Serina:
I would not advise covering your harp. My cat likes to climb to the top of my harp when it
is covered and one time she knocked it over, totaling it. I wish was kidding, but I’m not.
She seems to avoid it when it is not covered. Another friend I know had a cat knock her
harp over by jumping on the kneeblock from another piece of furniture. I love my cats as
much as my harps though, and I could never take it out on them for doing anything…..it’s
not their fault they are following their instincts….it’s my fault for allowing a situation
where this could happen….
I don’t know anything about chewing strings since I haven’t had that problem with any of
my 3 cats. They like to chew the broken gut strings I remove from the harp, so maybe you
could try giving her one of those as a decoy……but it might just encourage her to come
back for the real thing….the only thing I can say is to make absolutely sure the harp is up
against a corner or chair so that it couldn’t possibly fall if she gets too ambitous.
Good luck!