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Quiet Em

(2,165 posts) Wed Aug 6, 2025, 03:22 PM Aug 6

Cats and acoustic guitars [View all]

I have a practice area in my home where I play my acoustic guitar. It has an armless love seat that I sit on. Everytime I play my cat will join me. He curls up in a ball right next to me and falls asleep. I'm thinking this is not unique to just my cat. I wonder what it is about the acoustic guitar that he finds so soothing?

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Cats and acoustic guitars [View all] Quiet Em Aug 6 OP

I don't know, but I know cats hate harmonicas. They like sweet tones in the higher registers I think. Walleye Aug 6 #1

hahaha. Quiet Em Aug 6 #2

My brother didn't. We hired a piper to play at his internment. rsdsharp Aug 6 #6

Oh, I like them too. I was just going on the general popular opinion. Walleye Aug 6 #7

I happen to find bagpipes music beautiful, actually. mwmisses4289 Aug 6 #9

Oh, I usually like it too, especially outdoors, I was just being a smart alec Walleye Aug 6 #10

My now-departed cat Felix loved my singing nuxvomica Aug 6 #3

awww, that is so sweet. Quiet Em Aug 6 #4

My current lab Traildogbob Aug 6 #5

My now deceased kitty would come when I whistled. Especially "Summertime" from Porgy and Bess. Walleye Aug 6 #8