Jump to content

Sony ECM44 to Senny G3


mr.incandenza

Recommended Posts

Does Lectro sound like Sony? If you ordered mics wired for Lectro and they arrived wired for Sony would that be your fault?

He only says this because it has happened. It happened to *me*, in fact, and it was my fault for writing "Senny" in the email and the vendor read "Sony".

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Many years ago boats, and ships, were steered with a sweep oar rather than a fixed rudder. Typically the sweep would be on the right side of the craft and that side was called "starboard." the "steering side" (Old English "stéorbord"). The opposite, or following side, was "larboard." This practice continued long past the time of using trailing oars to steer.

The potential for confusion is obvious. In a howling wind, the captain would call for the helmsman to turn to starboard but the helmsman, misunderstanding in all the noise, would turn to larboard.

It wasn't until the nineteenth century that use of the word "port" for the left side of the ship became commonplace. One theory is that vessels, by custom, tied up on the left side of the vessel, leaving the right side, with the important sweep, free. Why hundreds of years had to pass before an obvious source of possible confusion was corrected is not known.

Just a little sidebar (no extra charge) on how similar sounding names can cause confusion and make trouble.

David

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Join the conversation

You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.
Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible.

Guest
Reply to this topic...

×   Pasted as rich text.   Paste as plain text instead

  Only 75 emoji are allowed.

×   Your link has been automatically embedded.   Display as a link instead

×   Your previous content has been restored.   Clear editor

×   You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL.

×
×
  • Create New...