Cats and guitar string change

[Gary Blanchard]

Smokey is happily asleep in the other room, so I pull out the Macrae and my string change kit. Suddenly, Smokey is right there ready to help. Of course, her help just doubles the time it takes to change the strings, with the added worry that she will hurt herself on the strings. I would shut her out of the room, but the only room with a door here is the bathroom, and that is not conducive for string changing.

Even when we had Gracie, who acted like a grumpy old lady, string changing suddenly turned her into a playful kitten. They need to develop guitar strings for cats, then they wouldn't want anything to do with them...

 

[MonkeyZero]

Just set a computer keyboard away from you somewhere in the room. Problem solved.

 

[DFB]

 

[PunkKitty]

My workbench is set up in the basement. The cats aren't allowed down there.

 

[Gary Blanchard]

My workbench is set up in the basement. The cats aren't allowed down there.

I wish I had a space like that. I should probably do string changes at the studio, I guess.

 

[rhino]

Do you let your cats on counters and tables? We don’t and I’ve never had this issue.

 

[baimun]

I'm always afraid they're going to bat at the strings and one will poke them in the eye!!

It's bad enough when I poke one of my fingers... I'd feel horrible if one of my boys hurt themselves. :(

 

[Gary Blanchard]

Do you let your cats on counters and tables? We don’t and I’ve never had this issue.

We don't, but our kitchen doesn't have a table or counter I could work at. IN many ways this place sucks, but at $400 a month....

 

[Chicken Man]

My cat is conscious about 15 minutes a day, but it will always be while I'm changing strings. I do it on the couch, where the cat is allowed. If I did it at the kitchen table, he'd sit on a chair and get at the string ends.

 

[Tig]

 

[Flatspotter]

I'm always afraid they're going to bat at the strings and one will poke them in the eye!!

It's bad enough when I poke one of my fingers... I'd feel horrible if one of my boys hurt themselves. :(

If you're worried about hurting your boys when you change strings, wear pants.

 

[Gary Blanchard]

If you're worried about hurting your boys when you change strings, wear pants.

 

[GDSmithTX]

A familiar scene from my household. The color even matches by dearly departed Achilles.

 

[Jbird]

Just open up an empty guitar case for the cat to jump in

 

[Gary Blanchard]

Just open up an empty guitar case for the cat to jump in

Guitar strings are more exciting than guitar cases. She'll climb into the case when the strings are changed.