[Milsurplus] Sea Chanteys and Cable Lacing.

[Michael Hanz]

I prefer Maurice Ravel's Boléro to lace by.  From Wkipedia:  "While on 
vacation at St Jean-de-Luz, Ravel went to the piano and played a melody 
with one finger to his friend Gustave Samazeuilh, saying "Don't you 
think this theme has an insistent quality?  I'm going to try and repeat 
it a number of times without any development, gradually increasing the 
orchestra as best I can."

Sorta like a sea chantey, but in a classical music style.  The result 
definitely has an insistent quality - over and over again for what seems 
like an hour.  I played it as a violinist in a symphony orchestra and 
toward the end was hoping for loss of consciousness that never came.

Of course, since then it _has_ put me to sleep more than once - while 
lacing cables - but that was usually only in the afternoon, whenever 
I've missed my nap...

-Mike  KC4TOS

On 6/28/2018 8:33 PM, David Stinson wrote:
> "Help me Bob I'm bully in the alley.
>   Wayyyy, Heyyyy!
>   Bully in the alley..."
>
> When one has a rhythmic, repetitive task, like
> lacing a two-lead cable for SCR-522, singing
> a sea chantey just seems to make the work
> more pleasant.
> Even if Jasmine keeps playing with the wires.
>
> GL OM ES 73 DE Dave AB5S
>
> "Telling the truth won't get you many friends.
>   But it will get you the right ones."
>                  John Lennon

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