So, the cats make a party, and the diva Madame Butterfly, a persian cat, will perform a nose flute concert! Well, she would have, because while going to the party, she had an accident, and lost her nose flute...
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No, let's see this Persian cristal nose flute...
The persian nose flute has a very original shape, totally designed for a cat usage. It's a short cylinder of crystal with 2 nose plugs in order to avoid air leaks. One can see 3 little holes on it, which could indicate that it is not totally paws-free (Or are they a triple mouth hole?)
What is very interesting, is that kittens encounter the same ergonomical problem that we do, regarding the nose flute shapes. We know that instruments perfectly fitting Asian noses physionomy do not fit well European noses, and vice-versa.
Cats are not spared by such ethnic singularities, it seems, which occur between western and eastern world...
This book is a must have for any nose flute lover!
How smart and how true: the differences in nose-mouth configuration!!!
ReplyDeleteA nose flute made of crystal: recently I actually contacted several glass artisans in order to have a glass nose flute produced, but this one here is already from 1949! Such a shame it got lost...!;-)
Although this wonderful feline flute or'Cat-a-tone' appears to be a handsfree 'plug'that is simlar in size to our beloved instrument, I am afraid that the holes showing are keyholes indeed. Therefore this nose flute might as well be discarded from this blog...
Having said that: the instrument doesn't require finger play, but paw-play rather... For that reason it could be given the benefit of the doubt...
Hahahaha! "Cat-a-Tone"!! very well found, Mister Mei!
ReplyDeleteYes, it's needed some pawing to be played... let's regard it as an exception in this blog!
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