WJF]

Ok ... I have to admit ... it does look like a wonderful resting place for a cat but I still don't want one of mine anywahere near my case. Many things could happen, few of them good.

AlanN ... you're right! I was on Tom's CD ... last cut as I recall as part of the mando quartet that provided the intro to "Moscow Nights" ... That was a while ago but a fun session. What cut(s) were you on? I'll have to dig it out and give it a listen.

[mandoJeremy]

Here is my little Gandalf doing the same. #Notice the cuddling of my string wiping cloth. Great neck support though isn't it?

[mad dawg]

fmspinc --- is it just my imagination, or is that an exceptionally large cat sleeping in your case?http://www.mandolincafe.net/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/rock.gif

[AlanN]

Hey Wayne,

Yeah, Tom wanted me on that "Moscow Nights", couldn't get it it together, as I recall. I played on "Nashville Blues", Barry and I did a twin break, came out pretty good, with Bob Harris and Vassar. I know Ben Freed; should you see him, tell him I said hi.

- Alan

[Hoyt]

This is no joke. I keep my empty cases closed because our cat has difficulty telling the difference between a litter box and any opened box/case. He hasn't ruined an instrument case, but I had a really nice hard computer case that had to be trashed.

Otherwise, he's quite cool.

[mandoJeremy]

Hey AlanN and Wayne, the thread is about cats in mando cases! #Congratulations though (PM him)! #Hoyt, the Calton you see actually has a spot in it where my frind's cat pi&*ed one night. #I was so mad and it took quite a few chemicals to get rid of the smell, plus the plush isn't exactly as plush as it used to be!

[fmspinc]

Mad Dog, no the cat is normal size, its just the angle. Although our new kitten (at 8 mos. is already bigger than this cat, and we expect he could top out at about 20 lbs.)

[fmspinc]

... and here's one in a violin case

[WJF]

Hi mandoJeremy BushJunior ... apologies to you and anyone else who felt that my brief "conversation" with Alan was an attempt at hijacking the thread ... certainly wasn't my intent and I'd dare say wasn't Allan's either. I think we were probably caught in in the "gee it's a small world, we're on the same CD and here we are in the same thread too" syndrome.

We apparently both have cats too, hence our original interest in this thread.

Anyway, please accept my apologies again for the 'non cat in the case content'

Wayne

[Scott Tichenor]

Introducing "Mac" or Ms. McWilliams, the Cafe's grandma cat who has her own dedicated case for sleeping. Has anyone else noticed that if you leave a Calton or a TKL open cats choose the most expensive option every time?

[siliqua]

One of the guys in our jam wrote a tune called "Catch It In The Fiddle Case"....

Say it real slow a couple times....

[levin4now]

I guess these are F-style cats?...

My mother-in-laws cat likes to stretch and pull her claws through the rug. I hope your cats aren't doing that with your nice Calton tartan linings!

[Tom C]

They do seem to mold better to the F styles

[Russ(String-Alley)]

This could never happen but:
Imagine closing your case not looking.............get to the gig and the cats in there when you get ready to go up......

"and on cat tonight...................."

http://www.mandolincafe.net/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/tounge.gif

[fmspinc]

I don't want to point the thread in any manner more scatological than it already is, but I too have had a cat 'poo' on a nice new smalldog case cover. It washed out OK , but was , obviously, never new again. Still, cats will crawl into anything left open, and I really don't mind.

[Chris Cantergiani]

My cat Max - just waking up.
His request - "O Solo Meow."
I told him I only play Bluegrass.
So he asked for "Little Birdie".

Chris

[Nik-chick]

Our cat threw up on my Dad's case, seeped in and ruined the finish on a brand new top-of-the-line Samick 12-string guitar.

Russ: VERY funny. Whole new meaning to playing on cat gut.

[John Ritchhart]

Cat pee doesn't come out. My cat went in a banjo case. I called the maker to see what could be done. He said "yea there's something you can do, throw it away." So the Stelling got a new case, and I promised the cat to take up the mandolin. Now everyone's happy.

[fmspinc]

... and one more. This 'kitty' is only 8 mos. old.

[LeftCoastMark]

DON'T THROW AWAY THAT CASE YOUR CAT PEED IN!!! Rumor has it that cat pee is the ESSENTIAL key ingredient in Charlie Derrington's TOP SECRET DISTRESSED LOAR PERFUME mix.

Think about it...you've got an 80 year-old instrument that's been kicking around gawd knows where and at some point along the line, somebody's cat got in that case and TOOK A PEE!

Yes friends, if you want that essential distressed loar smell, that scent that loar afficianados inhale with relish from a true OLD LOAR, you've got to have some cat piss.

And not just any old cat will truely suffice. The ideal VINTAGE LOAR CAT PISS will come from some old barn tomcat, fed on barn mice and milk straight from the udder.

[mandoJeremy]

Like I said earlier, my Calton had a cat pee in it but I did get the scent out with lots of scrubbing and chemicals. #Also, lots of Febreeze and I let the case dry and air out for a few days. #I definitely wouldn't throw it out!

[Darryl Wolfe]

Been there done that..we've had four or five cats over the past 30 years..and every one of them makes a beeline for an open case

[rnjl]

Hey, I can top this story- many years ago, my college girlfriend's cat gave birth to a whole litter of kittens in her guitar case!

I think she had lent the guitar out or it was being fixed or something.

I'm allergic to cats, I'm leaving this thread and going back to haiku (as opposed to going back to work. . . )

Neal

[Dan Adams]

Looking like she is on a guilt trip. Caught looking for a place to sleep. It was available in the next case.

[Banger]

Sorry guys, I couldn't resist.

[jeff_75]

"I swear, I've done nothing..."

[JiminRussia]

And all along I thought that I had a unique cat. Heck! I guess that Maggie is just plain old cat, but then again, that's why we love her.

[Bill James]

Harley

[mandoJeremy]

Hi JiminRussi, can you guess what my Gandalf cat is?.....He is a Russian Blue. I thought you would appreciate, I know that I do because he is the most loving cat.

[mandolinquent]

I have 4 very nosey, curious cats. The whole kitty-in-a-case thing started about 3 years ago for me when I bought my first Taylor guitar. My only female cat made a dash for the case everytime I opened it! I thought she was nuts and just liked the Taylor case- but no. My most recent case purchase was last week when I bought a new D-shape case for my newly restored violin. As soon as I got home I opened the case to play a few tunes. 20 minutes later I return to the case to find one of the cats laying inside. I'm hoping to purchase a Pegasus mando case in the next few months, and I'm sure my cats will take more than a few naps in it! My only complaint with all of this is the hair that is left in my cases as a reminder of who REALLY runs the house! Cats rule. P.S. They also LOVE instrument strings! Anytime I change a string on an instrument, at least one of my cats is sitting next to me anticipating the moment I lay the old string down. Putting ON the new string is whole 'nother ordeal. Ever try to put a new string on while a cat bats at your hand the entire time? not easy!

[blister96]

this is the last photograph i got to make of my beloved Kelsie, who died last fall. i had been out shooting photographs at a contra dance for a friend, and when i returned, i stayed up late practing the mandolin. when i got up from the couch to put my mando away, i found Kelsie in the case (under the lamplight, which was warm). i found my camera, loaded some high speed film, and shot a roll in what seem liked three minutes. this is the last photo from that roll. kelsie died about 8 days after this (acute kidney failure), and i actually processed this roll after she was gone. she was my little love for 16-1/2 years, and i am glad to have these images for my final remembrance of her.....kim

[blister96]

sorry, i didn't get the photo of kelsie posted along with my note...so sorry! kim

[blister96]

one more photo, if you'll allow me...you can see Kelsie's face a bit more in this shot...she surely did love that mando case. ;) kim

[MandoVin]

My cats have always believed an open guitar or mandolin case is the best seat in the house. Here's "Newt" relaxing in my old mando case which seems to be a custom fit for him.

[dangerjudy]

Mandovin thats a GREAT picture! I laughed out loud!http://www.mandolincafe.net/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif

[bratsche]

I absolutely LOVE this thread, and am saving all the pictures. Seven cats currently reside here with my husband and me. Cats are the coolest creatures on Earth, imo. I would love to be able to share pictures of them with you, but still have to figure out how to accomplish this without teaching them any new bad habits. You see, all my instruments are kept in the only room of the house that's "off limits" to them - sort of a combo practice/craft/guest room - and I'm pretty fastidious about keeping cases shut when they're unoccupied, due to some past bad experiences.

But thanks for the wonderful contributions. I hope this thread lasts as long as the "post a picture of yourself" one! ;)

bratsche

[Brookside]

Hey Kim, heaven is full of open mando cases. Our friends will be waiting for us there.

[coydog]

I think I saw at least one other dog picture on this thread. My small dog loves sleeping on my Small Dog case cover...

http://coydog.com/images/small%20dog%201.jpg

[mandroid]

After a trip to the Vet for "getting fixed" , they take awhile to get comfortable in anything that resembles a carrier box.

http://www.mandolincafe.net/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/mandosmiley.gif

[Django Fret]

Here is a different kind of cat in a case...

[Bill James]

Awe come on Bratsche, give em' each a little nap in an old case and snap a few images. You big meannie...don't you know cats ALWAYS get their way.

[mandoJeremy]

Dang Django Fret!!! #I always leave up it to you to make me die laughing as I am scrolling down a page to see what is new!!! #It is always unexpected with you!!!http://www.mandolincafe.net/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/laugh.gif http://www.mandolincafe.net/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/laugh.gif http://www.mandolincafe.net/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/laugh.gif

[Nik-chick]

D'Jango: You beat me to the strange pic idea. I was going to do one of my cat-shaped purse in a gig bag. I didn't have my camera tho. Yours was MUCH better. *L*

[pickinpox]

I don't have a cat so will Dr. Pepper, the bluegrass parrot (who can meow) suffice?

I did however get this TKL case from Scott Tichenor. It was the one his Collings F came in. #He had it only a short while, but long enough to get some cat hair in it!

[mandoJeremy]

That would make a gourmet feast for all of the Cafe cats pictured! Gandalf is actually drooling while looking at the monitor!

[levin4now]

Yes Django. Sweet sweet humour. That's the kind of thing that people groan about when I try it. Good thinking.

ADM

[fmspinc]

This topic has become a favorite - thanks for starting it. We even made the Home page highlights. I have three cats entered so far.

[Django Fret]

Mandojeremy, Nik-Chick and Levin4now, I am glad you liked it.

Now, how about a case in a CAT(scan)?

[Nik-chick]

pickinpox: You'd best not teach Dr. Pepper that! If he develops that bad habit and then goes to visit Sally, Rhonda could wind up with bird poop in her case!

D'Jango: *LOL*

[mandoJeremy]

Django, what were the results of the scan?

[mandopete]

Oh, I just couldn't resist . . . . . .

[mandoJeremy]

I hope that litter is scoopable and that you have one mighty big pooper scooper mandopete!

[fmspinc]

Oh, we've had kittens.. guess the Stinnett will have to find another home.

[bratsche]

This will have to suffice, for now... ;-)

[Ajvessey]

Best picture ever MandoVin. It exemplifies why I love cats!

[Brookside]

Spooky kitty in a Taylor guitar case.

[Scott Tichenor]

Little Lover Blue Sky Velcro Baguette, the Cafe's other kitty. That's the name you get when you let a 4 year old name her cat. It's since been shortened to "Lover". She's testing out Ted's Lewis Django case during the Stiernberg workshop jam at my house. Pic by Ted.

[Flanagan]

It's Mine I tell you...Mine!

Missy waits for me to open my case every night. At least someone is listening when I practice!

[Lee]

Pickinpox, maybe you've just hit on the other secret ingredient to the Loar-scent potion.

[fmspinc]

Here's my youngest daughter and 'Miles'. Looks like she has him on a leash - which happens to be my best mandolin strap !?

[delsbrother]

OK, long setup for a (maybe) small payoff, but here goes..

Reading the "cheapo 5 string emando" thread for the heck of it (and because I love cheapo emandos).

Saw Niles' post about 3/4 sized guitars converted to emando...

Switched to cruising eBay for children's guitars to convert..

Found this - purrfect for all you V lovers out there (here's the payoff):

http://i11.ebayimg.com/03/i/01/63/bc/b5_1_s.JPG

OK, so it's not sleeping in it (heck, most of the cats in this thread aren't asleep!) and it's neither a mandolin nor a case (and yet strangely, it's also... uh, both). Well... whatever. I thought it was funny anyway. http://www.mandolincafe.net/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif p.s. I want it.

[Ajvessey]

Ahh this thread is so funny! Every time I see it I realize how much I like cats and how much I miss having mine around when I'm away at school. Hey Fmspinc, how much does miles weigh? I really love that long hair type, and big cats can be so much fun.

[fmspinc]

Miles is still a kitten (as noted in some earlier pix on this thread). He is shy of 9 mos. We kinda expect he will be a 20 pounder. BIG.

Frank

[Nik-chick]

Delsbro: Why is Rio (the doll from the 80s I think I see on the right) nekid??? I didn't think this site allowed nudity! (Plastic is no excuse, if it was you could show a lot of Hollywood people nekid).

The cats, however, can be naked if they so choose (infact I dare anyone to try to dress one of them up!)

[Tom C]

Delsbrother,

Nice <s>dolls</s> --Sorry, action figures. http://www.mandolincafe.net/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif

[delsbrother]

Sorry, neither the dolls, the case, nor the cat are mine. I wouldn't have minded having the case, though... Which I suppose is disturbing.. http://www.mandolincafe.net/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/tounge.gif

[Lee]

Nik-chik; we agreed not to incite physical violence here. No clothes on the kitties please.

[Ted Eschliman]

Okay, it may not be very politically correct, but I get a kick out of this quote by the great science fiction author/philosopher:
"Women and cats will do as they please, and men and dogs should relax and get used to the idea."
-Robert A. Heinlein

[Nik-chick]

Lee: Oh, come on...I wanted to see someone dress up a Bill Meownroe or a Rhonda Vincat (if only with photoshop, not reality). Why not just do the fur on one's head and call it Chris Tabby?

Ted: EXACTLY!

[GDAEx2]

Love this thread! It took all of 5 minutes after I opened my case for Winnie Cat to make herself comfortable. Even though I always chase her out, she is persistant in climbing into whatever case is handy. http://www.mandolincafe.net/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/mandosmiley.gif

[straight-a]

Could have had a pic last night if a camera had been handy. Our lead singer and bass player's cat crawled into our mandolinist's Calton during practice. He usually perches atop my banjo case.

[Django Fret]

Django, what were the results of the scan?
Mandojeremy, it turned out to be a case of MAS hysteria.

[mandoJeremy]

I think I suffer from that also! I will go ask Gandalf(my cat, not the wizard) if he could possibly give me a cat scan in the Freudian realm of his mind. Who knows what would show up!

[Kirby161]

my instructor has a weiner dog named killer that sleeps in his mando case, not a cat, but close to the same size.

[Flowerpot]

I love this thread! I dearly wish I had a picture of our dear departed friend of 15 years, Jed, in my mando case. It was one of his favorite places, but I somehow never took a picture of him there. He looked a lot like Gandalf!

So this may be a stretch, but here is a "kitty" that visited us three days ago and took a rest under a mesquite tree in the back yard. I doubt that he would fit in a mandolin case, but would probably like to rest in a mando-cello case if I had one. He came through our rod iron fence, a very tight fit, and rested is the shade until we got too close with the camera. He's been coming (or some other bobcat) to drink out of our pool for three years now.

[mandoJeremy]

Dude, that is a "real" bobcat!!!! #Great pic. #Just don't try to go pet him! #Seriously Flowerpot, did your cat have the same silver sheen to him when you saw him in the light? #I know Gandalf looks like a grey cat in the picture but that he is not. #That is one of the keys to having Russian Blues, plus they have 4 toes on the rear foot and 5 on the front and purple or mauve footpads. #Makes no sense for balance! Also, my mom used to have a bobtailed cat that was colored just like the pic and my last cat was a bobtailed Siamese.

[mandoJeremy]

Hey mandopete, I think I have very similar pics of myself in my younger days!

[Flowerpot]

Well, mandojeremy, Jed looked very much like a Russian blue, except his eyes were green to yellow-green. His mother was Siamese and his father was -- well, nobody is sure. He was the greatest cat there ever was, and I swear he understood as much English as a 4-year old child. Here he is in his prime, about 3 years old; the silver sheen was lost in his later years, but not the twinkle in the eyes... sniff. And he loved the mandolin; he's drape his front paws over my right leg as I played and look up and nod his head at the end of a song if he approved.

[Tom C]

OK guys, your starting to break the rules without with having a mando case. http://www.mandolincafe.net/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif

[mandoJeremy]

Hey Flowerpot, he was a very beautiful cat. He does look a lot like Gandalf. I am sure you miss him. Thanks for sharing the pic.

[mandoJeremy]

There is a Calton in the background and I am sure of it!

[Joe F]

Not a cat, but potential cat food! Her name is Rosebud, and our cat Thomasina gets along with her very well.

[kilowhiskey99]

I have posted this one a while back, but it fit the topic so here goes again. The mandolin is Laurel #3.

Kraig

[Nik-chick]

No sooner did I get the mandolin I borrowed out of the case than in went the cat. You wouldn't think that would happen with the kind I can have in the dorm.

Picture is here as I have no way to resize it, and Tripod won't let me post pics. (http://wildwoodflower81.tripod.com/Cat.htm)

That's my purse by the way.

[mandoJeremy]

http://www.mandolincafe.net/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif http://www.mandolincafe.net/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif

[WireBoy]

Ok, Here is my cat Timon relaxing.

[OdnamNool]

Django, what were the results of the scan?
Mandojeremy, it turned out to be a case of MAS hysteria.
Case scanning! #How very interesting! #And to think that all this time I thought that cats were more interested in fish as opposed to cases... #Ya know...salmon, sole, haddock... #(Golly, I'm surprised that I remembered that!) # http://www.mandolincafe.net/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif

[jimini_pickit]

Well, my cat's long gone to meet her maker...but I did catch this 'cool cat' hopping in my case once I started playing!

[Keith Miller]

My kids don't try and hide in the case AFTER i start to play, they try and hide the case BEFORE I play http://www.mandolincafe.net/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/wink.gif

[phynie]

I know that this has been going on for far too long but I just had to add a picture of Renaldo the Superhamster!

[plunktone]

I guess it's time to get a mandola because this kitty is just too big for my mando case.
-jamie

[onlyagibsonisgoodenuff]

OK, so he's not a cat, and he's not in my case. But with a face like that, I couldn't resist!

[WireBoy]

hey plunktone,
very interseting choice of PLAID inside your case ?!?!

[OdnamNool]

What an adorable dog, OAGIGE! #What kind of dog is it?

[AlanN]

OnlyaGibson,

You gotta write a tune "Dog Drool on my Calton"! Nice doggie http://www.mandolincafe.net/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif

[OdnamNool]

Argh. You again... I'm not talking to you... (Ooops, I guess I just did...) http://www.mandolincafe.net/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/mad.gif

[onlyagibsonisgoodenuff]

He's mostly English Springer Spaniel. When I got him at the adoption center, I thought there was something familiar about him. Check out the cover on Grisman's "Dawg 90" album.

[Greg H.]

Our cat managed to fit himself in the case, just not that Lemur tail (I've never seen another cat with a tail like that).

[fmspinc]

Great tail .. couldn't you crop out that banjo ??

[Greg H.]

Sorry, there's only so much you can do with a picture taken with a palm pilot (in any case I was never very good with diagonal cropping). We're still hoping he'll grow into the tail (he was only 6 months old at the time of the picture). He's big enough now that he's given up on mice and started hunting rabbits (caught 2 thus far--I need to try and limit this as it's distressing the kids).

[Lee]

Greg, several times I recal my cat (RIP 6-weeks ago) would find a rabbit hutch. He'd devour one or two and leave a few tell-tail remains on the back patio. The last one he'd gently bring into the house and drop by my feet, still very much alive. Then we'd both run around the house trying to catch it. If he caught it first he'd never dispatch of it, but drop it again and let if run off. I really think he was trying to teach me how to catch rabbits.

[Greg H.]

Uh oh, I see a real crisis brewing. If he starts doing that he's going to quickly be limited to indoors only. I, of course, would never catch the rabbit. The German Shepherd and Golden Retreiver, however, would have a field day. The chaotic mess left by the pursuing dogs, the little surprises found behind the TV or under the couch. Ugh!

[Stillpicking]

This is a pic of "Tobey" he is a Siberian forest cat and 4 months old. He should get to be 25 lbs when he is full grown, so we are all making "good friends" with him before he gets any bigger. Right now he likes my mandolin playing I just hope he still likes it when he is full–grown!

[Greenmando]

Not quite a cat, but my girls love to play in the cases.

http://mediaservice.photoisland.com/auction/Jun/20046212875244709600715.jpg

http://mediaservice.photoisland.com/auction/Jun/20046213223443913534910.jpg

http://mediaservice.photoisland.com/auction/Jun/20046218402933851286176.jpg

dead links, I will repost.

[JGWoods]

Miss Sophie the bengal at rest...

[danb]

I don't have a picture, but y'all might like this story.. I just got back from Nashville where I was recording a couple or three tracks on Jack Schultz's Loar. The night before we were in the studio we were over at Tim O'Brien's place to practice some, and we had a number of instruments out as you can imagine. Tim had an adolescent (or maybe about 10 week old) kitten in the house who was busy splaying himself out all over couches and what not. We never actually saw him in the Calton, but the next day in the studio I noticed the Loar had lots of little white hairs all over it. I'm kicking myself now that I didn't get some kind of picture http://www.mandolincafe.net/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif

[phiddlepicker]

Here's one of our mandocats. The Mando doesn't go to that case, just happens to be where i left it. My cam doesn't show how really ugly this cat truly is. My Maine Coon Otis died and a friend of mine begged me to take in this stray when she was a wee kitten.

[phiddlepicker]

btw....the cat's name is Jezebel:)

[violmando]

Don't have a pic, but my cats love BOTH my mando and fiddle cases--will lie on top if not open! I partially solved it by giving my Diva cat(aka Chloe) an old guitar gig bag to cuddle up on, but I am resolved to having HAIRY instruments!

[Billy Mack]

[OdnamNool]

Pleather (?) !!!

[onlyagibsonisgoodenuff]

You lucky dog, Billy Mack! Halle Berry in your mandolin case!

[french guy]

************* CURLY CAT **************

[french guy]

********************************
***********QUILTED CAT***********
********************************

[french guy]

*************BLACK FACE**************

[french guy]

CAT TUNED

[bjc]

And I thought my "little" (12LBS--a subtantial pet) Neko was being original...of course she barely fits in the case anymore, but it doesn't stop her from trying...

[4-Row Picker]

My son Cory's cat.
Thanks for the help, Scott. Love The site!!!

This is Katie...(if it works)

[flairbzzt]

Ok, enough cats...

[flairbzzt]

Number two

[AlanN]

Finally snagged her...

[rmcintos]

Mitch.

[Doug Edwards]

Maybe I should get one of those double cases for Stubbs and Mercy.

[evanreilly]

Bill (in case) & Berthy (leaving the stage)...

[Tom C]

While most of you carry your cats around in your mando cases, I found this nifty little carrier. no hate emails please. I am a huge animal lover and probably get along better with them than my friends! It just been a bit slow here lately.
http://www.mandolincafe.net/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif










http://media1.funnyjunk.com/pics/catcarrier.jpg

[Lee]

Moderator!!

[danb]

Lee: thanks for letting me know.


HAHAHAH!

[fmspinc]

I am having a hard time not sending hate mail - funny, I guess (?) lets keep this site to mando (and cat) content only.

[mandoJeremy]

Okay, let me give my latest cat story. I haven't been on the Cafe in over a week because I leave the side cover off of my computer (I build them and I am constantly overclocking things and upgrading various parts) when my kitty decides he would back up to it and spray it (yes, pee-pee!). So, it fried my $200 video card, one of my 512mb memory chips, and my motherboard!!!!! Stupid cat...but I still love him and he hasn't sprayed the mando cases yet! Isn't it funny that the first time I am able to log on to the CAFE again the first thing I see in the "Post A Picture" section was the cat in the case! How about posting a pic of your cat spraying anything in your house?

[mandoJeremy]

Oops, and I KNOW all of you missed me right? Who else can critique the scrolls?

[diamond ace]

welcome back dude! you missed some great stuff. LOL

[onlyagibsonisgoodenuff]

Our fiddle player had a cat get in his case at band practice one night, and because he had some papers in there, I guess she thought it was a litter box. I've found one solution to the cat in the case problem, and that is, when I take the mandolin out, I close the top of the case.

[Lee]

MandoJeremy, was it a male, spayed? If yes, and no; yuck!

[mandopete]

Sheesh, cats & computers.....

We've taken to calling this one "The Consultant" as she likes to spend a lot of time on the computer.

[mandoJeremy]

Lee, yes he is a male and no he isn't neutered! And YES, YUCK!

[mandoman15]

here's a picture of a cat sleeping *cough *cough in my case....

[BlueMt.]

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid157/pe07f2e119d89a73bf21ad55ba53be5c1/f534b143.jpg

Cats? We don't need no stinkin' cats! #http://www.mandolincafe.net/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif

[Blueglass]

what a great thread. thanks for the pictures. my cat won't go near my case because the first time she tried, it slamed shut on her tail. she's ok, but the case is no place she want to lie.

I wouldn't want cat or dog or any animals hair near or in my case. I don't want to stand up for a gig with cat hair all over my mando. It is original though. http://www.mandolincafe.net/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/laugh.gif

[Gail Hester]

Meet my Wheaten Terrier "Bonnie", she does not shed.

[BlueMt.]

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid157/pe07f2e119d89a73bf21ad55ba53be5c1/f534b143.jpg


Rascal(above) thinks Bonnie is hot. http://www.mandolincafe.net/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif

[All_Smiles_Tonight]

While most of you carry your cats around in your mando cases, I found this nifty little carrier.




http://media1.funnyjunk.com/pics/catcarrier.jpg



You know almost all mass murderers started out being cruel to animals. http://www.mandolincafe.net/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/sad.gif

[Gail Hester]

QUOTE: Rascal(above) thinks Bonnie is hot.

I’m sure Rascal and Bonnie would get along fine. She is high maintenance though, pictured here more recently with her Master Model. http://www.mandolincafe.net/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif

[mandoman4807]

A dog with a Master Model, now I have seen it all! Yikes


http://www.mandolincafe.net/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif


Darrell

[Tom C]

Great shot!

[phiddlepicker]

Arrgghhh...too cute....blood sugar out of control...gaaaaaack...need insulin....!!! http://www.mandolincafe.net/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif

[Northern Mando]

It was all fun and games till the buggers whizzed on the fuzz. Now I have to hide the case from the dogs.

[fmspinc]

OK, I'll take one...

[Keith Miller]

will have to keep the kitten pic away from the kids, just lost our 16 year old and they want a replacement shame they have to grow up http://www.mandolincafe.net/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif

[saznpins]

I remembered reading this thread a while back and had to revive it because I had forgotten about this picture and it flashed across the screen today on the "my pictures" screensaver http://www.mandolincafe.net/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif

They like it when I play (crazy dogs!)

[Scotti Adams]

..heres Emmylou and a Rose..Emmylou is my daughters cat...

[fmspinc]

I love those calico cats .. maybe I'll have my mandolin painted that way ?

[Scotti Adams]

I love those calico cats .. #maybe I'll have my mandolin painted that way ?
..well let me tell you..Emmy doesnt act as cute as she looks...she has recently found out what a Super Soaker can do to cat fur... http://www.mandolincafe.net/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/tounge.gif

[fmspinc]

Who said cats were supposed to be nice, and it is their house you know.

[RJ Rummie]

haha, this is an awesome thread

[El Rey del Mando]

I just wanted to see if I can post a picture now.

[El Rey del Mando]

Wow! I can post pictures after all this time.Thanks very much to Grandmainger for the great information on what program to install and the step by step instructions.Anyone having trouble sizing/posting pictures should read his post. Thanks again,

John

[jefflester]

Wow, El Rey, that's quite a tail! Very long and nice flame, er... stripes!

[Darryl Wolfe]

What can I say (sniffin' the f-hole?)

[Darryl Wolfe]

I guess they know a good thing when they see it

[Flowerpot]

You're a braver man than me Darryl; is one kitten actually putting a paw on Lloyd? I guess they are still pretty young there, hard to do too much damage. Too cute!

[Darryl Wolfe]

3 weeks old ..OK....more..no flippin way http://www.mandolincafe.net/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif

[fmspinc]

When do they get their spots ?

[Keith Miller]

watch those claws, I had a cat that used one of my mandos as a scratching post http://www.mandolincafe.net/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/mad.gif puts a new complexion on the term distressed !
Keith

[frets1]

It's amazing! Female cats exhibit the same behavioral characteristics as human females. They both love to nap and they both try to fit themselves into things that are five sizes too small and then ask; "Does this make my butt look big?" # # http://www.mandolincafe.net/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/tounge.gif

[barricwiley]

Wow, I thought I knew how to stir things up at home, whew!
Loved the pic too.
RDW

[Lee]

No case here, but we have mandolin and cat content.

[wayfaringstranger]

My girlfriend's cat, Oberon. If he can climb into something, he probably will.

[craigw]

Whitley a 15 lb. Maine Coon

[HarmonyRexy]

Here's Toby, the chihuahua and CareFree Cat with 'The Saint'.
My son is allergic to cat dander so CareFree is as close to the feline as we can get! They both have on their mandolin collars.
Sleeping in the case just wasn't an option for the pets... at least I could get them in the picture. Our hamster, Banjo, wasn't as cooperative... (figures)

[Tom C]

What mandolin is that? A style with F style headstock. Bound holes and block inlay. ....Verrrrry Interesting.

[HarmonyRexy]

Bernard Allen built the mandolin. He, also, makes violins.
I wish that I could have captured the beauty of the instrument with the camera... the finish is done in shades of black and the inlays are really nice.
He's definitely gotten some admiring stares!

And best of all, he sounds EVEN better than he looks!!!

Thanks for asking about my 'interesting' mandolin, Tom! He's a Goody!

[fmspinc]

... Caught one waking up ...

[Kevin K]

fmspinc,

What kind of case is that?

[plunktone]

Piwi had to settle for the case because Kalimba (next to last pic on page 4 of this thread) had taken over her favorite spot on the couch. She wasn't too happy about it.
-jamie

[fmspinc]

Case is a Pegasus; mandolin (in background) is my Stinnett (with James tailpiece installed).

[danb]

Betsy in the old F4 case

[Dan Adams]

Izzi, I said the mandolin case! When are you going to learn? Dan

[Ira Chavis]

The late Sphinx and Farroe at their best in an oversized mandolin case http://www.mandolincafe.net/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif

http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c129/ichavis/rock_and_roll_kitties_640.jpg

Two cats are better than one

Ira

[danmills]

Ruby often leaves the room when I play mandolin. Apparently she likes guitar better.
http://grassfault.com/Mills%20Family%20Pictures/Ruby%20Napping_files/P1010071.jpg

[otterly2k]

Ms. Moxie
she is the smallest mammal in the household, and queen of all she surveys...

[otterly2k]

Her brother Milo is a big guy, tho'... so he had to park in the OM case...

[otterly2k]

however, he is usually more comfortable like this...

[Ken]

Mikey, he thinks that he's the king of the house, but Sugar the 18 year old female tabby doesn't buy that.

[Larry S Sherman]

This is Pi...who enjoys the lightweight, sturdy protection, and snug custom fit of a Travelite case.

[AlanN]

Yes, my cat digs the travelite too (I don't dig the cat hair, though...)

What is that thing underneath the neck?

[Larry S Sherman]

What is that thing underneath the neck?
It's a Humistat. (http://www.humistat.com/prod01frame.htm)

http://www.humistat.com/No1%20schematic.jpg

Larry

[AlanN]

Thanks, Larry

[Gibson A5]

My cat ran away, but my puppy Joey likes to sleep in my case.
Bill P.

[Keith Newell]

Here's a picture of mine...yep sound asleep:)
Keith

[Walter Newton]

Mojo in my case

[Cheryl Watson]

Here's my kitty, Chloe, on her first B-day doing one of the things she loves to do best...

[JEStanek]

Walter, that cat's a monster!

Jamie

[Pete Braccio]

So, tonight I took my Breedlove out of it's case, played a bit, and then glanced down. I immediately thought of his thread.


Pete

[tedincolorado]

Sadie the Varmint

[Greenmando]

Not quite a cat, but my girls love to play in the cases.

http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b109/ferretkona/Mandolins/DSC00730.jpg

http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b109/ferretkona/Ferrets/DSC00434.jpg

[Scott Tichenor]

Yesterday I had a gig at Sunflower Outdoor and Bike, one of my favorite holiday gig venues. They have a cat there who is sort of famous. His name is Stanley, and people come into the store just to see him. I rarely interact with him but this time around he was in my mandolin case not a minute after it was opened and spent the entire gig sleeping in it. I bet there a dozen pictures of him taken by different people that saw him, although no one photo'd us! He even has his own tent, a mini that is apparently made just for cats and dogs. Picture of Stanely follows with the text from his store staff page.

From the Sunflower Outdoor and Bike staff page:

Stanley

At Sunflower Since: Summer 2002
Job Description: Being Stanley
Favorite piece of gear: Whatever I can hide in at closing time so they can’t find me to put me in the office until tomorrow.
Newest Outdoor Purchase: Whatever we have to remove from the sales floor because I’ve laid on it for too long and gotten it dirty and hairy
Most Recent Adventure: Sneaking out the back door and taking a walk down the back alley to the dumpsters behind La Parilla on a nice spring day.
When not working at Sunflower: I am vacationing at the Animal Clinic of Kaw Valley, helping keep many dogs in line (I get to be Stanley there too).
Currently Reading: I am far too busy being Stanley to read.

Taken with my cell phone:

[Scott Tichenor]

Alternate Stanley shot from my cell phone camera.

[violmando]

Now Scott, you know the rule: anything laying down for any length of time BELONGS to the cat. It's THAT simple. I put a pair of socks on my bed the other day---out of the entire double bed, my cat Chloe HAD to lay on those socks to claim them as HERS. I know it couldn't have been comfy as I roll my clean socks into balls, but it's the RULE! Yvonne

[DougC]

O.K. I think every cat owner should have the cat in the box as an avatar like I did. Cats seem to know what you value most. So yes, they will pick the most expensive case. They are excellent critics too. I know I'm doing will when my cat will listen. Now, I like dogs too. So maybe there should be equal time for puppies in the case?

[mando1man]

I don't have a picture of my cat in a case, because I don't leave my case open (anymore) and he's not allowed near any of my cases :-)

But I do have a good cat/case story involving Charlie Derrington on my website. It's the last anecdote on the page, scroll to the bottom:

"Swap Calton Cases, with Charlie Derrington"

http://www.robhainesstudio.com/anecdotes.htm

[Barb Friedland]

OK here's mine... Happens to be a guitar case but definitely a cat!

[Chris Willingham]

"the rooner" enjoys sitting in our banjo player's case during band practice. He is also a big fan of string changing time and fiddle bows.


http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n196/angietxtech/DSC00170.jpg

[John Malayter]

Here's one......~o)

[Ivan Kelsall]

These photos.are brilliant. I love cats (& dogs). 2 & a bit months ago me & my missus got a 5 month old Tabby & white cat from the local cat's home.he'd been found straying in a schoolyard & since no one claimed him, he was up for grabs. We'd gone to look at really young kittens,but Russell as he's now called,reached out with his paw from his cage to touch us as we looked at him - that was it - he came home with us. He's now 7 months old,oficially still a kitten until 12 months old,& he's a most beautifully affectionate animal & twice the size he was.
I haven't got a recent pic.but i took this shortly after we got him & it's sort of typical still.We put the old towel in his basket,because it has his scent on it as it was in the carrying box we brought him home in,
Saska ~:>

[Robert Moreau]

Roger doesn't get into the case very often but loves to sit ON the case when it's time to pack up!

Well, I should take that as him appreciating the playing!:)

Rob

[Robert Moreau]

Oh, the pic

[John Ritchhart]

My cat peed in my banjo case many years ago. Apparently she wanted me to take up the mandolin. I called the manufacturer to find out what I could do to get the smell out. I talked to a very friendly rep who told me to sprinkle lots of baking soda throughout the case, then put some talcum powder on top of the baking soda (very important) then close the case tightly, and put it in my car. Then drive to the city dump and heave it as far down the hill as it would go. Then buy a new case. :))

[crazymandolinist]

I'll bet if I put a pic of my fluffy cat in my mando case on my Myspace I could get a girlfriend right quick! :mandosmiley:

[D C Blood]

One time a cat did something besides sleep in my mando case...:crying:

[Ivan Kelsall]

Right ! - Now we want the pics.of the cats actually PLAYING the Mandolins (i'll go last),
Saska :grin:

[jefflester]

http://www.mandolincafe.com/classifieds/upload/34103.jpg

[mandopete]

Have sales increased?

[Jim Yates]

Sorry, no picture, but I used to play in a bluegrass group that practiced at our guitar player's house. Bob had a number of cats and one of them slept in my mandolin caseduring each of our rehearsals. One night, half way through a song, I noticed the cat coughing and wretching. She quickly ran across the room and puked in the banjo players case, then returned to take a nap in my mandolin case. Making a statement?

[Landgrass]

This is my parent's cat Cleopatra discovering my case for the first time. My cat Pendleton sleeps everywhere BUT my case.

[mandomansuetude]

performance ignored....

[Pete Braccio]

Same cat (see page or two back), different case.

[SternART]

One time a cat did something besides sleep in my mando case...:crying:

That is a different thread!

[Ronbo]

Misti finds the Calton case a comfortable and relaxing place to listen to the mando.

[Ronbo]

Ops, didn't mean to do this.

[Matt Bowe]

Hank fits in nicely under the case.

[bigbike]

my cat max - just waking up.
His request - "o solo meow."
i told him i only play bluegrass.
So he asked for "little birdie".

Chris

cute!

[bigbike]

"the rooner" enjoys sitting in our banjo player's case during band practice. He is also a big fan of string changing time and fiddle bows.


http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n196/angietxtech/DSC00170.jpg



Don't know about bows, but besides cats getting in various instrument cases I have they love it when I change strings on any of my various instruments! The old dead strings mysteriously end up all over the house even though mommy put them in the trash can!

[words]

This could never happen but:
Imagine closing your case not looking.............get to the gig and the cats in there when you get ready to go up......

"and on cat tonight...................."

http://www.mandolincafe.net/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/tounge.gif

You could just kind of thwop his side on the backbeat and use him as a rhythm instrument. "... rawr ... rawr ... rawr"

[ccravens]

OK - here's one from Texas.

[sachmo63]

My cat, Stinky in one of my past mandolin cases.......

[Backlineman]

not a mando case, but it is a case, and it is my cat.

[Matt Bowe]

Cat-o-caster.

[Backlineman]

big cat little case

[Backlineman]

better fit

[Mark Gibbs]

How do these cats get in the house in the first place? Security :confused:
Just kidding;)

[Schlegel]

Mine can only enter the house if you invite him...

[mculliton123]

Ah-choooo!!! enough with the cats, already!:crying:
grrrrrr..Step away from the mandolin.

[D C Blood]

This comes from one of our Silverangel owners, posted on the SA Myspace...

[Scott Austin]

Raised by cats in the wild.

[Phil Vinyard]

The best part of the new Gibson...

[gummia]

Here is mine... Every time the case is open she jumps in. Hihi.

[TMitchell]

Merlin loves practice time (but he doesn't seem to be getting any better).

[MANNDOLINS]

Little Maggie don't need no case...she likes the real thang.....I guess it's time to get a top on this mando.:disbelief:

[Fiddlehound]

Don't get me wrong, I have nothing against cat's. Catgut strings are the best on a fiddle. It's all fun and games until a case gets ######## in on even on an instrument. You will never get the smell out.

[GRW3]

Here's one of my cats. This is Sissy, an orange tabby. She has a twin brother Buddy. She's a real lap kitty. It's pretty common for her to be in my lap while I am playing.


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[Mandolin Mick]

We have 5 cats and they inevitably go in the case if I leave it open ... and I've taken hundreds of pix of my mandolins ... but it's never occured to me to post a picture of one of the cats in the case! :))

[JonZ]

The bloodhound don't fit.

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[Don Christy]

79915 are pit bulls allowed 'round here?