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Wedding Fees

2011-01-18T13:22:26Z

Sullivand:

A frequently asked question on the [[Change Ringers]] email list over the years has been - "How much do other towers charge for ringing at weddings?". This table has been compiled to record this information, and other towers are encouraged to add to it. In considering what is reasonable readers may wish to search for "average wedding costs" in google or similar. For instance [http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2099898/Wedding-costs-soar-to-more-than-and16320,000.html The Telegraph] was reporting an average of £20,000, though this was pre-credit crunch.

At most towers, ringers tend to be paid from around £10 to £20, but it can be significantly more for some towers in London! Some towers also include a donation to the Bell Fund as well as their ringing so they may be higher than the rope fee times the number of Bells. If a tower has a separate tower fund it is a good idea to include a donation to the fund as you can get money to have an inspection on your bells every year.

At most towers, if they say both or after, they may also be able to just do before.

===NOTES:===
* At Chesterton, ringers get £10 each on Saturdays and £12 on weekdays. Ringer-up gets a fiver.
* At Eccleshall, ringers driving to get to the tower are paid an extra £2.
* At Harwich, local ringers tend not to take their money, although it is always offered. Visiting ringers are paid £10.
* At Rainhill, St Bart's has a reduced fee, approx 60%, for before or after. Flat rate for weekdays is £150 (£20 per rope).
* At Whitchurch, the Ringers Charge £2 extra per rope for Before and After.
* At Warfield, usually 8 bells are rung, but may be only 6 if shortage of people. Fees are being reviewed again in 2011 - likely to go up!
* At Churchdown, £60 from the fee goes to the tower fund, the fee for weekday weddings is £200 of which £80 goes to the tower fund.
* At St Clement Danes, the fees are £35 per ringer. With a choice of 6, 8 or ten. Fees are doubled if before and after is required. There is a fee of £20 paid for ringing the bells up before the service if ringing out is required. There is a fee of £20 for arranging the band. And the church gets a fee of £40. The new fees haven't meant a loss of requests for bells.
* At Clerkenwell there is a choice of 6 or 8. £25 per ringer. Fees doubled if ringing in and out is required. Double fee for the ringer ringing up the bells. Plus a tower fee of £25.

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==List by Tower==
{| style="color:blue;background-color:#ffffdd;" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" border="1"
! Tower || When ringing ||Rope Fee (£)||Total Fee (£)||Bells || Price from:
|-
| Abbots Langley, Herts || before & after ||   || 80.00 || 6 ||2007
|-
| Albury, Herts || after only ||   || 90.00 || 6 ||2007
|-
| Aldenham, St John Baptist, Herts, || after only || 15.00 || 150.00 || 8 || 2009-08-19
|-
| Aldridge, St Mary, West Mids || after only || 12.00 || 100.00 || 6 || 2007
|-
| Alfriston, St Andrew, Sussex, || after only || 8.00 || 50.00 || 6 || 2007-08-27
|-
| Anstey, Herts || after only ||   || 70.00 || 6 ||2007
|-
| Apsley End, Herts || before & after ||   || 80.00 || 6 ||2007
|-
| Aspenden, Herts || after only ||   || 80.00 || 8 ||2007
|-
| Aston Tirrold, Oxon, S Michael ||   || 15.00 || 90.00 || 6 || 2008-01-01
|-
| Barkway, Herts || after only ||   || 100.00 || 8 ||2007
|-
| Barley, Herts || after only ||   || 70.00 || 6 ||2007
|-
| Barrow-upon-Humber, N Lincs. || after only || 5.00 || 60.00 || 8 || 2006-10-11
|-
| Barrowby, Lincs. || after only ||   || 105.00 || 6 || 2008-01-01
|-
| Beckenham, Kent, St George || Before & after || 15.00 ||   || 6-10 || 2006-08-09
|-
| Birmingham, St Paul 6 bells || before & after || 30.00 || 220.00 || 6 || 2006-10-10
|-
| Birmingham, St Paul 6 bells || before or after || 20.00 || 160.00 || 6 || 2006-10-10
|-
| Birmingham, St Paul 8 bells || before & after || 30.00 || 280.00 || 8 || 2006-10-10
|-
| Birmingham, St Paul 8 bells || before or after || 20.00 || 200.00 || 8 || 2006-10-10
|-
| Bishops Stortford, Herts || after only ||   || 100.00 || 10 ||2007
|-
| Bishopstoke, Hants, St Mary || after only || 12.00 || 120.00 || 8 || 2009-01-01
|-
| Blewbury, Oxon, S Michael & All Angels ||   || 15.00 || 120.00 || 8 || 2008-01-01
|-
| Boston, Massachusetts, Christ Church ||   ||   || 130.00 || 5-8 || 2005-09-25
|-
| Brailsford, Derbyshire || after only || 15.00 || 90.00 || 6 || 2007
|-
| Brailsford, Derbyshire || before & after || 20.00 || 120.00 || 6 || 2007
|-
| Brampton, Cambridgeshire || after only || 10.00 || 80.00 || 6 || 2007-01-01
|-
| Braughing, Herts || after only ||   || 80.00 || 8 ||2007
|-
| Brent Pelham, Herts || after only ||   || 70.00 || 6 ||2007
|-
| Broughton, N Lincs || after only || 9.00 || 54.00 || 6 || 2006-10-11
|-
| Broughton, Staffs || before or after || 10.00 || 80.00 || 8 || 2008-03-01
|-
| Broxbourne, Herts || after only ||   || 80.00 || 8 ||2007
|-
| Bushey Heath, Herts || after only ||   || 90.00 || 8 ||2007
|-
| Bushey, Herts || after only ||   || 120.00 || 8 ||2007
|-
| Cambridge, Cambs, Gt St Mary || per session || 15.00 || 200.00 || 6-12 || 2009-04-05
|-
| Charlton Kings, Glos, St Mary || after only || 10.00 || 90.00 || 8 || 2008-06-05
|-
| Cheltenham, St Mark || after only || 10.00 || 100.00 || 6-8 || 2008-03-01
|-
| Cherry Hinton, Cambs || after only || 10.00 || 100.00 || 6 || 2008-03-01
|-
| Chesterfield, Derbys, St Mary & All Ss || any || 25.00 || 250.00 || 6-10 || 2009-01-01
|-
| Chesterton, Cambs, St Andrew || before & after || 20.00 || 150.00 || 6 || 2008-05-08
|-
| Chesterton, Cambs, St Andrew* || after only || 10.00 || 100.00 || 6 || 2006-02-17
|-
| Chipping Barnet, Herts || after only ||   || 100.00 || 8 ||2007
|-
| Churchdown, Gloucestershire* || before & after || 15.00 || 150.00 || 6 || 2008-08-01
|-
| Clerkenwell* || before after/both || 25/50 ||250/475 || 6-8 || 2009-01-11
|-
| Datchworth, Herts || after only ||   || 80.00 || 6 ||2007
|-
| East Hagbourne, Oxon, S Andrew || after only || 15.00 || 120.00 || 8 || 2008-01-01
|-
| East Meon || after only || 10.00 || 120.00 || 8 || 2008-01-01
|-
| Eccleshall, Staffs || before & after || 17.00 || 150.00 || 8 || 2008-01-01
|-
| Eccleshall, Staffs || before or after || 7.00 || 67.30 || 8 || 2008-01-01
|-
| Edgbaston, Birmingham ||   || 25.00 || 250.00 || 8 || 2005-11-24
|-
| Elstree, Herts || after only ||   || 70.00 || 6 ||2007
|-
| Finedon, Northants || after only || 10.00 || 80.00 || 8 || 2008
|-
| Flamstead, Herts || before & after ||   || 120.00 || 6 ||2007
|-
| Furneaux Pelham, Herts || after only ||   || 60.00 || 6 ||2007
|-
| Great Berkhamsted, Herts || after only ||   || 120.00 || 8 ||2007
|-
| Great Gaddesden, Herts || before & after ||   || 100.00 || 6 ||2007
|-
| Great Hormead, Herts || after only ||   || 70.00 || 6 ||2007
|-
| Great Horwood, Bucks. St James || both or after || 10.00 || 60.00 || 6 || 2007-11-17
|-
| Great Stanmore, Herts || after only ||   || 100.00 || 8 ||2007
|-
| Harpenden, Herts || after only ||   || 130.00 || 8 ||2007
|-
| Harwich, Essex* ||   || 10.00 || 100.00 || 6 || 2007-08-14
|-
| Hatfield, Herts || after only ||   || 150.00 || 10 ||2007
|-
| Hemel Hempstead, Herts || after only ||   || 120.00 || 8 ||2009
|-
| Hertford, All Saints, Herts || after only ||   || 80.00 || 10 ||2007
|-
| Hertford, St Andrew, Herts || after only ||   || 100.00 || 8 ||2007
|-
| Hunsdon, Herts || after only ||   || 60.00 || 8 ||2007
|-
| Kensington,St Mary Abbots || both or after || 40/80 ||400/800 || 10 || 2008
|-
| Kimpton, Herts || after only ||   || 72.00 || 8 ||2007
|-
| Kings Langley, Herts || before & after ||   || 130.00 || 8 ||2007
|-
| Langleybury, Herts || after only ||   || 60.00 || 6 ||2007
|-
| Lemsford, Herts || after only ||   || 66.00 || 6 ||2007
|-
| Little Gaddesden, Herts || after only ||   || 100.00 || 6 ||2007
|-
| Little Hadham, Herts || after only ||   || 90.00 || 6 ||2007
|-
| Little Munden, Herts || after only ||   || 60.00 || 6 ||2007
|-
| Liverpool, Merseyside, Pier Head || after only || 20.00 || 160.00 || 6 || 2010-04-17
|-
| Liverpool, Merseyside, Tuebrook ||   || 15.00 || 90.00 || 6 || 2005-09-03
|-
| Llanfrechfa, Gwent, All Saints ||   || 5.00 || 50.00 || 6-8 || 2006-10-11
|-
| Llantarnam, Gwent, St Michael & All Angels||   || 6.00 || 40.00 || 6 || 2006-10-11
|-
| Melbourne, Derbys, SS Michael & Mary ||   || 10.00 || 100.00 || 8 || 2005-09-03
|-
| Much Hadham, Herts || after only ||   || 80.00 || 8 ||2007
|-
| Newcastle, Jesmond, || before & after || 10.00 || 80.00 || 8 || 2007-09-20
|-
| North Marston, Bucks. Assumption B.V.M || both or after || 10.00 || 70.00 || 6 || 2009-04-14
|-
| North Moreton, Oxon, All Saints ||   || 15.00 || 75.00 || 5 || 2008-01-01
|-
| North Mymms, Herts || before & after ||   || 150.00 || 8 ||2007
|-
| Northaw, Herts || after only ||   || 60.00 || 6 ||2007
|-
| Northchurch, Herts || before & after ||   || 120.00 || 8 ||2007
|-
| Oaks-in-Charnwood, Leics, St James || after only || 10.00 || 100.00 || 8 || 2008-06-18
|-
| Quainton, Bucks. Holy Cross and St. Mary || both or after || 10.00 || 100.00 || 6-8 || 2008-04-14
|-
| Rainhill, Merseyside, St Bart's * || both or either || 15.00 || 120.00 || 6 || 2006-01-01
|-
| Redbourn, Herts || after only ||   || 130.00 || 6 ||2007
|-
| Rickmansworth, Herts || before & after ||   || 140.00 || 10 ||2007
|-
| Ridge, Herts || before & after ||   || 80.00 || 6 ||2007
|-
| Sandridge, Herts || after only ||   || 120.00 || 6 ||2007
|-
| Sawbridgeworth, Herts || after only ||   || 100.00 || 8 ||2007
|-
| Scawby, Lincs ||   || 10.00 || 30.00 || 3 || 2006-10-11
|-
| Shedfield, Hants, St John the Baptist || after only || 12.00 || 120.00 || 8 || 2008 & 2009
|-
| Sheffield, Cathedral, SS Peter & Paul ||   || 12.00 || 150.00 || 8-12 || 2006-02-17
|-
| South Mymms, Herts || before & after ||   || 80.00 || 6 ||2007
|-
| St Albans Abbey, Herts || after only ||   || 250.00 || 12 ||2007
|-
| St Albans, St Michael, Herts || after only ||   || 130.00 || 8 ||2007
|-
| St Albans, St Peter, Herts || after only ||   || 150.00 || 10 ||2007
|-
| St Albans, St Peter, Herts || before & after ||   || 180.00 || 10 ||2007
|-
| Staines, Surrey, St Mary / St Peter (same)|| before & after || 14.00 ||   || 8 || 2008
|-
| Staines, Surrey, St Mary / St Peter (same)|| before or after || 7.00 ||   || 8 || 2008
|-
| Standon, Herts || after only ||   || 60.00 || 6 ||2007
|-
| Stoke-next-Guildford, Surrey, S.J.E. ||   || 15.00 || 120.00 || 6 || 2006-10-09
|-
| Sydney, St Mary's Cathedral || both || 24.18 || 241.76 || 8 || 2008-07-01
|-
| Sydney, St Philip's || both || 19.34 || 203.08 || 8 || 2006-08-01
|-
| Tewin, Herts || after only ||   || 90.00 || 6 ||2007
|-
| Thorley, Herts || after only ||   || 100.00 || 6 ||2007
|-
| Thrumpton, Nottingham || before & after || 22.00 || 150.00 || 6 || 2009-07-01
|-
| Tring, Herts || after only ||   || 80.00 || 8 ||2007
|-
| Waddington, Lincoln || after only || 6.00 ||   || 6 || 2008
|-
| Ware, Herts || after only ||   || 100.00 || 8 ||2007
|-
| Warfield, Bracknell * || after only || 12.00 || 130.00 || 8 || 2010
|-
| Wargrave, Berkshire || after only || 15.00 || 210.00 || 8 || 2011-01-18
|-
| Watton-at-Stone, Herts || after only ||   || 60.00 || 8 ||2007
|-
| Welwyn, Herts || after only ||   || 90.00 || 8 ||2007
|-
| Westminster,London,St Clement Danes || before or after/both|| 35/70 || 430/760|| 6-10|| 2009
|-
| Wheathampstead, Herts || after only ||   || 80.00 || 8 ||2007
|-
| Whitchurch, Bucks. St. John Evangelist || both or after* || 20.00 || 120.00 || 6 || 2008-01-23
|-
| Widcombe, Bath, || before & after || 20.00 || 160.00 || 8 || 2007-09-20
|-
| Widford, Herts || after only ||   || 60.00 || 6 ||2007
|-
| Winslow, Bucks. St. Laurence || both or after || 10.00 || 80.00 || 8 || 2009-04-14
|-
| Worcester Cathedral ||   || 20.00 || 435.00 || 12 ||  
|-
| Yelvertoft, All Saints ||   || 10.00 || 60.00 || 6 || 2006-10-09
|}

Notable Achievements

2009-05-21T13:26:00Z

Sullivand:

This section lists some of the notable achievements in the world of ringing.

Please add any sensible and suitable details by editing this page - register and log in if necessary.
Infamous or "not so notable achievements", including Lost Peals, can be found [[Infamous Achievements | here]]. Because peal details are officially recorded and are readily available, statistics for peals are much easier to find that other statistics, so many of the achievements below relate to peals. However, additions of other notable achievements are very welcome if you know the details, and if you have photos of the individuals or bands, even better.

==Prolific Peal Ringers==
'''Colin M Turner''' became the first person to ring 5000 peals on 24 Jun 2007 in just 31 years. This amounts to 25,338,418 changes, and this is just for the successful ones. There are many other records encompassed in this. The peals were rung with 1,152 people at 3,074 towers, and Colin has rung over 200 peals a year since 1991, the most being 303 (recorded in the Guinness Book of Records). He has rung over 2,000 different methods, including the Surprise alphabet on 6, 8, 10 & 12 at least twice at each stage.

Andrew Craddock's [http://www.pealbase.co.uk Pealbase] includes details of all ringers who have rung '''1000 or more peals'''.

==Fast Learners==

'''Peter Davey''' rang a handbell peal of Plain Bob Minor at the age of 17 on Thursday, 28 August 2008 less than 5 days after being taught to ring [http://www.campanophile.co.uk/show.aspx?Code=70638]

'''Victoria J M Wilby''' rang her first peal on 09 Apr 1998 6 months after her first lesson and then rang a quarter of Stedman Cinques at the Pier Head on the first anniversary of her first ringing lesson.

'''Jennifer A Murch''' rang her first peal on 30 June 2007, 24 weeks after learning to ring. Whilst a student at Hull University she rang her 49th peal on Monday, 1 December 2008, being Yorkshire S Maximus inside [http://www.campanophile.co.uk/show.aspx?Code=74998]

'''Stefan Smith''' had his first handling lesson at 4pm on Sunday, 28 December 2008. By 4:45pm he was capable of ringing the Tenor to [http://www.campanophile.co.uk/show.aspx?Code=76285 this Quarter Peal], with minimal aid from a strapper, but Stefan did all the work of the handstrokes.

==Progression of Later Learners==
Older people CAN learn to ring and excel!!! This section is for examples of people who started to learn as adults and have made some reasonable progress and/or contribution.

'''Harry Stewart''' learnt to ring at Melbourne, Derbys at the age of 79 and rang rounds for the first time on his 80th birthday for Sunday service. He progressed to rounds and call changes on twelve and plain hunting on seven. Whilst visiting family he joined in practices and outings in Kent, and even rang at Canterbury Cathedral. He had to give up as Parkinson's disease became too much for him and sadly he died on 30 March 2008.

'''Bill Titmarsh''' learnt to ring at Clenchwarton, Norfolk at the age of around 73. Whilst not progressing beyond rounds and call changes he displayed remarkable commitment and fortitude. Despite suffering from arthritic and rheumatic conditions which meant that he could hardly hold a coffee mug, as well as a host of other health problems, including a poor heart, new heart valves, bypasses, and God knows what else (literally) he attended every Sunday until he could no longer physically stand. He died in April 2003 and a peal was rung in celebration of his life [http://www.campanophile.co.uk/show.aspx?Code=11648]

'''Helen Beaumont''' started ringing reluctantly at the age of 51 in 2003 as chaperone to her daughter (who has since given up). Since then, with the assistance of many friends and all the ringing she can get, she has rung several quarters from Plain Bob Doubles to [http://www.campanophile.co.uk/show.aspx?Code=68973 Grandsire Caters] and [http://www.campanophile.co.uk/show.aspx?Code=63045 Plain Bob Royal] inside. A first peal attempt is not far away.

'''Karl S Ryder''' took up ringing at the age of 40 in 2003. His [http://www.campanophile.co.uk/show.aspx?Code=36116 first peal] was trebling to Yorkshire S Major on 19 Mar 2006 at West Bridgford, Nottingham. He is Tower Captain of that active tower and a regular ringer at Nottingham St Mary where he has rung several quarters of Surprise Royal inside and trebled to Surprise Maximus eg [http://www.campanophile.co.uk/show.aspx?Code=36116 Pudsey]. On the 08/08/08 he took part in quarters of each of the Standard 8 S Major, ringing inside to all except Bristol.

'''Mike Lewis''' took up ringing as a "supporting Dad", at the age of 44 in St' Elvan's church, Aberdare, S.Wales on 4th July 2007. By December he had progressed to Bob Doubles touches and rang his 1st quarter in Jan 2008. Since then he has rung in 8 quarter peals (up to Jan 2009) and become the steeplekeeper at St' Elvan's and was temporary Tower Captain for a short while. Besides winning the "Leslie Evans Trophy" from the Swansea & Brecon Guild for most improved ringer in 2008, he also carried out work to renew the ringing room floor in a nearby tower as well as changing a clapper and several broken stays at Aberdare (including one of his own). He has gained all 4 badges in the STA bell club awards scheme and is working towards the S&B DGBR profiency certificate. Now ringing Stedman Doubles and attempting Bob Triples and Major, and looking forward (!) to his 1st Peal attempt.

'''Tony Lees'''* first started to ring in Autumn 1992 in Thrumpton, Notts (a 6cwt 6 in a very small village) at the age of 45. He rang his first quarter covering in Barton, Notts (11cwt) in April 1994, and first peal trebling to mixed minor in October 1996. After being encouraged on scoring his 3rd peal, Cambridge S Major in May 2004 he got serious about attempting to progress as far as possible. As at November 2008 he has rung a total of 20 peals including Spliced S Minor (16m), Yorkshire S Royal and Grandsire Caters inside, and 160 quarter peals (two of which he has conducted) including 8 spliced S Major atw, Glasgow Major, most of the standard 8 Surprise Royal, Grandsire Cinques and Little Bob Maximus (see Campanophile for most recent performances). A first attempt at a qtr of Yorkshire S Max inside collapsed just into the 2nd course.

*(I have taken the liberty to add my details to demonstrate that with persistence, endeavour, the grace and patience of many others, the help of some in general and one in particular, that someone with no special talents can make some headway beyond the proverbial "plain bob doubles". There are no doubt many who started at a later age who have made really remarkable progress and it would be good to see their details here as an encouragement to both other ringers and their tutors. I fully support the approach explained by [http://edc.cccbr.org.uk/phpbb3/viewtopic.php?f=23&t=22&start=0&st=0&sk=t&sd=a | Heather Peachey] and the use of [http://edc.cccbr.org.uk/phpbb3/viewtopic.php?f=23&t=22&p=570#p570 | Simulators] Tony Lees.)

==Young Peal Ringers==

A number of youngsters have rung peals prior to their teens. The following are some examples:

'''Victoria K Johnstone''' rang her first peal aged 11, 9 months after her first lesson in order to beat her elder brother on Sunday February 26, 2006 at Oakington, Cambridgeshire.

'''Jemma L Mills''' on Sunday, 7 January 2007 rang her first peal on the 'Pot Bells' at Shelford, Nottingham at the age of 9 [http://www.campanophile.co.uk/show.aspx?Code=45841], becoming possibly the youngest girl to ring a peal this century. The band consisted of 3 generations of the Mills family. She followed this performance with a peal of Major on Sunday, 1 June 2008 at Clifton, Nottingham [http://www.campanophile.co.uk/show.aspx?Code=66849].

'''Thomas A F Keech''' rang his first peal on Sunday, 30 November 2008 at Campton, Beds whilst still aged 10 [http://www.campanophile.co.uk/show.aspx?Code=74903]. He is the youngest Bedfordshire ringer to ring a peal since '''Jeremy Piron''' (Grandsire Triples at Maulden in July 1969), who was a month younger. At the age of 7 he rang on the 16 at the Swan Bells, Perth WA and he may be the youngest person to ring in Australia.

'''Edward R Mack''', aged 12, on Saturday, 30 June 2007 rang his first peal at his first attempt, being Yorkshire S Royal on the 4th at St Peters, St Albans [http://www.campanophile.co.uk/show.aspx?Code=52222].

'''Tom and James Perrins''' both rang their first peals before reaching their teens. Tom rang his first peal, Grandsire Doubles, on 5th April 2003 just before his eleventh birthday. James rang his first peal, the Standard 8 major on the 2nd, at the age of 12 on Saturday 28 March 2009 at St Andrew's Cathedral, Sydney [http://www.campanophile.co.uk/show.aspx?Code=80694]. 82 year old Thomas Goodyer rang the 4th raising the question of whether this is the biggest age difference in a peal of 8-spliced. On Friday, 3 April 2009 again at St Andrew's the brothers and Tom rang inside to a quarter peal of Cambridge Surprise Maximums [http://www.campanophile.co.uk/show.aspx?Code=81014]

==Older Peal Ringers==

On 14 September 1973, George E Symonds (b.1875 d.1974) rang a peal of Kent Treble Bob Royal at Grundisburgh, Suffolk, aged 98 years 1 month.

[http://www.pealbase.co.uk Pealbase] includes details of nine other people who have rung peals at the '''age of 90 or more'''.

==Firsts as Conductor==
'''John R Leary''' is the only person to have conducted all his first peals at every stage from Doubles to Maximus. He started in the 1960's and completed the achievement with a peal Doubles at All Cannings, Salisbury on 17 Apr 1995. More about him can be read at [http://archive.salisburyjournal.co.uk/2007/4/5/311446.html]

'''Jennifer E Butler''' conducted Roddy Horton's split-tenors one-part composition of Bristol, Belfast, London and Glasgow at the age of 17, being her first as conductor and 10th towerbell peal (8 Jan 2005 Thornhill).

'''Alexandra A Prabhakar's''' first peal as conductor was Holt's Original [http://www.campanophile.co.uk/show.aspx?Code=59805 5,040 Grandsire Triples] on 26 December 2007

'''Thomas M Perrins''' called his first peal, Grandsire Triples, at the age of 12 yrs 9 mths on Sunday January 16, 2005 at St Mark's, Darling Point, New South Wales

==Feats of Learning and Method Complexity==
The pinnacle of method learning and complexity for advanced ringers on eight bells are all-the-work peals of 23 methods, the maximum in a normal length peal. Most usually these methods are learnt by ringing a series of peals which gradually build up to 23 methods. The first of these compositions was produced by Norman Smith, and rung 31 December 1966. It has since been rung almost 500 times by over 850 ringers. Stephen D Chandler subsequently produced a similar composition of 23 much more difficult methods.

Learning more than 23 methods takes the challenge to a much higher level, as it becomes very easy to confuse one method with another, and forget some methods as new ones are learnt. Taking this learning exercise to 100 methods requires considerable experience, mental agility, and an exceedingly good memory, not withstanding the challenge of keeping this up continuously for 10 hours. On Friday, 28 October 2005 a peal of '''22400 Spliced Surprise Major, 100 methods, all the work''' was rung by an ASCY band at the Loughborough Bell Foundry in 10h 48 (6) with. 699 changes of method. Composed by: Paul Needham 1 Stephanie J Warboys 2 Philip J Earis 3 John N Hughes-D'Aeth 4 Robin O Hall 5 Andrew J Graham 6 Simon J L Linford (C) 7 David J Pipe 8 David C Brown Longest peal of Spliced Surprise. Most Spliced Surprise Major methods all the work [http://www.campanophile.co.uk/show.aspx?Code=31837]

Rigel Surprise Maximus is one of the most challenging Maximus methods rung, with an apparently random blue line. On handbells, the ringers have to contend with their two bells making point blows in the middle of the rows rarely synchronised with one another. On 14 January 2006, a peal of '''12672 Rigel Surprise Maximus''' was rung on handbells [http://www.campanophile.co.uk/show.aspx?Code=34156].

Scientific is a principle, where there is no hunt bell to act as a guide, and is probably the hardest Triples method. On 12 November 2008 the first peal (5040) of '''Scientific Triples''' in hand was scored by St. Martin's Guild for the Diocese of Birmingham 1-2 William T Bosworth 3-4 Charles A S Webb 5-6 Mark R Eccleston 7-8 Alan S Burbidge (c) [http://www.campanophile.co.uk/show.aspx?Code=74077]

Minor methods present their own challenge as many methods can be rung in a short time. A feat of composition, conducting and ringing was achieved on Friday 24 Oct 1969 when a Peal of 5040 Spliced Treble Bob Minor, comprising '''210 Treble dodging methods''' with a '''change of method every lead''', was rung. At the time it was the most methods rung to a peal. The feat was repeated on Sunday 24 Oct 2004 2h45 [http://www.campanophile.co.uk/show.aspx?Code=22325]. [http://www.southwelldg.org.uk/guild/210_treble_dodging.htm#Comps Click] for a background to the history of these peals.

==Higher Numbers First Peals==
Ringers whose first peals were on 12 or more bells.
{| style="color:blue;background-color:#ffffdd;" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" border="1"
! Date
! Name
! Tower
! Method
! Notes
|-
| 18 May 1986
| Eleanor J Kippin
| Bristol, St Stephen
| Stedman Cinques
|  
|-
| 6 Sep 1987
| Michael P A Wilby
| London, St Sepulchre
| Stedman Cinques
|  
|-
| 24 Sep 1987
| Deborah L Blake
| Bedford, St Paul
| Stedman Cinques
|  
|-
| 30 Jan 1993
| Alison M Brookbanks
| Towcester
| Cambridge S Maximus
|  
|-
| 31 Dec 1994
| Luke M Atwell
| Towcester
| Little Bob Maximus
|  
|-
| 31 Dec 1994
| Joanna L Woolley
| Towcester
| Little Bob Maximus
| Rang inside
|-
| 21 Jul 1995
| Hannah L Wilby
| Towcester
| Bristol S Maximus
| Age 11
|-
| 2 Aug 1997
| Brett C Masters
| Towcester
| Cambridge S Maximus
| Rang inside
|-
| 21 Feb 1998
| Caroline Newman
| Bristol, St Mary Redcliffe
| Spliced S Maximus (5m)
| Rang inside
|-
| 9 Jan 1999
| Jennifer E Henson
| Towcester
| Bristol S Maximus
|  
|-
| 5 Jun 1999
| Joanne L Henson
| Towcester
| Yorkshire S Maximus
|  
|-
| 4 Aug 2000
| R Clive Henson
| Towcester
| Yorkshire S Maximus
| Rang inside
|-
| 21 Oct 2001
| D Paul Mason
| Leicester, St Margaret
| Yorkshire S Fourteen
| Rang tenor
|-
| 9 Nov 2002
| Tessa K Beadman
| Guildford, Cathedral
| Spliced S Maximus (5m)
| Rang inside
|-
| 11 Jan 2003
| David W Kipling
| Llandaff Cathedral
| Stedman Cinques
|
|-
| 14 Oct 2006
| Siân E Kipling
| Llandaff Cathedral
| Stedman Cinques
|
|-
| 20 Dec 2008
| Anthony C Furnivall
| New York, Trinity Church
| Erin Cinques
|
|-
| 20 Dec 2008
| Anthony P Micocci
| New York, Trinity Church
| Erin Cinques
|
|-
| 20 Dec 2008
| Jeremy C Bates
| New York, Trinity Church
| Erin Cinques
|
|}
 

==Longest Peals==

On Sunday, 6 May 2007 in 24h09 (9 in B), '''72000 Treble Dodging Minor''' (100m) 1-2 Philip J Earis 3-4 Andrew J W Tibbetts (C)5-6 David J Pipe. The longest peal yet rung [http://www.campanophile.co.uk/show.aspx?Code=50258].

A '''full of extent of major''' was first rung at Leeds in Kent by 14 ringers under James Barham on April 7 and 8, 1761

The only full extent so far rung on 8 tower bells '''by one band of ringers''' was at Loughborough Bell Foundry on Saturday 27 July 1963, in 17 hours and 58 minutes. '''40320 Plain Bob Major''' Composed by: C Kenneth Lewis, Conducted by: Robert B Smith 1 Brian J Woodruffe 2 John M Jelley 3 Neil Bennett 4 Frederick Shallcross 5 John C Eisel 6 John Robinson 7 Brian Harris 8 Robert B Smith This is the greatest number of changes ever to be rung to a tower bell peal. 8 umpires monitored the performance.

Setting record lengths has long been a challenge to ringers and the progression of long length peals over the years for various methods and stages is summarised by the [http://www.cccbr.org.uk/rc/rc.php Peal Records Committee].

==Heavy Bell Ringers==

'''Peter Border''' on Saturday, 13 August 1966 [http://www.manxcat.org.uk/cathedral/peals.htm]and '''Andrew B Mills''' on Saturday, 8 December 2007 [http://www.campanophile.co.uk/show.aspx?Code=59074] are the only ringers to single handedly turn in the 82cwt Liverpool tenor to peals, both ringing Cambridge S Maximus. Subsequently Liverpool Cathedral has taken the accolade of having had rung the heaviest and longest 10 bell peal on Tuesday, 28 August 2007 [http://www.campanophile.co.uk/show.aspx?Code=54440] and then heaviest 8 bell peal on Saturday, 15 November 2008 [http://www.campanophile.co.uk/show.aspx?Code=74170]

'''Andrew B Mills''' also rang in the 4 peals of S Maximus in one day in London as part of an ASCY band on 11 June 2005 finishing with ringing the tenor to Cambridge S Maximus at Cornhill (42cwt).

==Double-handed Towerbell Ringing==
On 18 Jan 1990 '''6 ringers''' rang a peal of 5016 Plain Bob Maximus at Lockington, Leics (14-1-1) in 3hrs 2min (Arr RBS). 1-2 Peter LR Hayward 3-4 Paul Jopp 5-6 Robert B Smith 7-8 Frank C Price 9-10 Alan Cattell '''11-12 Andrew B Mills''' (ref Front Page RW 16/3/90). A year later the ringer of the tenors rang 4-5 at Limerick (23 Apr 1991 Grandsire Triples) but the most challenging performance is probably ringing '''2-3 to Norman Smith's 23 spliced''' for the Southwell Diocesan Guild at Kinsbury, Warwickshire on 9th July 1991 (5152 in 3hr 6m 17cwt). 1 Andrew D Higson '''2-3 Andrew B Mills''' 4 Frances Dodds 5 David J Pipe 6 David G Hull 7 David G Adams 8 Paul Needham. Conducted by David G Hull. Most Spliced methods yet rung double-handed.

On 29 Mar 2002* a band of '''6 ringers''' rang the first '''double handed peal of Bristol Surprise Maximus''' on the Piltdown House Campanile in 3 hours and 7 minutes (RW ref 4747.0388) 1-2 Andrew J Mitchell 3-4 Stephen J Mills 5-6 Michael P A Wilby 7-8 David J Pipe 9-10 Andrew B Mills 11-12 Anthony M Daw TENOR 22lb 7oz in Eflat *The website shows the date as Friday April 29th 2002 [http://www.piltdown.org.uk/campanilepeals.htm]

==Emulating Ringers of the Past==

'''Richard B Grimmett''' on Tuesday, 6 February 2007 conducted a peal of Stedman Triples wearing a blindfold throughout, emulating W H Barber's achievement at Gateshead on February 21st, 1908. [http://www.campanophile.co.uk/show.aspx?Code=46938]

==Handbell Peals==

===Sixteen Bells, Eight Methods===
The '''greatest number of S methods to a peal on sixteen bells''' was rung in MELBOURNE, Derbys on Mon Jun 9 1997 3h49 (18). 5056 Spliced Surprise Sixteen (8m: 768 Newgate; 704 York; 640 Ealing, Parkhurst, Sawley, Wembley; 576 Feering; 448 Leatherhead: 78 com.) Composed by David J Marshall. 1-2 Rupert A Clarke 3-4 Robert B Smith (C) 5-6 John M Jelley 7-8 Simon C Melen 9-10 Paul Jopp 11-12 Roland H Cook 13-14 David J Marshall 15-16 Christopher M Wulkau [http://derbyda.org.uk/performances/peal/dda1997.htm]

===Four in hand===
On Mon Nov 4 1991 in 3h (12)in Sawley, Derbys a peal of 5040 Yorkshire Surprise Royal (Arr RBS) was rung with the following 4 ringers: 1-2 Paul Jopp 3-4 Robert B Smith (cond) 5-6 John Jelley '''7-8-9-0 Simon C Melen''' (ref "four in hand" Page 1100,1156 RW 1991). At the time it was believed to be the first peal (other than Minimus) in which one ringer has rung four in-hand though there is a possibility that it has been achieved in Stedman Doubles with one other ringer.

==Tapping Peals==
'''A.T. Morris''' in 1921 tapped out a peal of 5600 London S Major on handbells (ref article by Joe Roast in the RW in 1976)

It is believed that the following have also tapped out peals (further details welcomed)

'''Elijah Roberts''' (ref: Edward Martin)

'''Harry Withers''' in Birmingham tapped several peals out. It is also understood that he did about 3 hours of Kent Treble Bob 20 but ran out of time. This would have been circa 1910 (ref: Richard Grimmett).

===On a Piano===

'''John Harrold''' could play Bob Major on the piano when he was a young lad in the 1970s (Martin Kirk).

'''Harry Withers''' also played a plain course of Scientific Triples, possibly on a piano, which was the first time that it had been heard! (ref: Edward Martin).

'''Roger Baldwin''' could play Bristol Major on the piano and still hold a conversation whilst he was at Nottingham University in the 1970's recalls Pat Halls.

'''Laurie Wey''' used to play Cambridge Max on the piano according to what Tony Nunn has heard.

== Singing Ringing ==

'''Clement Glenn''' used to entertain Southwell Guild meetings by singing touches of Stedman Triples.
He would invite listeners to put the bobs in, but there were never any volunteers. (David Marshall)

===On a Saxaphone===

'''Mr W C Hunt''' played a course of Duffield on a saxophone as part of the entertainment at the Society of Sherwood Youths 1926 annual dinner in Nottingham (RW1926/90) (with thanks to Bill Butler's [http://pealbase.co.uk/|"On This Day"])

==Walking to Ring a Peal==
Possibly not so unusual at the time ringers of the Society of Sherwood Youths on Tue May 23 1820 '''walked from Nottingham to Chesterfield, approx 28 miles''', to ring a peal for the "opening of the bells".

Holly Week

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Holly week is defined to be the week leading up to Christmas Day.

In this week it is traditional to cram in as much ringing as possible - fully-unmuffled ringing is preferred, although some religious types have decreed that half-muffled ringing is more suitable as "we are mourning the fact that an event that has already happened has not occurred yet..." <ref>See [[Ringing in Lent]] for further examples of this logic.</ref>

Special methods such as Holly Surprise Maximus should be rung to peals. If you are unable to achieve these methods then a close substitute is having a member of the band called Holly.

Holly can be wrapped around the sally for an authentic holly week experience. Legend has it that this was the way original ringers were punished for muffling/unmuffling the bells during this most sacred of weeks.
==Notes==
<references />
[[Category:Ringing Fun]]

Falsest Method

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What is the falsest TD Major method?

Stephen Penney asked (a paraphrase of) this question in April 2005. Richard Smith provided the answer.
==Most False Course-Heads (FCHs)==

Ignoring Double Darrowby (which has ABCDEFKLMPTUabcd falseness, but also has a course six times as long as a standard Surprise Major method), a Treble Dodging Major method can have up to eight falseness groups. Having both T and U (the only groups with eight in-course tenors-together FCHs) is necessary to be maximally false. Of the 11,115,834 Surprise methods with vaguely sensible properties (regular, no sevenths above the treble, no single changes, no more than two consecutive blows in one place, and a true plain course), 25,549 have both T and U falseness.

There are six further groups (M,N,O,P,R,S) with four in-course tenors-together FCHs. In practice you can only get three of these simultaneously with T and U, and there are 17 such methods. The best you can then do is E and L, giving AELMNRTU falseness, and 33 FCHs (not including rounds, from the A falseness).

There are four such methods:

&36-3.4-5.2.36-4-345.6-36.5,2
&36-3.4-5.2.36-4-345.6-36.5,1
&36-3.4-5.2.36.4-234.5.4.36.2.5,2
&36-3.4-5.2.36.4-234.5.4.36.2.5,1

Unsurprisingly, they've never been rung, but Don Morrison has produced a composition for the second of them:

5,088 'Unnamed' Surprise Major
by Donald F Morrison
234567 M T V W M B H
----------------------------
35246 s s s -
54623 s s -
(724653) s s - -
642753 s s
632457 -
34526 s s -
42653 s s -
523746 s - s
625437 - -
42356 s s s
----------------------------
Repeat twice. Fourths-place calls.
Contains no backstroke 87s, and is all the work.
'Unnamed' (36x3.4x5.2.36x4x345.6x36.5 lh k fch AELMNRTU)

==True Composition to some of the Falsest Methods==

The most in-course, tenors-together FCHs for which a universal peal composition (with common bobs only) is listed on Philip Saddleton's universal peal compositions website, http://www.saddleton.freeuk.com/comps/universe.htm, is six (groups ABCDK). There are 38,074 methods with just this falseness, and compositions exist for any of them with a seconds-place lead-end.

A J Cox has produced a universal composition for groups ABDEGINORTbfXYZ (29 in-course, tenors-together FCHs), but this does not use common bobs or singles:

5376 true to ABDEGINORTbfXYZ
by Anthony J Cox

2345678 2 3 4 5 7
----------------------
8675423 s
6587234 s \}a
5768234 9a
4238657 s
4236857 s
3427865 s s \}b
3428765 s \}
2345678 10b
----------------------
s=1256.

The falsest method that can be rung to the above composition is the unnamed

&3-36.4-5.2.3.2-4.3.4.36.2.3

with 27 in-course, tenors-together FCHs (falseness groups ABDEGNORT), found by Philip Saddleton.

==Falsest method yet rung==

Again ignoring Double Darrowby, the rung method with the most in-course tenors-together FCHs is Wollaton Surprise with ABDEKNTac falseness (19 FCHs, not including rounds). The top 14 are:

19 Wollaton S ABDEKNTac
18 Jesus College S ABDLOUcd
18 Enderby S ADNOT
18 Corpus Christi College S ADFKMT
17 Coney Street S ABEGOTac
17 Bendigo S ABDEGINO
16 Pall Mall S ADFGHTb
16 Kings Cross S ADEMORa
15 Romsey S ABDNUe
15 Revelstoke S ABDPU
15 Ranmore S ABENTd
15 Peterhouse S ADELMNe
15 Freezywater D ABDEKTc
15 Antigua S ABENTc

Rung Treble Bob methods are way down the list. The falsest are Noxious (ABDKPa) and Jupiter (ABFKNad), both with 9 FCHs.
[[Category|Methods]]

Wedding Fees

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Music in Changeringing

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Although non-ringers appreciate the overall effect created by bells rung to changes, and can hear differences between call changes and method ringing, or odd bell methods with a cover compared with even bell methods, further musical appreciation is something acquired through study, generally by ringers themselves as they become more experienced in listening to method ringing. So what do ringers mean when they refer to music?

Music in ringing is the appreciation of the musical properties of individual rows contained in a touch, and the sequence in which rows are heard. The sequence of rows is determined by the choice of method; consequently one will hear people say things like "Bristol [Surprise] is a musical method" or "that was a very musical touch of Stedman". The reason for this is that people like the way that a particular method generates repetitions and rotations of a subset of bells within the rows. Methods can be rung to compositions that maximise the musical combinations of bells within the rows without causing any repetition of entire rows which would render the touch false.

For example, the first lead of a plain course of Bristol Surprise Major contains many musical characteristics as described below:

12345678 Rounds
21436587 Combination near miss
12346857 1234 cascade (little bell run), 6857 is a musical combination
21438675
24136857 pairs in musical thirds (2&4, 1&3, 6&8, 5&7)
42316587
24135678 5678 roll up
42315768
24351786
23457168 2345 cascade
32541786
35247168
53427618 pairs in musical thirds (5&3, 2&4)
35246781
32547618
23456781 2345678 run (encompassing a 2345 cascade and an internal 5678 roll up)
24365871 Wrap of a combination near miss (1-2436587)
42638517
46235871
64328517
46238157
42631875 pairs in musical thirds (4&2, 5&7)
24368157
23461875
32416857 6857 is a musical combination (consecutive thirds)
23146587
32415678 5678 roll up
23145768
21347586 7586 is a musical combination (reverse of 6857)
12435768 Combination near miss
21345678 5678 roll up
12436587 Combination near miss
14263857

In just these few rows, a number of musical features are apparent. The back bells and front bells are kept together in groups of four. The back four bells hunt for three rows causing 6&8 and 5&7 to work together (musical thirds). They then backward hunt back for three more rows giving the same four bell combinations in reverse order, until the back four are in the rounds position again (xxxx5678). This is called a roll up, and roll ups are often counted and quoted in composition as a favoured musical combinations to listen out for. The sequence in which roll ups and other musical combinations occur is important as some methods generate them in an interesting way and some in a tedious way. Westminster Surpise Major, for example, has the back four bells dodging seven times. This generates seven roll ups in fourteen rows, but is very repetitive. Returning to Bristol, the front four bells start by dodging back into their rounds position giving what is called a little bell run, or cascade. Runs of four or more consecutive bells, either forwards or backwards are another sequence that ringers enjoy listening to - many compositions and methods, especially cyclic ones, concentrate on maximising the number of runs. The front bells, like the back bells, also work together 2&4 and 1&3, then 2&4 and 3&5, creating musical thirds on the front bells. At the half lead, a seven bell run (23456781) occurs at handstroke, and adjacent pairs of bells (3&4, 5&6 and 7&8) swap. This gives similar reversed musical combinations in the second half of the lead. The bells at the front and back again work in their respective four bell groups, and two more roll ups occur. If a fourths place bob is called at the lead end, the back four bells dodge back into their rounds position, and the whole lead of music of these four bells is repeated against different front bell combinations. This is known as the extending lead feature of methods with a first leadhead of 14263857 (group f) and the three lead touch of Bristol produced by calling a bob at every leadend is perhaps a classic example of a short musical touch, as it contains a large number of musical combinations generated and repeated in an interesting way.

As we move up the stages (increasing numbers of bells), we ring only a subset of the available rows e.g. a quarter of the available rows in a quarterpeal of Triples. So on higher stages, the composition becomes important as well as the method, as the composer can select, within the constraints of method construction and falseness, courses of the method containing better musical combinations. This is not to say that there are not musical touches of Doubles and Minor, but the composer's choices are fairly limited. In an extent of a particular method, the only significant variable is whether the rows occur at handstroke or backstroke.

At odd stages, methods are commonly rung with the tenor covering. This creates very distinctive music resulting from the constant beat set by the tenor ringing last in every row. Compositions in methods such as Grandsire and Stedman typically focus on turning sets of bells into a musical sequence (e.g. Tittums, Queens, Handstroke or Backstroke Homes) and then repeating that sequence for a number of courses before turning them into another musical combination.

The remainder of this article covers individual musical features, their nomenclature, definition and examples of how they are used.

== Roll-ups ==

A row where the back bells are in the rounds position e.g. xxxx567890 on ten bells. Note that xxxxxx7890 would also be referred to as a roll-up, as would xxxxxxx90, so the term is often qualifed e.g. 5-6, 7-8 or 9-10 roll-up. The term roll-up is often assumed under compositions e.g. 20 56s & 20 65s means 20 5-6 roll ups and 20 6-5 roll-ups.

== Combination roll-ups (crus) ==

The number of combinations of 4,5 & 6 in 5-6 with heavier bells rolling up i.e. the rows xxxx5678, xxxx6578, xxxx4578, xxxx5478, xxxx4678 and xxxx6478, with a maximum of 144 possible. crus have limited value on more than eight bells, but counts are commonly given after compositions of Major and Royal.

== Runs / little bell runs ==

A run is any four or more bells in rounds sequence, forwards or backwards. It can be at the beginning, the middle, or the end of a row (the norm unless otherwise stated). Since there is not a formal definition for counting purposes, compositions typically list them specifically (e.g. 16 23456s and 36 5432s). Some composers count using terms such as LB4s and LB5s referring to four and five little bell runs, however the lack of formal definition of a little bell means that it is unclear what counts as a LB4 or LB5 (some including up to the 7th to include runs such as 76543 and 34567).

== Off the front ==

Musical combinations measured at the front of the row rather than the back e.g. the row 56782143 has a 5678 roll up off the front.

== At handstroke or backstroke ==

As most changeringing is rung with a handstroke gap, musical combinations sound different depending whether they are at handstroke or backstroke. At backstroke, a combination at the end of the row is more clearly defined than at handstroke,as it is followed by a pause. Conversely, a combination at the front is more clearly defined at handstroke. Some compositions state whether the combinations of runs occur at back or hand.

== Cascades ==

A measure for little bell music, particularly useful on higher numbers i.e. the rows ending in ...1234, ...2345, ...3456, ...4321, ...5432, and ...6543. Like crus, there is maximum of 144 on eight bells, but on higher stages the maximum is also higher. They can also be counted off the front i.e. 1234..., 2345..., 3456... etc.

== The Waterfall course ==

The course with the coursing order 24653, that generates rows ending ...23456 at backstroke in most even bell methods with Plain Bob coursing. The coursehead is 164523... Particularly popular on higher numbers, musically it is most satisfying on ten bells as the front six bells form their own major key group with the sixth as the tenor.

== Near misses ==

A near miss is defined as any row that differs from rounds merely by having one
adjacent pair of bells exchanged. On N bells there are always N-1 near misses possible.

So, for example, for caters, the eight possible near misses are

213456789, 132456789, 124356789, 123546789,
123465789, 123457689, 123456879, 123456798

If more than one pair of adjacent bells is swapped, it has been proposed that this be called a combination near miss.

== Named rows ==

A few musical rows have been given names e.g. Rounds, Backrounds, Tittums, Queens, Whittingtons, Kings and Hagdyke. See [[row]] for definitions. Compositions often state when they contain named rows e.g. contains 144 crus, Queens, Whittingtons and Tittums.

== Tittums / Handstroke Homes ==

In odd bell ringing, Tittums is used not just to refer to the named row, but also the Tittums position. This is the position where the back bells course down in rounds sequence to create a slow rounds effect e.g. XXXX5X6X7X8X9X0xExT with the gap to the tenor behind gradually increasing.

Another popular odd-bell position is the Handstroke Home, giving a very pleasing effect as back bells come back into the rounds position at handstroke. A large number of compositions of Grandsire and Stedman finish in this position, hence the odd number of changes.

== Wraps ==

A wrap is a musical row that is split over a handstroke and a backstroke. For example, every method with Plain Bob leadheads contains the following wrap of reverse rounds:

18765432 handstroke
18674523 backstroke

Another good one is the Whittingtons near-miss in the first lead of Double Norwich CBM. Listen out for it next time you ring the method - it sounds lovely:

64821753 handstroke
46812735 backstroke

Wraps are only effective if they cross a handstroke-backstroke change, because otherwise the handstroke gap interrupts them.

== Undesirable music ==
As well as including leads of methods in compositions with musical rows, composers can avoid including undesirable rows. What is undesirable is often hotly debated, and there is less consensus than on what constitutes a musical row. The most common example is that many ringers like to avoid having the tenors reversed at backstroke (e.g. xxxxxx87s at backstroke). However, there are methods that have the tenors reversed at backstroke in their plain course (e.g. March Surprise Major).

Many compositions of Bristol Surprise Major produced in and around the 1970's used to quote no 82s and no 83s. These were considered untuneful because if struck together they would be a discordant 7th or 6th intervals. However, many of these compositions would be considered inferior today because the practice of avoiding 82s and 83s also elimimated some of the best little bell music e.g. the waterfall course, with its 23456s as well as 83s.

Wedding Fees

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Wedding Fees

2008-09-03T11:29:47Z

Sullivand: Update to my tower's entry