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Cat Scratch Poles

July 6th, 2010

Cats and kittens enjoy a decent scratch. And the more high-priced the textile they may be scratching, the more they will love scratching it. Which is why it pays to give your cat cat scratching posts with which it can fulfill its need to scratch.

A cat scratching post is an affordable article of well built cats furniture, reasonably attractive, pleasant solution for scratching. A cat scratching post can be bought, or you can create it yourself. The appropriate cat scratching post apart form permitting your pussycat hours of satisfaction, would certainly make life easier for your furnishings, drapes and indoor potted plants as well.

Cats and kittens may start using a cat scratching post for quite a few causes. One is to enable them to remove the outer levels of their claws. A further reason, is to mark new territory, not only visually, but through tiny scent glands on the soles of their paws. It really is an in-born behaviour that kittens and cats do not forget. It is really good for them, and with the appropriate cat scratching post, it will be beneficial for you, too.

Some Benefits to Think about.

While constructing, or paying for a cat scratching post, give some thought to the over all size and style of the post, comparing them to the size of your cat. A very little cat scratching post won’t permit your kitten to stretch to its entire length. That’s essential for the exercising of the cat’s fore limbs and spine. On the other hand, a cat scratching post that is about 5 feet high and purple, will occupy space, and might not be the most elegant bit of furniture in the house.

A cat scratching post must be covered with hard material, like sisal. When you wrap a cat scratching post with carpet, consider that the kitty is being told that it is OK to scratch carpet on the cat scratching post, it will surely come to the conclusion that you have given it the permission to scratch the carpeting on the floor.

A few kittens and cats will probably sit on the top of the cat scratching post, and reach down to scratch. Make certain that the cat scratching post you choose is stable, and can support heavy use.

Multiple cats can be able to use one cat scratching post, yet you may want to think of multiple posts. Bear in mind, that the more suitable areas you furnish your kittens to scratch, the less likely they are to scratch on areas you do not want them to scratch on.

Avoid any kind of cat scratching post that has lose and hanging components that can be pulled off and eaten. Inspect your cat scratching post for loose covering material, and cut it away.

The Ultimate Cat Scratching Furniture.

The ultimate cat scratching post is one that matches your kitty’s size, is guaranteed not to topple over, and is covered in rough fabric, such as sisal, that that is durable and will not tear away fast. It’s easy to erect and storey away.

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Bass Drum Secrets | Double Bass Drum Lesson | Double Bass Drumming

May 25th, 2010

Setting up your kit on a good thick rug or a carpet that the spikes at the end of your bass drum legs can sink their teeth into will generally help keep bass drum creep at bay. Bass drum lessons: (If your bass drum legs don’t have spikes, replace them with ones that do. Any decent drum shop will carry replacement bass drum legs at a reasonable price.)

Sometimes, especially for those of us kicking the drum pretty hard in loud situations, setting up on a carpet is just not enough!

Here is an additional little trick that will END bass drum creep problems.

Take a three foot long 2”x4” piece of wood. I have some nice fabric glued around it to make it look pretty, provide some protection to the drums, and prevent splinters. Now mark your carpet where you want the front of your bass drum to sit. Drill three quarter inch diameter holes through the wood – one hole in the middle and one near each end.

Using some nice, big, 2 inch washers and 1/4 inch thick bolts – actually bolt the wood to your carpet at the front edge of your bass drumming. Make sure to put the flattest part of the bolt on the under side of the carpet so that your carpet still lays pretty flat. I also like to put a layer or two of gaffer’s tape over the end of the bolt so that it does not scratch up any nice wooden floors that happen to be underneath the carpet.

Now when you set up just slide the front of the bass drum right up against the piece of wood you have bolted to the carpet, and it will not slide any further!

It works best if you get the wood wide enough that the legs themselves actually bump up against the wood block although it will work fine with the rim of the drum against the wood block - just be sure to cover the wood with foam or thick fabric to prevent the wood from damaging the rim and lugs of your drum!

Let me know how well it works for you. Check out Bass Drum Secrets for more info….

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