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__NOTOC__
Below are my proposed changes to the current Central Council Decisions on Methods and Peals. There has been some discussion in August 2008 on the Ringing Theory mailing list. These changes would be quite far-reaching - Graham John has pointed out some implications (to which I have also responded) on this [[Implications of New Decisions| page]].

Philip Earis - August 2008.

==(D) Methods==

===A. Preamble===

The sole purpose of these Decisions on methods is to accurately and consistently classify what can be rung. Where new peals complying with the conditions above are rung, it is the duty of the Methods Committee to ensure that the details are recorded, and these Decisions altered where necessary to provide a consistent framework for so doing.

===B. Definitions===

A row is a permutation on the number of bells being rung. Each bell rings once and only once in each row.

A method is defined by the places made between successive rows of its plain course, which shall be a round block, divisible into at least two equal parts.
{{Textbox|blue||DFM: I may be missing something, but it appears this means Dixonoids are not considered methods. Is this deliberate, and wise?}}
A lead is the shortest section of the plain course which, when repeated, generates the plain course.

Bells which are in the same position at the beginning of each lead are known as hunt bells, unless they remain in the same position throughout the lead. Bells which are not in the same position at the beginning of each lead are known as working bells.

A call is a means of altering the places made between two consecutive rows in a method. It is not part of the definition of the method.
{{Textbox|blue||DFM: By restricting a call to being but one change, we get back to the situation where, for example, Grandsire singles are really two calls. This institutionalizes a bit of foolishness where the official recording of something is completely different than what Joe Average Ringer thinks he's doing. This is bad policy in methods (compare how some link methods are currently treated), and just as bad policy for calls, no?}}
The stage describes the total number of bells ringing. The stage names for different numbers of bells are:- 4 Minimus, 5 Doubles, 6 Minor, 7 Triples, 8 Major, 9 Caters, 10 Royal, 11 Cinques, 12 Maximus, 13 Sextuples, 14 Fourteen, 15 Septuples, 16 Sixteen, etc.

===C. Classification of methods===

: (a) A well-formed path is one in which the hunt bell has the same path if it is rung backwards and is symmetrical about two places made half a lead apart.

: (b) In Plain methods the hunt bell has a well-formed path and strikes two blows in each position of the path within the lead.

: (c) In Treble Dodging methods the hunt bell has a well-formed path, strikes more than two but the same number of blows in each position of the path within the lead and makes only two places within the lead.

: (d) In Treble Place methods, the hunt bell has a well-formed path, strikes the same number of blows in each position of the path within the lead and makes more than two places within the lead.

: (e) In Alliance methods, the hunt bell has a well-formed path, but does not strike the same number of blows in each position of the path.

: (f) In Hybrid methods, the hunt bell does not have a well-formed path.

: (g) A Principle is a method with no hunt bell.

Further to the above, a number of historical conventions exist about further secondary classifications of the primary method types:

* Place methods are Plain methods in which the path of each bell consists only of hunting and place-making.
* Bob methods are all other Plain methods.
* Treble Bob methods are Treble Dodging methods in which the hunt bell dodges in only one position, or that have no internal places made at any cross section.
* Surprise methods are Treble Dodging methods in which at least one internal place is made at every cross section.
* Delight methods are all other Treble Dodging methods.

===D. Classification of methods with two or more hunt bells===

Each hunt bell is either a principal hunt or a secondary hunt. The properties (a) to (e) are considered in turn and the paths of the hunt bells are examined until a hunt bell is found whose path has that property.
:(a) Plain hunting;
:(b) Treble Dodging;
:(c) Treble Place;
:(d) Alliance;
:(e) Hybrid Methods with two or more hunt bells are classified using the definitions and classifications for methods with one hunt bell but with reference to all the principal hunts.

===E. Nomenclature===

:(a) The title of a method shall consist of name, class(es) (except for principles), and stage. An up-to-date collection of rung methods shall be kept and published by the Methods Committee of the Central Council, and made freely available. The collection should be available ordered by primary method class.

:(b) A method may not be given a name if the title (excluding the Stage) would be the same as a method in a different class on that same stage.
{{Textbox|blue||DFM: If someone rang a peal of Plain Bob Variable Cover Caters, I believe the way this is written they would not be allowed to call it a peal of Plain Bob. Instead this section would require them to select a new name for a "new" major method. This seems wrong.}}
{{Textbox|yellow||Philip: "Eh? This seems wrong on two counts. Firstly the concept of "variable cover" disappears under my Decisions. The variable cover bit would just be achieved with calls. Secondly, the naming is flexible, as detailed in the extension paragraph F"}}
The band that first rings a peal complying with the Decisions on Peal Ringing of a new method (or includes a new method in a multi-method peal) shall name the method according to the conventions above, and publish it in The Ringing World. The Council has the authority to change the name if it considers a pressing reason makes this necessary.

===F. Method Extension===

It is acknowledged that no consistent set of rules about extending a method onto a higher stage can work in all cases. When naming a new method, a band is encouraged to only use the name of an existing method in the same class on a lower stage when it will be generally agreed that there are sufficient similarities in the methods to justify this. The Council retains the authority to change a name in the published method collections where this is not the case.

==(E) Peal Ringing==

===A. Conditions required for all peals===

A peal shall consist of either

* At least 5000 different rows
* Or at least 5000 rows consisting of a round block containing an integer number of extents on that stage, plus a true part-extent.

A peal shall be rung without interval

No unfair assistance shall be given to any ringers by any person not ringing in the peal.

The use of physical aids to memory in conducting and ringing is not permitted.

Any shift or error in ringing shall be corrected immediately.

Compositions in more than one method shall be called 'spliced'. Peal reports shall state the number and names of all methods separately, and the number of rows rung in each method.

===B. Record length peals===

The Record Length Peal in a method or group of methods on a given number of bells shall be the longest length complying with the Decisions on Peal Ringing. Tower bell and handbell records shall be kept separately. Record Length Peals of 10000 or more rows must comply with the additional conditions below:
:(a) Not less than 14 days' notice shall be given in The Ringing World, stating the place, date and hour at which the attempt is to be made, and stating the method, number of bells and number of changes proposed to be rung. A copy of the notice shall be sent to the Peal Records Committee.
:(b) The ringing is to be heard and the figures of the composition to be checked throughout the peal by a competent umpire or umpires.
:(c) If a record length is rung the peal report and the figures of the composition, if not previously published, shall be sent immediately to the Chairman of the Peal Records Committee. :
:(d) For handbell peals, arrangements shall be made for interested persons to be able to hear the attempt.

===C. Objections===

Any objection which may be taken to a peal shall be raised to the conductor in the first instance. If this does not resolve the matter, objections should be raised in writing to the The Ringing World. Objections that may be received should be considered by the Central Council on a case-by-case basis, and judged against reasonable expectations for what a peal is.

Cambridge Surprise

2008-08-10T17:44:00Z

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==Some Tips on the Blue Line==

One way of looking at the line for Cambridge on any number of bells is to consider it to consist of three components, front work, back work and middle work.

====Front Work====
For the purposes of this exercise the Front work finishes after the double dodge at the back. The rule for the front work is to do the places at the front, treble bob to the back missing out the dodge before meeting the treble one 2 blows from the back, double dodge and lie.

====Back Work====
The Back work is from 3rd place bell, treble bob to the back, double dodge, lie, dodge with the treble, places below the treble, dodge with the treble, lie, double dodge and treble bob down to 3/4 becoming 4th place bell.

====Middle Work====
The Middle work can be rung by the "dodge N miss 2 dodge N places" rule where n is 1 for minor; 2 for major; 3 for royal; 4 for maximus etc

So in Major, having done the Front work, dodge 2 (becoming 6th place bell), miss 2 (ie miss the dodges either side of passing the treble), dodge 1/2 up, dodge 3/4 up and do 5/6 places. Now dodge 2 (7/8 up, 7/8 down), miss 2 (5/6 and 3/4 passing the treble in between), dodge 2 (1/2 down, 1/2 up) and do 3/4 places. Proceed to Back work.

====Other useful pointers====

*The lead end order is Plain Bob plus 1, i.e. instead of being 2-4-6-8-7-5-3-2 it is 2-6-7-3-4-8-5-2 (in Major).
*Course and after bells are met at the back.
*Course or after bell pass through you while you are making places.
*Places are made progressively from far to near (from 6th place bell perspective).
*If places are being made then (single) dodges occur at every dodging position in that slope.
*All places can be considered as dodge-far-near-dodge-far-near-dodge (far being furthest away from where you started, near being nearest to where you started on that slope).
*The middle dodge is with the treble and is in the direction the ringer is going (as are all the dodges during places).

Now let's look at the method from a bigger perspective!

==Preamble==

The traditional extension of Cambridge to any (even) number of bells can be simply described as the right-place treble-dodging method with maximal hunting when the treble dodges, maximal dodging when the treble hunts, and no places made in (n-1)ths place over the treble. An alternative long and tedious explanation of how the method works is given below (although since there's no music below the treble at any stage from Royal up... it's difficult to understand why you'd want to know...).

==How to Ring Cambridge on 10,000 Bells==

Cambridge is just treble-bob hunting with a few lumps (sets of places) in. You can ring it on ANY NUMBER of bells by watching the treble (which we've all been doing right from the moment we first rang Grandsire Doubles). The idea is you dodge everywhere unless the treble intervenes. What this means is that when you get to the point where you need to dodge, you ("0" in the diagrams) look to see if the treble ("1" in the diagrams) is ADJACENT to you -- if you're hunting up this means it will be striking over you; if you're hunting down, you will be striking over it:

hunting up ...

0......1
.0....1.
0....1..
.0..1...
..0..1..
...01... <- treble strikes over you in this row so
...10... <- miss this dodge and strike over treble
..1..0.. <- hunt up to the next dodging position
...1..0. <- and miss that dodge as well
..1....0
.1....0.
1......0

hunting down ...

1......0
.1....0.
..1....0
...1..0.
..1..0..
...10... <- you strike over treble in this row so
...01... <- miss this dodge (treble strikes over you)
..0..1.. <- hunt down to the next dodging position
.0..1... <- and miss that dodge as well
0....1..
.0....1.
0......1

In either case you MISS a dodge, pass the treble and MISS THE NEXT DODGE TOO (as you are still adjacent to the treble, and the rule applies on both sides of the treble whichever direction you're going). The lead-and-dodge / dodge-and-lead work also adheres to the general principle of missing one dodge on each side of the treble's path:

hunting up ...

0...1...
.0.1....
0.1.....
0..1....
.01..... <- treble strikes over you in this row so
.10..... <- miss this dodge and strike over treble
1..0.... <- hunt up to the next dodging position
.1..0... <- and miss that dodge as well
1....0..
1...0...
.1...0..
1.......

hunting down ...

1.......
.1...0..
1...0...
1....0..
.1..0...
1..0....
.10..... <- you strike over treble in this row so
.01..... <- miss this dodge (treble strikes over you)
0..1.... <- hunt down to the next dodging position
0.1..... <- and miss that dodge as well
.0.1....
0...1...

{{Textbox|green||DIGRESSION: the reason we need to do this is that the basic treble bob hunting from which the method is constructed is "out-of-phase" with the treble (i.e. you hunt when it dodges and it hunts when you dodge), so we must miss a dodge to get back in phase so we can pass the treble when BOTH of you are hunting. Missing the second dodge puts us back out of phase again. You don't actually need to know this to RING Cambridge, however.}}
Meanwhile: if the treble is NOT adjacent to you immediately before a dodge, you do the dodge and look (or listen) again. If the treble is NOW adjacent to you, the dodge that you just did was the first dodge of a set of places. Once again the rule applies on BOTH sides of the treble whichever direction you are hunting in because the places are (skewly) symmetric about the treble's dodge. Always think of the places as "dodge, far place, near place, dodge with the treble, far place, near place, dodge", and remember that all the dodges are in the SAME direction, which is also your "direction of travel".

{{Textbox|green||DIGRESSION: the regular succession of places in Cambridge creates a series of "boxes" in the structure of the treble-bob hunting, with the treble moving from box to box. Each bell that misses a dodge each side of the treble is passing through two sets of places.}}
.1.23...0. <- the 2nd and 3rd are both making places "down", with
..12.3.0.4 the 3rd one position (two places) higher than the 2nd
..213.0.4.
..1230.4.. <- 3rd makes a far place and 4th starts places down above it
..21034...
..2013.4.. <- "box" created by the 2nd making a far place and the 3rd
..02314... making a near place. You and the treble cross in this box
.0.2134... <- "box" created by the 2nd making a near place and the 4th
0.2.31.4.. making a far place. The treble dodges in this box
...23.14.. <- "box" created by the 3rd making a far place and the 4th
making a near place. The treble and another bell cross.

Meanwhile: there is however ONE exception to these rules, and that is when you are adjacent to the treble at the back of the row. In this case you do a DOUBLE DODGE rather than places or missing a dodge. The rule still applies BELOW the treble however, so you still need to miss ONE dodge. It goes like this:

hunting up ...

0...1.
.0...1
0....1
.0..1.
..0..1
...01. <- treble strikes over you in this row so
...10. <- miss a dodge and strike over treble
..1..0 <- hunt up to the next dodging position
...10. <- do this dodge (exceptionally)
..1..0 <- hunt up again
.1..0. <- do a SECOND dodge
1....0 <- and resume treble-bobbing
.....0

hunting down ...

.....0
1....0
.1..0.
..1..0
...10. <- strike over treble in this row so
..1..0 <- do a SECOND dodge (exceptionally)
...10. <- strike over the treble a second time
...01. <- hunt down (treble strikes over you)
..0..1 <- hunt down to the next dodging position
.0..1. <- and miss that dodge
0....1
.0.... <- resume treble-bobbing
0.....

The awkward bit is the symmetrical work behind with the treble, because the guide is slightly less obvious. The treble is in the adjacent dodging position, but separated from you by one bell:

hunting up ...

..1...0.
...1...0
....1.0.
.....1.0 <- The treble is ONE bell below you (coursing you up)
....1.0. <- an exceptional second dodge puts you in phase with it
.....1.0
......10
......01
......10
......01
-------- <- axis of symmetry
......01
......10
......01
......10
.....1.0
....1.0.
.....1.0
....1.0. <- The treble is one bell below you (you're coursing it down)
...1...0 <- an exceptional second dodge puts you out of phase again
..1...0.

... and down again

{{Textbox|green||DIGRESSION: this works because we can also get back in phase with the treble by doing an extra dodge as well as by missing one out. If we applied the rule consistently, we would need to make a pair of adjacent places in Nths and (N-1)ths as the treble dodged in (N-2)-(N-3). This would create Cambridge frontwork upside-down on the back and have bells doing "dodge-and-lie" and "lie-and-dodge" as they worked with it. In fact the result would be a rather elegant double method like Bristol or Superlative, but it's not rung because it doesn't have Plain Bob lead-heads. For the record, the 8-bell version has the place-notation -38-14-1258-36-1478-58-16-78 and hasn't been rung to a peal.}}
AHA! I hear you cry. What about the frontwork? Surely that's an exception too? Well surprisingly it isn't, it's just another set of places. To see this you have to divide up the work correctly. In fact it's only HALF a set of places because we don't make the half above the treble -- the second's place over the treble is a point of top-to-bottom symmetry in the line as a whole, so we turn round and ring the second half of the frontwork, effectively making the SECOND half of a set of places "down". The usefulness of treating the frontwork as a set of places is that if we forget we're actually doing frontwork, we just check the treble after our 1-2 up dodge and we won't go sailing off the front like amateurs.

Well, that was all pretty long-winded, I hope it's some use to someone. The problem with learning Cambridge on 6 is that you don't get enough of the general principle to see what it is. Learning on higher numbers requires a bit more in the rope-sight department, but you see more of the "system", and needn't actually learn the line (though that's useful too). What do you mean you didn't get taught Grandsire Doubles or watching the treble? Demand your money back from your ringing master RIGHT NOW!

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Change-ringing

2008-08-07T21:47:29Z

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{{Definition| '''Change-ringing -''' the art of ringing a set of bells in a series of changing permutations ([[row]]s).}}
==Notes==
There are a number of ways of changing the order of the bells to produce a sequence of [[Row]]s:
#[[Call Changes]]
#[[Plain Changes]]
#[[Method Ringing]]
#[[Rule-Based Constructions]]

[[Category:Terminology]]

Ringing Roadshow 2005 Handbells

2008-08-07T21:42:12Z

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== Change Ringing on Handbells Becomes a Spectator Sport at the Roadshow ==

[[Image:rw-003s.jpg|left|thumb|600px|How many umpires do they need?]]
Apart from the occasional after-dinner touch, change ringing on handbells is usually performed in quiet seclusion for the benefit of the participants alone. The 2005 [[Ringing Roadshow]] was somewhat different! Four exhibition touches and a handbell peal performed in front of a large audience together with two handbell practices open to all.

The morning and afternoon open practices provided an opportunity for anyone to “have a go” and numerous visitors rang various methods ranging from Rounds and Plain Hunt on six for their very first ring on handbells, through to firsts of Spliced S Major, Bristol S Royal and Little Bob Maximus.

The programme of demonstration touches was quite ambitious as each band included ringers from various parts of the country, many of whom had never rung together before. Performing under the close scrutiny of a large audience in a very warm environment with the high level of ambient noise from the top floor of the Grandstand provided a further challenge. Although all the demonstration ringers had previously rung peals in the methods, there was no chance to practice beforehand, so many had not rung the chosen methods for some time. Ringing on sixteen handbells is still uncommon, so it was the first time in over four years that most of the band had rung on that many bells. It was therefore with some relief to the organiser when the demonstrations of 8-Spliced S Major, Stedman Cinques, Bristol S Maximus and Kent & Oxford TB Sixteen all came round successfully to loud applause.

[[Image:rw-002s.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Andrew Tibbetts conducting in his sleep!]]
Another first for the 2005 show was the public peal on handbells rung by the record-breaking band of College Youths who last year rang 50400 Treble Dodging Minor taking over 17 hours - the most changes ever rung in a peal; and earlier this year, 20880 Spliced Treble Dodging Minor in 1053 methods - the most methods ever rung in a peal. This provided an opportunity to observe how this band is able to maintain such high quality ringing over such a long period of time. It was fascinating to watch, and there was a large audience throughout; some staying for the entire peal despite the draw of other attractions around the show. Philip Earis, on the trebles, appeared to be thoroughly enjoying himself, as he looked around and smiled at onlookers. David Pipe, ringing 5-6, exhibited detached concentration as he looked at the floor for long periods. Yet he was fully absorbed in the ringing and clearly aware of what was going on around him. Andrew Tibbetts, on 3-4, demonstrated such a relaxed grip he hardly seemed to be holding the bells at all.

As the photograph illustrates, he also appears to be able to ring and conduct while fast asleep – clearly a valuable skill for ringing very long lengths! During the sixth extent he asked the audience whether they had any requests for the last extent. No doubt they would have been able to accommodate almost any suggestion. The band appeared completely relaxed and unfazed by the presence of the large audience which grew to a considerable size as the peal neared its conclusion. As the peal came round there was a huge cheer, loud applause and whistling, that made one appreciate how much this youthful band has achieved over the last couple of years to earn its celebrity status.

[[Image:rw-001s.jpg|left|thumb|300px|Philip Earis, David Pipe and Andrew Tibbetts ringing the Roadshow Peal]]
===ANCIENT SOCIETY OF COLLEGE YOUTHS===
'''NEWBURY, Berks,'''
''The Racecourse Grandstand''<br>
''Sat Sep 10 2005 1h40 (11)''<br>
''5040 Treble Dodging Minor (7m)''<br>
''(1) Norwich S (2) Disley D (3) Barham D''<br>
''(4) Pembroke D (5) Berkeley D (6) Bourne S''<br>
''(7) Old Oxford D''<br>
''1-2 Philip J Earis''<br>
''3-4 Andrew J W Tibbetts (C)''<br>
''5-6 David J Pipe''<br>

The only real snag on the day ([[Ringing Roadshow|Roadshow 2008]] organisers take note) was the high level of background noise from the open top floor of Grandstand. This made it difficult for the audience to hear both the bells and the introductions properly, and even the ringers found it difficult to hear the large and heavily damped tenors across a sixteen-bell circle.

So did the stand achieve its own objective of promoting change ringing on handbells and inspiring new or lapsed handbell ringers? Hopefully the answer is “Yes”. There were large numbers watching and participating throughout the day, and judging from some of the comments received at the event and by email since, some have indeed gone back home with renewed vigour to get the handbells out again.

Article also published in [[Ringing World|The Ringing World]], issue 4929, 14 October 2005.

==See Also==

*[[Ringing World|The Ringing World]]
*[[Ringing Roadshow]]

Double Norwich Court Bob Major

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[[Image:Double_norwich_major.png|right|frame||Double Norwich Court Bob Major]]
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==1. The "rule"==

One popular rule for Double Norwich is "first, treble bob, last, near, full, far". It means:

* First - leading/lying first then double dodging.
* Treble bob - dodging in 5-6 and 3-4 to get you from the front to the back or vice versa. In between your pair of dodges you pass the treble in 4-5, as it's another point of symmetry.
* Last - leading/lying last after double dodging
* Near - near places, so if you're at the back they're in 5-6, if you're on the front they're in 3-4. Places consist of two places and a dodge. In the "near" places the places are first (i.e. also near), so do place, place, dodge.
* Full - Double dodge, lead/lie, double dodge. This is a point of symmetry so happens around the lead end or half lead.
* Far - far places, so if you're on the front they're in 5-6, if you're at the back they're in 34. The places are "far", so the dodge must come first.

==2. Place bell starts==
Remember that the method starts with a double dodge at the back and a single dodge in 5-6.

So:

* 8: Double dodge. You know you've made 8ths at the last lead end, so this must be a point of symmetry, i.e. your "full" work at the back. So after your double dodge do far places and pick it up from there.
* 7: Double dodge. Then lie, and treble will turn you. So this must be "last". Plus it can't be "full", as that would mean the lead end, and a very short lead!
* 6: Dodge down, this is part of the "treble bob", which you'll know because you pass the treble in 4-5, so dodge in 3-4 and then do "last"; on the front.
* 5: Dodge up. Then you can't go any higher as they're doing a double dodge at the back, so you must make 6ths. This then must be part of far places, so make 5ths then do "first" work at the back.
* 4: Hunt down and do full work on the front.
* 3: Hunt up; note you can't go into 5-6 as they're doing a dodge, so make 4ths. Then make 3rds as this is part of your near places.
* 2: Lead. This can only be your "First" work, so double dodge with the bell that meets you then do treble bob work.

==3. Bobs==

* Ignore all calls unless you are at the back, or dodging 56 up as part of your treble bob work.
* For a bob or a single, if you're doing treble bob work up, make 6ths then reverse it, so do treble bob work down. Any place you make at a lead end will reverse what you just did.
* If you're at the back, you'll be doing a double dodge. If there's a bob, so another dodge for the lead end, which will make you 7ths or 8ths place bell, so do another double dodge.
* If you're double dodging 78 up and a single is called, ignore it and make 8ths as normal.
* If you're double dodging 78 down and a single is called, make 7ths then double dodge 78 up and the treble will appear.

==4. Passing the treble rules==

An additional way of ringing this method is by observing where the treble is passed. Bear in mind that the method is basically "plain hunt" but as it is a Court method, places are made to let the treble through in 3-4 and 5-6. These places give rise to double dodging at the front and back and internal single dodges. (Tip: in a plain course working bells are passed in plain hunt sequence)

Note that as it is a double method one can read lie instead of lead and back instead of front. Near places are 3-4 from the front, and 5-6 from the back. Far places are 5-6 from the front and 3-4 from the back.

Following the course of 2nd place bell.

# Take the treble off lead. Lead, double dodge, treble bob to the back (passing the treble half way i.e. 4-5), double dodge, lie.
# Taken off back by the treble. Do near places i.e. wait for the treble in 5ths, do 6ths, 5-6 down and hunt down.
# Pass the treble 2-3 down. Double dodge, lead, double dodge and pass the treble 2-3 up. Do far places i.e. dodge 5-6, make 6ths to wait for the treble, then 5ths and up. Take the treble off the back (go back to 1) but reverse.

It is a prerequisite that the treble is reliable :)

At the bobs the bell treble bobbing up makes 6th instead of continuing to the back, and then reverses his path i.e. treble bobs down.

The back bell dodging up does one more for the bob and then double dodges up and lies. The treble will take it off the back.

The back bell dodging down does one more for the bob and then double dodges down passing the treble 7-6.

Plain Bob Doubles

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[[Image:Plain_bob_doubles.png|right||200px|Plain Bob Doubles]]
==Tips on ringing Plain Bob Doubles==

Before you start:

# '''Make sure you can plain hunt:'''<br />Not just from one bell with a following wind but from any bell, and from any bell with the order of the bells changed before you start (e.g. you ring the 2nd, conductor calls "2 to 3", "2 to 4" - you are now in 4th place. At the command "Go plain hunt" you start as if you were the 4th - go in to lead). If you can do this then your rope-sight / rhythm is up to the minimum standard required for Plain Bob.
# '''Make sure you can hear your bell:'''<br />If you can't hear your bell in Plain Hunt, your striking will not be good in Plain Bob. It is worth spending time listening to achieve a good level of striking.
# '''Practise your bell control:'''<br />Practise dodging - this can be achieved easily by ringing rounds (on the 2nd say) and the conductor calling "2, 3 dodge". Ring over the third at handstroke and over the treble at backstroke until "That's all" is called. Now practise the reverse (over at back, under at hand) and try on different bells to get the feel of moving them around. Listen carefully to ensure you are striking accurately. You are aiming to achieve a good sense of the different speeds required in order to perform a dodge - this will be essential when you start ringing Plain Bob.
# '''Ring the treble to touches of Plain Bob and Grandsire:'''<br />With your skills in 1 to 3 honed you should find plain hunting whilst others are ringing methods a walk in the park - this will not only improve your ringing but make you a more useful member of your tower (helping by ringing the treble accurately whilst others are practising ringing touches of different doubles methods). If you find this difficult then try to analyse which of the steps is not up to scratch and go back and practise.

==Learning the Method (The plain course)==

Plain Bob Doubles is not a difficult method to learn. In fact it is so easy that people often try to over-complicate it.

For this section it will be helpful of you have the blue line (or preferably the grid) of Plain Bob in view.

We shall make some simple observations about the method:

# The treble always plain hunts.
# There are four other bells.
# These all plain hunt - except when the treble makes it's backstroke lead.
# At this point, one bell makes 2nds, one bell makes 5ths and the other two bells dodge in 3-4.

Lets break this down into what it actually means:

# '''The treble always plain hunts'''<br />This means that the treble rings the same ten blows over and over again. This makes it ideal for being a point of reference.
# '''There are four other bells'''<br />These four bells are "Inside". Each ten blows they swap around until they've all been in all four positions at the trebles backstroke lead. This makes the plain course of Plain Bob four times longer than a course of Plain Hunt.
# '''These all plain hunt - except when the treble makes it's backstroke lead.'''<br />Because of this, Plain Bob is 90% plain hunt, however, each lead you start as a different place bell e.g. if you are ringing the second you plain hunt until the trebles backstroke lead. At this point you dodge (3-4 Down) and are in 4th place to start your plain hunting again, so you plain hunt in to the front as if you were the 4th bell.
# '''At this point, one bell makes 2nds, one bell makes 5ths and the other two bells dodge in 3-4'''<br />All this does is make sure instead of rounds at the treble's backstroke lead (which you get in plain hunt) the bells change sequence for the second set of 10 blows (12345 becomes 135246) and the plain hunting starts from this point. This should be a doddle if you've had plenty of plain hunting practise on different bells and with different starting rows. Beware that the bell making 5ths has already made two blows in 5ths position and 5ths place bell has another to make when plain hunting is resumed. All together this makes 4 blows in 5th place for that bell.

==The Circle of Work==

To help you remember what "work" is coming up next you can follow "the circle of work". Starting from any bell (shown in a ring) you follow the circle clockwise from your starting point.

[[Image:Plain_bob_doubles_circle_of_work.png|none|thumb|400px|]]

=Ringing by the Treble=

You can also know what work to ring next by noting in which position you pass the treble. If you pass it in:

* 1-2 then make 2nds.
* 2-3 then dodge 3-4 up.
* 3-4 then do four blows in 5ths place.
* 4-5 then dodge 3-4 down.

Beware that relying on the treble alone may not be sufficient, as as the treble ringer may be the least experienced and most likely to go wrong.

==Possible Pitfalls==

# '''You get lost'''<br />--- Don't Panic ---<br />It is likely that someone will be able to tell you where you are. If they say lead, then lead and plain hunt out. When the treble leads do the work appropriate to the position you are in. Similarly for any other position that you are instructed to move into. Don't waste time trying to explain how you went wrong - this is a clear recipe for a fire-up.
# '''You seem to always clip bells at dodges'''<br />This is the one big difference in Plain Bob from Plain Hunt. Dodging requires you to go from hunting in quick, to hunting out slow (or vice versa) in one blow. This requires a bigger change of speed than you are used to. Practise the dodging exercises in the previous page and don't be too disheartened. This skill will come to you eventually.
# '''You dodge the wrong way'''<br />The dodges are all BACKSTROKE dodges. That is to say, the change in direction is always at backstroke with the next handstroke resuming your previous direction of hunting e.g. the 3-4 down dodge from the point where you leave 5ths place is:<br />5ths place at handstroke, 4ths place at backstroke, 3rds place at handstroke (while the treble is leading at handstroke), 4ths place at backstroke (this is your dodge at the treble's backstroke lead), 3rd place again at handstroke and continue plain hunting in to lead.<br />As you can see, the dodge puts a little "blip" in the plain hunting - BUT DOES NOT CHANGE THE OVERALL DIRECTION OF TRAVEL.<br />Going the wrong way after a dodge in any method is fairly inexcusable for this reason. Therefore it is best to be hard on yourself to get it right now. You will save conductors the trouble of having to change two bells back over in touches to come. This could (dramatically) increase the chances of you getting quarterpeals or peals in the years to come.

==Have Fun!==

As I noted at the start of this - Plain Bob Doubles is not a difficult method :-)

If you have the handling, listening and plain hunt skills that were detailed at the beginning of this page then you should find this stage merely a matter of bringing together those skills with a little theory. You will find it challenging, but don't stress. Relax and it won't take long for you to master this.

Once you have mastered a plain course, try being called "observation" in a touch. This means that bobs will be called when you make 4 blows in 5th place (changing the other bells but leaving you unaffected. If you can do this then you will be well on your way to ringing your first quarterpeal "inside".

==See Also==

* [http://www.cccbr.org.uk/edc/rpt/bd.pdf Bob Doubles Wall Chart (Central Council Education Commmittee)]
* [http://fortran.orpheusweb.co.uk/Bells/Diagrams/PBobD.pdf Plain Bob Doubles Crib Sheet (Fortran Friends)]
* [http://www.cheltenhambranch.org.uk/publications/PB5_No_Bobs.pdf Plain Bob Doubles (Philip Abbey)]

Avon Delight Maximus

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[[Image:Avon_delight_maximus.png|none|frame||Avon Delight Maximus]]

Avon is mostly Bristol. In fact, it's only not Bristol for a very short while whilst the treble is in 5-6 and 7-8.

You can ring it by this rule:

# Ring Bristol: right-hunt 4 changes to a point, wrong-hunt 4 changes, then...
# do 4 Avon points...
# and wrong-hunt 4 changes to a Bristol point, right-hunt to the half-lead.

Repeat.

What are Avon points? They are points which are 2 changes apart, i.e. at the same stroke, bouncing you back and forward in the same part of the change. Except, sometimes you have to pass the treble in the middle of your Avon points. If you do, finish up the points (always 4) at the opposite stroke (e.g. now handstroke instead of backstroke).

Hmm. OK, you might have to do some fishtails if you are at lead or lie, to make it all fit in. Don't worry, it'll be obvious.

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