5,040 Spliced Major (11 methods)
Donald F Morrison (no. 8266c)2345678 London Surprise 4263857 Ytterbium Surprise 7856342 Superlative Surprise 6482735 Cornwall Surprise - 7864523 Double Norwich Court Bob 3526478 Bristol Surprise 2345867 Deva Surprise 6758342 Cambridge Surprise 8472635 Double Norwich Court Bob - 5678342 Cambridge Surprise 8462537 Lessness Surprise 6854723 Double Norwich Court Bob 3725468 Lessness Surprise - 4237856 Double Norwich Court Bob 6853742 London Surprise - 7568234 Yorkshire Surprise 8354726 Lancashire Surprise 3482567 Deva Surprise 6725483 Yorkshire Surprise 5873642 Double Norwich Court Bob 2647358 Cornwall Surprise - 3426875 Bristol Surprise 2384567 Ytterbium Surprise 7568423 Lancashire Surprise 5872634 Superlative Surprise - 8234567 Repeat six times.
Contains 560 Double Norwich Court Bob and 448 each Bristol Surprise, Cambridge Surprise, Cornwall Surprise, Deva Surprise, Lancashire Surprise, Lessness Surprise, London Surprise, Superlative Surprise, Yorkshire Surprise and Ytterbium Surprise, with 174 changes of method and all the work of every method for every bell, 172 runs of four or more consecutive bells either at the back (92) or at the front (80), and no backstroke 87s.
The "Lincoln Eleven".
5,040 Spliced Major (11 methods)
Donald F Morrison (no. 8266d)2345678 Deva Surprise - 7864523 Double Norwich Court Bob 3526478 Cornwall Surprise 4283756 London Surprise 8472635 Double Norwich Court Bob - 5678342 Cambridge Surprise 8462537 Lancashire Surprise 4283675 Yorkshire Surprise 3725468 London Surprise - 4237856 Superlative Surprise 7526483 Ytterbium Surprise 3482675 Superlative Surprise 2745368 Ytterbium Surprise 8364527 Lessness Surprise 6853742 Cornwall Surprise - 7568234 Bristol Surprise 6725483 Cambridge Surprise 5873642 Yorkshire Surprise 3482567 Lancashire Surprise - 3426875 Deva Surprise 7568423 Bristol Surprise 6745382 Double Norwich Court Bob 2384567 Lessness Surprise 8253746 Lancashire Surprise - 8234567 Repeat six times.
Contains 672 Lancashire Surprise, 448 each Bristol Surprise, Cambridge Surprise, Cornwall Surprise, Deva Surprise, Lessness Surprise, London Surprise, Superlative Surprise, Yorkshire Surprise and Ytterbium Surprise and 336 Double Norwich Court Bob, with 167 changes of method and all the work of every method for every bell, 236 runs of four or more consecutive bells either at the back (116) or at the front (120), 10 7468s, kings and back rounds. Also contains 5 backstroke 87s.
The "Lincoln Eleven".
5,152 Spliced Surprise Major (11 methods)
Donald F Morrison (no. 8875)2345678 Deva - 7864523 Turramurra 4283756 Superlative 3526478 Ytterbium - 7842635 London 4768523 Cornwall 5634278 Bristol 3526847 Cornwall 8273456 Bristol - 7823456 Cambridge - 8356742 Lessness 5873264 Ytterbium 4267358 Superlative 7528436 Lessness 2745683 Adelaide - 5836742 Lessness - 7358264 Cambridge 8634725 Adelaide 2547638 London 4265873 Turramurra 5723486 Yorkshire 3876542 Yorkshire 6482357 Deva - 5738264 Repeat six times.
Contains 672 Lessness and 448 each Adelaide, Bristol, Cambridge, Cornwall, Deva, London, Superlative, Turramurra, Yorkshire and Ytterbium, with 147 changes of method, all the work of every method for every bell, 15 56s, 11 5678s off the front, 142 runs of four or more consecutive bells either at the back (77) or at the front (65), and no backstroke 87s.
5,152 Spliced Surprise Major (11 methods)
Donald F Morrison (no. 8876)2345678 London 4263857 Lessness 6482735 Cornwall - 7864523 Bristol 6758342 Adelaide 4283756 London 8472635 Deva 3526478 Yorkshire - 5678342 Bristol 7536284 Yorkshire 6854723 Adelaide - 4237856 Ytterbium 6853742 Lessness - 7568234 Ytterbium 4236875 Cornwall 8354726 Deva 2647358 Cambridge - 6758234 Turramurra 8374625 Ytterbium 5627483 Superlative 7863542 Turramurra 3482756 Cambridge 2546378 Superlative - 5678234 Repeat six times.
Contains 672 Ytterbium and 448 each Adelaide, Bristol, Cambridge, Cornwall, Deva, Lessness, London, Superlative, Turramurra and Yorkshire, with 160 changes of method, all the work of every method for every bell, 188 runs of four or more consecutive bells either at the back (116) or at the front (72), and no backstroke 87s.
5,024 Spliced Surprise Major (11 methods)
Richard G Crosland23456 B M W H Methods 23564 2 2 - R.DP.P.SD.R. 52364 - NBL. 64325 - - s PEE.C.PNBA. 35426 s - R.CPEE. 43526 - RSCSC. 54326 - DRN. 63425 s s PSP.MC. 32465 2 CM.B.M 26543 - 2 2 - SAM.A.CSRNS.C.DMN.R. 52643 - DS. 65243 - RAARN. 46253 - DMSP.R 26354 - L.DA 35264 - - ER.EES. 63254 - LS.NBAC 42356 - - M.ER. 32654 - ESS.NB 62453 - ACMP.SL 34256 - - L.EM. 53246 - LP.M 45236 - PNBAC.L 62534 - - M.ESLD. 52436 - SCS.DRSE 64235 - - R.ACMPNB. 24536 - L.MP 65432 - 3 - NBAC.LDRR.CMPNBA.B.R. 23456 - - - DLDLD.RRLD.EREA.
416 Adelaide, 320 Bristol, 480 Cambridge, 448 Chesterfield (D), 448 Eccleston, 416 London, 448 Lindum (M), 384 Brighton (N), 448 Pudsey, 640 Rutland, 576 Superlative. 146 com, all the work, 52 cru's.
5,056 Spliced Surprise Major (11 methods)
Richard G Crosland234567 B W V F M I H Methods 52436 - ICSBE.SBE 234756 - - O.O.HUR 372546 - MFIM.R (35264) 2 MHUR.UFR. 23564 - IMF. 52364 - RUHOMHU. 43265 - - FMH.U. (632754) - 2 S.BEOI.FRHRM. 632754 RMHURM 64235 - F.C 36245 - S.ICSB 24365 - - EO.CU. 32465 - SHS. 42563 - O.RMFRM 35264 - - HU.OHI. 62534 - - - F.MF.S.IR (52436) - M. (523764) - - IC.EOICS 352764 - HH. 235764 - UROFIMC. 523764 - REU. 275634 - R.I (35426) - B. 42356 - - B.O. 54326 - BEOI.SBE 64523 2 O.MMMB.BEOI (54326) - CS. 637524 - I.BO 63542 - - H.UE. 56342 - CRUI. 35642 - EOFEF. 25346 - - R.C.UH 34256 - - HUF.CS. 23456 - RCSHM.
576 Mangotsfield, Runnymede; 512 Hedon; 480 Irthlingborough, Okeford, Uppingham; 416 Finborough, Springfield; 384 Chesterfield, Eccleston; 352 Brentwood, 150 changes of method, 49 combination rollups, all the work.
5,088 Spliced Major (4–11 methods)
Alan G Reading and Donald F Morrison (no. 7388) 4 methods 5 methods
12345678 Seven Stars Differential Little Hybrid 12345678 Seven Stars Differential Little Hybrid
- 28175634 Bridge Little Treble Bob - 28175634 Bridge Little Treble Bob
- 21534867 Bridge Little Treble Bob 25314867 Apple Delight
24657183 Old Fish Market Delight 27861453 Old Fish Market Delight
25416378 Bridge Little Treble Bob 26748315 Bridge Little Treble Bob
26748531 Bridge Little Treble Bob - 27815634 Bridge Little Treble Bob
- 27831654 Apple Delight 25384761 Three Tuns Surprise
24653178 Old Fish Market Delight 28573146 Bridge Little Treble Bob
25416837 Bridge Little Treble Bob 23456817 Apple Delight
- 24637581 Apple Delight - 21785634 Three Tuns Surprise
21583746 Apple Delight 28167453 Old Fish Market Delight
26748315 Bridge Little Treble Bob 26841375 Apple Delight
- 27815634 Old Fish Market Delight 25374168 Three Tuns Surprise
21768453 Old Fish Market Delight 27513846 Bridge Little Treble Bob
26147385 Bridge Little Treble Bob - 25346781 Three Tuns Surprise
- 21785634 Old Fish Market Delight 24573168 Old Fish Market Delight
28167453 Bridge Little Treble Bob 27415836 Apple Delight
27513846 Bridge Little Treble Bob 26831574 Bridge Little Treble Bob
- 25346781 Apple Delight 21784653 Apple Delight
21784653 Old Fish Market Delight 23658417 Old Fish Market Delight
28167345 Apple Delight - 24536781 Old Fish Market Delight
- 24536781 Apple Delight 23475168 Apple Delight
21783645 Bridge Little Treble Bob 28167534 Bridge Little Treble Bob
23475168 Bridge Little Treble Bob 27314856 Bridge Little Treble Bob
25648317 Apple Delight - 23456781
27314856 Bridge Little Treble Bob Eight part.
- 23456781
Eight part.
6 methods 7 methods
12345678 Seven Stars Differential Little Hybrid 12345678 Seven Stars Differential Little Hybrid
- 28175634 Bridge Little Treble Bob - 28175634 Highbury Vaults Delight
25314867 Apple Delight 27861453 Bridge Little Treble Bob
27861453 Bridge Little Treble Bob 21583746 Highbury Vaults Delight
21583746 Bridge Little Treble Bob - 27815634 Apple Delight
23456178 Apple Delight 24631578 Old Fish Market Delight
- 27815634 Dunster Surprise 23456817 Apple Delight
24631578 Old Fish Market Delight - 21785634 Bridge Little Treble Bob
23456817 Old Fish Market Delight 25374168 Three Tuns Surprise
25384761 Three Tuns Surprise 27513846 Dunster Surprise
28573146 Old Fish Market Delight 26841375 Highbury Vaults Delight
- 21785634 Bridge Little Treble Bob 24638517 Old Fish Market Delight
25374168 Three Tuns Surprise - 25346781 Three Tuns Surprise
27513846 Dunster Surprise 24573168 Three Tuns Surprise
26841375 Old Fish Market Delight 27415836 Apple Delight
24638517 Old Fish Market Delight 26831574 Bridge Little Treble Bob
- 25346781 Three Tuns Surprise 21784653 Dunster Surprise
24573168 Three Tuns Surprise 23658417 Old Fish Market Delight
27415836 Bridge Little Treble Bob - 24536781 Bridge Little Treble Bob
- 24536781 Bridge Little Treble Bob 26851473 Apple Delight
26851473 Apple Delight 23475168 Dunster Surprise
23475168 Dunster Surprise 28167534 Bridge Little Treble Bob
28167534 Bridge Little Treble Bob 27314856 Bridge Little Treble Bob
27314856 Bridge Little Treble Bob - 23456781
- 23456781 Eight part.
Eight part.
8 methods 9 methods
12345678 Seven Stars Differential Little Hybrid 12345678 Seven Stars Differential Little Hybrid
- 28175634 Bridge Little Treble Bob - 28175634 Knights Templar Surprise
25314867 Apple Delight 26748315 Highbury Vaults Delight
27861453 Knights Templar Surprise 24637581 Colston Yard Surprise
24637581 Dunster Surprise - 27815634 Colston Yard Surprise
21583746 Highbury Vaults Delight 23456817 Dunster Surprise
- 27815634 Three Tuns Surprise - 21785634 Three Tuns Surprise
21768453 Old Fish Market Delight 28167453 Bridge Little Treble Bob
26147385 Three Tuns Surprise 27513846 Apple Delight
24631578 Old Fish Market Delight 26841375 Apple Delight
23456817 Dunster Surprise 25374168 Bridge Little Treble Bob
- 21785634 Apple Delight 24638517 Three Tuns Surprise
24638517 Apple Delight - 25346781 Dunster Surprise
27513846 Bridge Little Treble Bob 21784653 Three Tuns Surprise
- 25346781 Dunster Surprise 28167345 Old Fish Market Delight
21784653 Old Fish Market Delight 26831574 Old Fish Market Delight
28167345 Apple Delight 23658417 Highbury Vaults Delight
- 24536781 Highbury Vaults Delight - 24536781 Old Fish Market Delight
23475168 Bridge Little Treble Bob 23475168 Bridge Little Treble Bob
25648317 Bridge Little Treble Bob 25648317 Bridge Little Treble Bob
28167534 Highbury Vaults Delight 28167534 Highbury Vaults Delight
26851473 Knights Templar Surprise 26851473 Knights Templar Surprise
- 23456781 - 23456781
Eight part. Eight part.
10 methods 11 methods
12345678 Seven Stars Differential Little Hybrid Seven Stars Differential Little Hybrid
- 28175634 Knights Templar Surprise Knights Templar Surprise
26748315 Highbury Vaults Delight Highbury Vaults Delight
24637581 Colston Yard Surprise Colston Yard Surprise
- 27815634 Clarence Delight Clarence Delight
26147385 Old Fish Market Delight Ostrich Surprise
24631578 Old Fish Market Delight Old Fish Market Delight
23456817 Dunster Surprise Dunster Surprise
- 21785634 Three Tuns Surprise Three Tuns Surprise
28167453 Bridge Little Treble Bob Bridge Little Treble Bob
27513846 Apple Delight Apple Delight
26841375 Apple Delight Apple Delight
25374168 Bridge Little Treble Bob Bridge Little Treble Bob
24638517 Three Tuns Surprise Three Tuns Surprise
- 25346781 Dunster Surprise Dunster Surprise
21784653 Old Fish Market Delight Old Fish Market Delight
28167345 Knights Templar Surprise Knights Templar Surprise
23658417 Clarence Delight Clarence Delight
- 24536781 Colston Yard Surprise Colston Yard Surprise
28167534 Highbury Vaults Delight Highbury Vaults Delight
26851473 Knights Templar Surprise Knights Templar Surprise
- 23456781
Eight part.
This may be a useful series for bands working up to Alan Reading's 12-spliced that contains all 480 4-bell rollups at the back or the front.
The four method version contains 1,792 Apple Delight, 1,536 each Bridge Little Treble Bob and Old Fish Market Delight and 224 Seven Stars Differential, with 151 changes of method and 260 runs of four or more consecutive bells at either the back or the front.
The five method version contains 1,536 Apple Delight, 1,280 Old Fish Market Delight, 1,024 each Bridge Little Treble Bob and Three Tuns Surprise and 224 Seven Stars Differential Little Hybrid, with 167 changes of method and 220 runs.
The six method version contains 1,280 Old Fish Market Delight, 1,024 each Bridge Little Treble Bob and Three Tuns Surprise, 768 each Apple Delight and Dunster Surprise and 224 Seven Stars Differential Little Hybrid, with 143 changes of method and 255 runs.
The seven method version contains 1,024 Apple Delight, 768 each Bridge Little Treble Bob, Dunster Surprise, Highbury Vaults Delight, Old Fish Market Delight and Three Tuns Surprise and 224 Seven Stars Differential Little Hybrid, with 167 changes of method and 275 runs.
The eight method version contains 1,024 Apple Delight, 768 each Dunster Surprise, Highbury Vaults Delight and Old Fish Market Delight, 512 each Bridge Little Treble Bob, Knights Templar Surprise and Three Tuns Surprise and 224 Seven Stars Differential Little Hybrid, with 159 changes of method and 295 runs.
The nine method version contains 768 each Highbury Vaults Delight, Old Fish Market Delight and Three Tuns Surprise, 512 each Apple Delight, Bridge Little Treble Bob, Colston Yard Surprise, Dunster Surprise and Knights Templar Surprise and 224 Seven Stars Differential Little Hybrid, with 143 changes of method and 335 runs.
The ten method version contains 768 each Knights Templar Surprise and Old Fish Market Delight, 512 each Apple Delight, Colston Yard Surprise, Dunster Surprise, Highbury Vaults Delight, Clarence Delight and Three Tuns Surprise, 256 Bridge Little Treble Bob and 224 Seven Stars Differential Little Hybrid, with 151 changes of method and 450 runs.
The eleven method version contains 768 Knights Templar Surprise, 512 each Apple Delight, Colston Yard Surprise, Dunster Surprise, Highbury Vaults Delight, Clarence Delight, Old Fish Market Delight and Three Tuns Surprise, 256 each Bridge Little Treble Bob and Ostrich Surprise and 224 Seven Stars Differential Little Hybrid, with 159 changes of method and 465 runs.
All versions contain all the work of every method for every bell, including the treble.
Note that Colston Arms Delight must not be rung for Colston Yard Delight, or falseness will result.
5,184 (5,024) Spliced Surprise Major (9–11 methods)
Donald F Morrison (no. 3427)23456 B M W H 9 methods 10 methods 11 methods (52436) - GGAJMJ. GOAJMJ. GOAJMJ. 35264 - 2 S.U.F. S.U.F. S.U.F. 62345 - - 2 U.S.YYS.Y. U.S.YYS.Y. U.S.YNS.Y. 32465 (3) 2 [-] LL.AGMAU.F.LJ.F.G. LL(.OGML.F.)AUJ.F.G. LL(.OGML.N.)AUJ.F.G. Repeat five times, omitting [-] from alternate parts.
All unreduced arrangements contain all 24 each 56s and 65s, 18 each 5678s off the front and 6578s off the front, 12 each 8765s off the front and 8756s off the front, and 9 each 7468s and 7458s, with no backstroke 87s.
The nine method arrangement contains 768 August (G), 576 each April, February, January, July (L), June (U), May (Y) and September and 384 March, with 138 changes of method.
The ten method arrangement contains 576 each August (G), February, January, July (L), June (U), May (Y) and September and 384 each April, March and October, with 144 changes of method. May be reduced to 5,024 by omitting parenthesized calls and leads from one part; contains 576 each January, June (U), May (Y) and September, 544 each August (G), February and July (L), 384 April and 352 each March and October, with 139 changes of method.
Contains 576 each August (G), January, July (L), June (U) and September and 384 each April, February, March, May (Y), November and October, with 150 changes of method. May be reduced to 5,024 by omitting parenthesized calls and leads from one part; contains 576 each January, June (U) and September, 544 each August (G) and July (L), 384 each April, February and May (Y) and 352 each March, November and October, with 145 changes of method.
5,184 Spliced Surprise Major (11 methods)
Richard G Crosland234567 V B M W F I H Methods 52436 - X.R (574263) - 3 M.ISL.MO.GT. 62534 2 - - X.GO.LO.MG.TX (36524) - IO. 46325 x OSA.A 52364 2x - - RI.SM.R.XT. 265743 - T.RO 672453 - RO.AS 35264 - - G.IGI. 362745 2 M.MO.A (563742) - - STXI.U. 23564 - - - TM.UTA.UML. 43265 - - L.XL.R 24536 - - AT.RX.I 36245 - 2 TR.XL.LG.R (23564) - - U.XA. 457263 - R.XLAS (52436) - T. 43526 - - I.A. (324765) - GU. 273645 - AM.L 54326 - - XTRT.RG. 523764 x A.G 35426 2x - SS.STXG.OGU. (23456) 3 - OM.S.UI.M. 274365 - ISR.XL 42356 2 - RU.S.IM. 34256 3x - RGLAS.GGI.ROO.O. (34256) 3 UT.ARU.ITR. 237465 - - U.UAR.M (34256) - MLA. 372465 - XL.XUX 23456 2 - M.OU.T. x=6ths place bob.
Contains 608 Redruth, 512 Thetford, Xenia, 480 Aldermary, Montgomery, 448 Geelong, Orford, Ullenhall, 416 Ilkley, Lithium, Southall, with 50 combination rollups, 148 changes of method, all the work.
5,040 Spliced Major (7–12 methods)
Donald F Morrison (no. 8266a) Arrangement A (7m) Arrangement B (7m)
2345678 Venusium 2345678 Cornwall
- 7864523 Double Norwich 6482735 Jovium
3526478 Kenninghall 5738264 Painswick
4283756 Double Norwich - 7864523 Painswick
6758342 Double Norwich 4283756 Double Norwich
2345867 Kenninghall 6758342 Lessness
8472635 Double Norwich 5637284 Cooktown Orchid
- 5678342 Ealing - 5678342 Cornwall
7536284 Ealing 3725468 Jovium
3725468 London 8462537 Double Norwich
- 4237856 Cambridge 7536284 Double Norwich
7526483 Rook and Gaskill - 4237856 Jovium
2745368 Double Norwich 6853742 Painswick
8364527 London 3482675 Jovium
6853742 Kenninghall - 7568234 Cooktown Orchid
- 7568234 London 5873642 Cornwall
6725483 Cambridge 6725483 Bristol
5873642 Cambridge 2647358 Bristol
3482567 Cambridge 4236875 Bristol
2647358 Ealing - 3426875 Painswick
- 3426875 Venusium 6745382 Lessness
7568423 Venusium 4637258 Cornwall
2384567 Rook and Gaskill 2384567 Lessness
8253746 Double Norwich 8253746 Cooktown Orchid
6745382 Rook and Gaskill - 8234567
4637258 Double Norwich Repeat six times.
- 8234567
Repeat six times.
Arrangement C (7m) Arrangement D (7m)
2345678 Ely 2345678 Cornwall
4263857 Ely 6482735 Cornwall
6482735 Cornwall - 7864523 Mareham
- 7864523 Lancashire 3526478 Ytterbium
8472635 Yorkshire 8472635 York
2345867 Glasgow 4283756 Deva
3526478 Yorkshire - 5678342 Mareham
- 5678342 Lancashire 2347856 Ytterbium
6854723 Cornwall 6854723 York
7536284 Double Dublin 8462537 Double Norwich
3725468 Double Dublin 7536284 Mareham
2347856 Ely - 4237856 Ytterbium
4283675 Lancashire 6853742 York
- 4237856 Cornwall 8364527 Double Norwich
8364527 Double Dublin - 7568234 Superlative
6853742 Ely 8354726 Superlative
- 7568234 Cornwall 4236875 Ytterbium
2647358 Double Norwich 5873642 Superlative
8354726 Double Norwich 3482567 Deva
6725483 Double Norwich - 6758234 Mareham
- 3426875 Lancashire 4235867 Double Norwich
4637258 Glasgow 7863542 Mareham
6745382 Yorkshire 2546378 Cornwall
5872634 Glasgow 3482756 Deva
- 8234567 - 5678234
Repeat six times. Repeat six times.
Arrangement E (12m) Arrangement F (12m)
2345678 Painswick 2345678 Glasgow
5738264 Lessness 3527486 Superlative
3527486 Painswick 7856342 Lancashire
7856342 Painswick - 7864523 Superlative
6482735 London 4283756 Ely
- 7864523 Venusium 8472635 Yorkshire
2345867 Bristol 2345867 Glasgow
4283756 Double Norwich 3526478 Superlative
6758342 Rook and Gaskill - 5678342 Mareham
5637284 Cooktown Orchid 2347856 Double Norwich
- 5678342 Double Norwich 6854723 Cornwall
2347856 Bristol 7536284 Mareham
- 4237856 Cambridge - 4237856 York
7526483 Cooktown Orchid 2745368 Glasgow
- 7568234 Painswick - 7568234 Double Norwich
8354726 Jovium 4236875 Ytterbium
6725483 Kenninghall 5873642 Lancashire
4236875 Ealing 8354726 Mareham
3482567 Cooktown Orchid 6725483 Double Norwich
- 3426875 Jovium - 3426875 Lancashire
5872634 Ealing 4637258 Deva
7568423 Ealing 5872634 Double Dublin
6745382 Lessness 7568423 Ely
4637258 Double Norwich 6745382 Deva
- 8234567 - 8234567
Repeat six times. Repeat six times.
All arrangements contain all the work of every method for every bell.
Arrangement A contains 896 Cambridge Surprise, 784 Double Norwich Court Bob and 672 each Ealing Surprise, Kenninghall Surprise, London Surprise, Rook and Gaskill Surprise and Venusium Surprise, with 146 changes of method and 199 runs of four or more consecutive bells either at the back (112) or at the front (87).
Arrangement B contains 896 each Cornwall Surprise, Jovium Surprise and Painswick Surprise, 672 each Bristol Surprise, Cooktown Orchid Delight and Lessness Surprise and 336 Double Norwich Court Bob, with 139 changes of method and 183 runs of four or more consecutive bells either at the back (113) or at the front (70).
Arrangement C contains 896 each Cornwall Surprise, Ely Surprise and Lancashire Surprise, 672 each Double Dublin Surprise, Glasgow Surprise and Yorkshire Surprise and 336 Double Norwich Court Bob, with 139 changes of method and 189 runs of four or more consecutive bells either at the back (111) or at the front (78).
Arrangement D contains 1,120 Mareham Delight, 896 Ytterbium Surprise, 672 each Cornwall Surprise, Deva Surprise, Superlative Surprise and York Surprise and 336 Double Norwich Court Bob, with 153 changes of method and 195 runs of four or more consecutive bells either at the back (114) or at the front (81).
Arrangement E contains 896 Painswick Surprise, 672 each Cooktown Orchid Delight and Ealing Surprise, 448 each Bristol Surprise, Jovium Surprise and Lessness Surprise, 336 Double Norwich Court Bob and 224 each Cambridge Surprise, Kenninghall Surprise, London Surprise, Rook and Gaskill Surprise and Venusium Surprise, with 153 changes of method and 223 runs of four or more consecutive bells either at the back (123) or at the front (100).
Arrangement F contains 672 each Glasgow Surprise, Lancashire Surprise, Mareham Delight and Superlative Surprise, 448 each Deva Surprise and Ely Surprise, 336 Double Norwich Court Bob and 224 each Cornwall Surprise, Double Dublin Surprise, York Surprise, Yorkshire Surprise and Ytterbium Surprise, with 167 changes of method and 156 runs of four or more consecutive bells either at the back (88) or at the front (68).
Bands working up to the twenty-three method version of 5,040 (5,152) Spliced Major (4-23 methods) may find these arrangements useful.
5,040 Spliced Major (12 methods)
Donald F Morrison (no. 8266e)2345678 Deva Surprise - 7864523 Double Coslany Court Bob 6758342 Cornwall Surprise 3526478 Bristol Surprise 2345867 Double Coslany Court Bob 4283756 Deva Surprise - 5678342 Lancashire Surprise 6854723 Deva Surprise 2347856 Bristol Surprise - 4237856 Lessness Surprise 3482675 London Surprise 8364527 Ytterbium Surprise 7526483 Superlative Surprise 6853742 Ytterbium Surprise 2745368 Cambridge Surprise - 7568234 London Surprise 6725483 Yorkshire Surprise 5873642 Lancashire Surprise 8354726 Lancashire Surprise 3482567 Superlative Surprise 2647358 Lessness Surprise - 3426875 Double Norwich Court Bob 5872634 Double Coslany Court Bob 7568423 Cornwall Surprise 4637258 Double Norwich Court Bob - 8234567 Repeat six times.
Contains 672 each Deva Surprise and Lancashire Surprise, 448 each Bristol Surprise, Cornwall Surprise, Lessness Surprise, London Surprise, Superlative Surprise and Ytterbium Surprise, 336 Double Coslany Court Bob and 224 each Cambridge Surprise, Double Norwich Court Bob and Yorkshire Surprise, with 167 changes of method, all the work of every method for every bell, 229 runs of four or more consecutive bells either at the back (112) or at the front (117), queens and back rounds, with no backstroke 87s.
The "Lincoln Eleven" plus Double Coslany.
5,040 Spliced Major (12 methods)
Donald F Morrison (no. 8266f)2345678 Deva Surprise - 7864523 Cornwall Surprise 5637284 Double Coslany Court Bob 3526478 Double Norwich Court Bob 8472635 Cambridge Surprise 2345867 Deva Surprise - 6784523 Double Norwich Court Bob 3528467 Bristol Surprise 2345786 Double Coslany Court Bob 4273658 Double Norwich Court Bob - 8674523 Lessness Surprise 7856342 London Surprise 5738264 Ytterbium Surprise 4263857 Superlative Surprise 3527486 Ytterbium Surprise 6482735 Cambridge Surprise - 4235678 London Surprise 3462857 Yorkshire Surprise 2547386 Lancashire Surprise 5728463 Lancashire Surprise 7856234 Superlative Surprise 6384725 Lessness Surprise - 7863542 Bristol Surprise 6758234 Cornwall Surprise 2546378 Yorkshire Surprise - 5678234 Repeat six times.
Contains 448 each Bristol Surprise, Cambridge Surprise, Cornwall Surprise, Deva Surprise, Lancashire Surprise, Lessness Surprise, London Surprise, Superlative Surprise, Yorkshire Surprise and Ytterbium Surprise, 336 Double Norwich Court Bob and 224 Double Coslany Court Bob, with 167 changes of method, all the work of every method for every bell, 230 runs of four or more consecutive bells either at the back (127) or at the front (103), queens and back rounds, with no backstroke 87s.
The "Lincoln Eleven" plus Double Coslany.
5,184 Spliced Surprise Major (12 methods)
Donald F Morrison (no. 108a)23456 B W M H 42635 - - ES.ARS.NL 23564 2 - YOR.LOE.BBBREP. 36245 - CY.PC 24365 - [-] AWW.R. Repeat five times, omitting [-] from alternate parts.
Contains 768 Rutland, 576 each Bristol and Lessness (E), 384 each Ashtead, Cambridge, Cassiobury (O), Cornwall (W), London, Pudsey, Superlative and Yorkshire and 192 Lincolnshire (N), with 143 changes of method, all 24 each 5678s off the front and 6578s off the front, 21 each 56s and 65s, queens, back rounds, and all 7 near misses.
5,376 (5,088) Spliced Surprise Major (12 methods)
Donald F Morrison (no. 7578)23456 B M W H 54632 - - L.S.B 24536 2 R.OYP.(WEA 42365 - [s] S)C.PN. Repeat eleven times, omitting [s] from two parts half a peal apart.
Contains 768 each Pudsey and Superlative and 384 each Ashtead, Bristol, Cambridge, Cassiobury (O), Cornwall (W), Lessness (E), Lincolnshire (N), London, Rutland and Yorkshire, with 167 changes of method.
Reduce to 5,088 by replacing the four parenthesized leads by one lead of Cassiobury in three consecutive parts; it is important that it be consecutive parts to avoid falseness. Contains 768 Pudsey, 672 Superlative, 480 Cassiobury, 384 each Bristol, Cambridge, Lincolnshire, London, Rutland and Yorkshire and 288 each Ashtead, Cornwall and Lessness, with 158 changes of method.
5,152 Spliced Surprise Major (12 methods)
Donald F Morrison (no. 7579)2345678 Bristol s 2435678 Cambridge 5748263 Pudsey 8673524 Lessness 7856432 Cassiobury 3264857 Lincolnshire 4527386 Ashtead 6382745 Superlative - 3245678 Cassiobury 7856243 Cornwall 2537486 Bristol s 2357486 Rutland 5243678 Lessness 4562837 Ashtead 7836245 Superlative 6485723 Ashtead 3728564 London - 5237486 Pudsey 7826543 Cambridge 6483752 Rutland 8674235 Yorkshire 4365827 Cassiobury 2758364 Cornwall - 3527486 Repeat six times.
Contains 672 each Ashtead and Cassiobury, 448 each Bristol, Cambridge, Cornwall, Lessness, Pudsey, Rutland and Superlative and 224 each Lincolnshire, London and Yorkshire, with 160 changes of method and all the work of every method for every bell.
5,152 (5,024) Spliced Surprise Major (12 methods)
Donald F Morrison (no. 7580)2345678 (Cornwall 6482735 Cornwall 7856342 London) 5738264 Rutland 3527486 Cornwall - 4235678 Ashtead - 7863542 Bristol 6758234 Bristol s 6578234 Yorkshire 8354627 Lessness 5863742 Cassiobury 4237865 Cambridge 7625483 Lessness 2746358 Pudsey - 7658234 Cornwall 2547368 Ashtead 8364725 Superlative 4235876 Cassiobury - 5768234 London 6527483 Pudsey 7853642 Superlative 3482765 Cambridge 2645378 Lincolnshire s 5678234 Repeat six times.
Contains 896 Cornwall, 448 each Ashtead, Bristol, Cambridge, Cassiobury, Lessness, London, Pudsey and Superlative and 224 each Lincolnshire, Rutland and Yorkshire, with 146 changes of method and all the work of every method for every bell.
Reduce to 5,024 by replacing the three parenthesized leads by one lead of Cambridge in any two parts. Contains 768 Cornwall, 512 Cambridge, 448 each Ashtead, Bristol, Cassiobury, Lessness, Pudsey and Superlative, 384 London and 224 each Lincolnshire, Rutland and Yorkshire, with 144 changes of method and all the work of every method for every bell.
5,152 Spliced Surprise Major (9–12 methods)
Donald F Morrison (no. 65)9 methods 10 methods 11 methods 12 methods 2345678 Yorkshire 2345678 Cassiobury 2345678 Cassiobury Cassiobury - 3578264 Cassiobury 7856342 London 7856342 London London 6482573 London - 3578264 Pudsey - 3578264 Lessness Lessness 8654327 Cambridge 8654327 Superlative 7325486 Cornwall Cornwall 4267835 Superlative 4267835 Lincolnshire 4267835 London London 7325486 Cambridge 7325486 London 6482573 Cornwall Cornwall - 3586742 London 2743658 Cassiobury 5836742 Bristol Bristol 8375264 Lincolnshire - 3586742 Yorkshire - 3586742 Cambridge Cambridge 5634827 Superlative 6452378 Cambridge 6452378 Pudsey Dereham 4267583 Rutland 2748635 Superlative 2748635 Superlative Superlative 6452378 Cassiobury 8375264 Cornwall 8375264 Cornwall Cornwall - 2783456 Bristol - 2783456 Bristol - 2783456 Bristol Bristol 8247635 Pudsey 8247635 Pudsey 8247635 Yorkshire Yorkshire 7325864 Lincolnshire 7325864 Yorkshire 7325864 Superlative Superlative 5634782 Pudsey 5634782 Cambridge 5634782 Lincolnshire Lincolnshire 4862573 London 4862573 Cornwall 4862573 Lessness Lessness - 5648327 Bristol - 5648327 Bristol - 5648327 Bristol Bristol 4536782 Rutland 4536782 Rutland 4536782 Cassiobury Cassiobury 3475268 Cassiobury 3475268 Cassiobury 8267534 Rutland Rutland 6852473 Yorkshire 6852473 Cambridge 6852473 Pudsey Pudsey 2783645 Rutland 2783645 Rutland 2783645 Pudsey Pudsey 8267534 Pudsey 8267534 Lincolnshire 3475268 Rutland Rutland 7324856 Cambridge 7324856 Pudsey 7324856 Cambridge Dereham - 3456782 - 3456782 - 3456782 Repeat six times. Repeat six times. Repeat six times.
The nine method arrangement contains 672 each Cambridge, Cassiobury, London, Pudsey and Rutland, and 448 each Bristol, Lincolnshire, Superlative and Yorkshire, with 160 changes of method.
The ten method arrangement contains 672 each Cambridge, Cassiobury and Pudsey and 448 each Bristol, Cornwall, Lincolnshire, London, Rutland, Superlative and Yorkshire, with 160 changes of method.
The eleven method arrangement contains 672 each Bristol, Cornwall and Pudsey, 448 each Cambridge, Cassiobury, Lessness, London, Rutland and Superlative and 224 each Lincolnshire and Yorkshire, with 153 changes of method.
The twelve method arrangement contains ontains 672 each Bristol and Cornwall, 448 each Cassiobury, Dereham, Lessness, London, Pudsey, Rutland and Superlative and 224 each Cambridge, Lincolnshire and Yorkshire, with 153 changes of method.
All four arrangements contain all the work of every method for every bell, and no backstroke 87s.
5,120 Spliced Surprise Major (6–12 methods)
Donald F Morrison (no. 2880b)6 methods 7 methods 8 methods 12345678 Cornwall 12345678 Cornwall 12345678 Cornwall 16482735 Cornwall 16482735 Cornwall 16482735 Cornwall 17856342 Cornwall 17856342 Cornwall 17856342 Cornwall 13527486 Rutland 13527486 Rutland 13527486 Rutland s 21436578 Superlative s 21436578 Yorkshire s 21436578 Superlative 26748153 Superlative 26748153 Superlative 26748153 Superlative 28573614 Pudsey 28573614 Pudsey 28573614 Pudsey - 25314867 Pudsey - 25314867 Pudsey - 25314867 Pudsey 24637581 Pudsey 24637581 Pudsey 24637581 Pudsey 27861453 Superlative 27861453 Superlative 27861453 Superlative 21583746 Pudsey 21583746 Pudsey 21583746 Pudsey 23456178 Pudsey 23456178 Pudsey 23456178 Pudsey 26748315 Cambridge 26748315 Cambridge 26748315 Cambridge - 27815634 Cornwall - 27815634 Cornwall - 27815634 Lincolnshire 26147385 Cornwall 26147385 Cornwall 25384761 Pudsey 23456817 Lessness 23456817 Lessness 24631578 Pudsey 25384761 Rutland 25384761 Rutland 21768453 Yorkshire 28573146 Rutland 28573146 Rutland 28573146 Lessness - 21785634 Cornwall - 21785634 Cornwall - 21785634 Cornwall 26841375 Cornwall 26841375 Cornwall 26841375 Cornwall 23456781 23456781 23456781 Repeat seven times. Repeat seven times. Repeat seven times. s = 3456. s = 3456. s = 3456. 9 methods 10 methods 12 methods 12345678 Cornwall 12345678 Cornwall 12345678 Lessness 16482735 Pudsey 16482735 Cornwall 14263857 Lindum s 21436578 Yorkshire 17856342 Cornwall 16482735 Dereham 26748153 Lessness 13527486 Rutland s 21436578 Pudsey 24617385 Pudsey s 21436578 Superlative 26748153 Lincolnshire 27865431 Pudsey 26748153 Lindum 28573614 Pudsey 25381746 Rutland 24617385 Cornwall - 25314867 Pudsey 28573614 Cambridge 23154867 Cornwall 24637581 Yorkshire - 25314867 Cambridge 28573614 Dereham 27861453 Superlative 24637581 Superlative - 25314867 Lindum 21583746 Superlative 27861453 Lessness 21583746 Pudsey 23456178 Pudsey 26748315 Lincolnshire 23456178 Pudsey 26748315 Cambridge - 27815634 Lindum 26748315 Yorkshire - 27815634 Cornwall 21768453 Rutland - 27815634 Lincolnshire 26147385 Cornwall 26147385 Cornwall 25384761 Dereham 23456817 Bristol 23456817 Lessness 24631578 Pudsey 25384761 Bristol 25384761 Lessness 21768453 Cambridge 28573146 London 28573146 Cornwall 28573146 Lessness - 21785634 Rutland - 21785634 Cornwall - 21785634 Cornwall 28167453 Lessness 26841375 Cornwall 26841375 Cornwall 26841375 Cornwall 23456781 23456781 23456781 Repeat seven times. Repeat seven times. Repeat seven times. s = 3456. s = 3456. s = 3456.
All arrangements contain all the work of every method for every bell, including the treble.
The six method arrangement contains 1,792 Cornwall, 1,280 Pudsey, 768 each Rutland and Superlative and 256 each Cambridge and Lessness, with 80 changes of method.
The seven method arrangement contains 1,792 Cornwall, 1,280 Pudsey, 768 Rutland, 512 Superlative and 256 each Cambridge, Lessness and Yorkshire, with 88 changes of method.
The eight method arrangement contains 1,792 Pudsey, 1,280 Cornwall, 768 Superlative and 256 each Cambridge, Lessness, Lincolnshire, Rutland and Yorkshire, with 88 changes of method.
The nine method arrangement contains 1,280 Cornwall, 1,024 Lessness, 768 Pudsey, 512 each Cambridge and Rutland and 256 each Lincolnshire, Lindum, Superlative and Yorkshire, with 112 changes of method.
The ten method arrangement contains 1,792 Cornwall, 768 Pudsey, 512 each Dereham and Lindum and 256 each Cambridge, Lessness, Lincolnshire, Rutland, Superlative and Yorkshire, with 112 changes of method.
The twelve method arrangement contains 1,024 Pudsey, 768 Cornwall, 512 each Bristol, Lessness and Superlative and 256 each Cambridge, Dereham, Lincolnshire, Lindum, London, Rutland and Yorkshire, with 127 changes of method.
Health warning to those with aural allergies: all arrangements contain some backstroke 87s.
These arrangements may be of interest to conductors or bands that prefer fewer changes of method than the original series, 5,120 (5,632, 6,400) Spliced Surprise Major (6-25 methods).
5,184 Spliced Treble Dodging Major (10–12 methods)
Donald F Morrison (no. 8320)23456 M B W H 10 methods 11 methods 12 methods 64352 - - E.SCD. E.CCD. E.CCD. 25346 - - - HDS.S.BB. HDS.S.BB. HDS.S.BB. 32546 3 - L.CDY.OL.YW. L.KKD.OL.YW. L.KKJ.OL.YW. 32465 - [-] OHDE.YEWBE. OHDE.YEWBE. OHDE.YEWBE. Repeat five times, omitting [-] from alternate parts.
Consists of Project Pickled Egg methods, including all of the “Core Seven”.
The ten method version contains 768 each Deva Surprise and Lessness Surprise (E), 576 each Bristol Surprise, Superlative Surprise and Yorkshire Surprise and 384 each Cambridge Surprise, Cooktown Orchid Delight (O), Cornwall Surprise (W), Lancashire Surprise (H) and London Surprise, with 144 changes of method, all 24 each 56s and 65s, 21 each 8765s off the front and 8756s off the front, 15 each 5678s off the front and 6578s off the front, 6 each 8765s and 8756s, 160 runs of four or more consecutive bells either at the back (73) or at the front (87), all 7 near misses, queens and back rounds.
The eleven method version contains 768 each Deva Surprise and Lessness Surprise (E), 576 Bristol Surprise and 384 each Cambridge Surprise, Cooktown Orchid Delight (O), Cornwall Surprise (W), Kenninghall Surprise, Lancashire Surprise (H), London Surprise, Superlative Surprise and Yorkshire Surprise, with 132 changes of method, all 24 each 56s and 65s, 21 each 8765s off the front and 8756s off the front, 15 each 5678s off the front and 6578s off the front, 6 each 8765s and 8756s, 159 runs of four or more consecutive bells either at the back (73) or at the front (86), all 7 near misses, queens and back rounds.
The twelve method version contains 768 Lessness Surprise (E), 576 each Bristol Surprise and Deva Surprise, 384 each Cambridge Surprise, Cooktown Orchid Delight (O), Cornwall Surprise (W), Kenninghall Surprise, Lancashire Surprise (H), London Surprise, Superlative Surprise and Yorkshire Surprise and 192 Jovium Surprise, with 132 changes of method, all 24 each 56s and 65s, 21 each 8765s off the front and 8756s off the front, 15 each 5678s off the front and 6578s off the front, 6 each 8765s and 8756s, 159 runs of four or more consecutive bells either at the back (73) or at the front (86), all 7 near misses, queens and back rounds.
5,152 Spliced Surprise Major (11–12 methods)
Donald F Morrison (no. 6371a)11 methods 12 methods 2345678 Cambridge 2345678 Cambridge - 3578264 Cornwall - 3578264 Cornwall 2743658 Bristol 2743658 Bristol 4267835 Cornwall 4267835 Cornwall 8654327 Bristol 8654327 Bristol 5836742 Rutland 5836742 Rutland - 7358264 Yorkshire - 7358264 Yorkshire 8634725 Pudsey 8634725 Pudsey 4265873 Rutland 4265873 Rutland 6482357 Superlative 6482357 Lincolnshire 2547638 Cassiobury 2547638 Cassiobury - 7386542 Cassiobury - 7386542 Cassiobury 4265387 London 4265387 London 6432758 Pudsey 6432758 London 2548673 Glasgow 3674825 Cassiobury 5827436 Superlative 2548673 Glasgow - 8736542 Yorkshire 5827436 Superlative 6472853 Glasgow - 8736542 Superlative 4265738 Glasgow 6472853 Cambridge 2543687 Cambridge 2543687 Rutland 3857264 Lincolnshire 4265738 Cray 7684325 London 7684325 London - 3876542 Cornwall - 3876542 Cornwall - 5738264 - 5738264 Repeat six times. Repeat six times.
The eleven method arrangement contains 672 each Cornwall and Glasgow, 448 each Bristol, Cambridge, Cassiobury, London, Pudsey, Rutland, Superlative and Yorkshire and 224 Lincolnshire, with 146 changes of method and all the work of every method for every bell.
The twelve method arrangement contains 672 each Cassiobury, Cornwall, London and Rutland, 448 each Bristol, Cambridge and Superlative and 224 each Cray, Glasgow, Lincolnshire, Pudsey and Yorkshire, with 139 changes of method and all the work of every method for every bell.
5,376 Spliced Surprise Major (12 methods)
Donald F Morrison (no. 1314)23456 M W sT/sV B H Methods (26354) - [-] x - R.C.NS.L.P. 52643 - - - FU.GC.A. 42365 - s L.Y.B Repeat eleven times, calling s for [-] in parts 6 and 12.
Contains 768 each Cambridge and London, and 384 each Ashtead, Belfast (F), Bristol, Glasgow, Lincolnshire (N), Pudsey, Rutland, Superlative, Uxbridge and Yorkshire, with 167 changes of method.
5,152 Spliced Surprise Major (12 methods)
Donald F Morrison and Andrew F Haylor (no. 8543 Haylor Op 1)2345678 Cambridge 5738264 Tavistock 6482735 Winchester - 4235678 Exeter 3462857 Lessness 6384725 Cornwall - 7863542 Superlative 3482756 London 8374625 Tavistock 2546378 The Lexicon Bracknell s 6578234 Cornwall 2746358 Lessness 4237865 London 3482576 Cornwall 5863742 Exeter - 7658234 Naden 8364725 Shanksville 3482657 Superlative 2547368 The Lexicon Bracknell - 5768234 Pudsey 8374526 Winchester 4236857 Shanksville 2645378 Pudsey s 5678234 Repeat six times. Shanksville Surprise Major = 36x34.6x2x3x2x3.56x2.7,8 The Lexicon Bracknell Surprise Major = x3x4x5x36.2x34.5.4x6.7,2
Contains 672 Cornwall, 448 each Shanksville, The Lexicon Bracknell, Exeter, Lessness, London, Pudsey, Superlative, Tavistock and Winchester and 224 each Cambridge and Naden, with 160 changes of method and all the work of every method for every bell.
5,152 Spliced Surprise Major (12 methods)
Richard G Crosland23456 M B W H Methods (54632) - - M.P. 24365 - 2 - D.RRLD.ED.M. 32465 - SUUEMP. 63425 - EECE.L 54326 - - R.U. 35426 - PML. (52643) - 2 DRS.AEUN.B. 62345 - D.EM 32546 - ESRSU.NB 45623 - - ACMP.S.L 43526 2 - M.B.CL. 43265 - - CP.ES. 64235 - PNBAC.L 52436 - - M.ECLD. 42635 - SARS.DUE 56234 - - R.ACMPNB. 26435 - L.MP 63542 - 2 NBAC.LDRR.CMPNBA.M 54632 - - U.R. (35642) - DLDL. 65243 - D.DA 25346 - L.RE (43652) - - UUPP.S. 63254 - D.NR 42356 - - L.NL. 53624 - - M.S.PNBA 32654 2 CM.SUSC.M 46253 - - R.U. 62453 2 NEN.B. 34256 - - R.U. 53246 - DUS.NBAC 45236 - MP.L 23456 - - RASRD.R.
352 Adelaide, 320 Bristol, 384 Cambridge, 480 Chesterfield (D), 416 Eccleston, 480 London, 512 Lindum (M), 384 Brighton (N), 416 Pudsey, 544 Rutland, 448 Superlative, 416 Uppingham. 153 com, all the work, 60 cru's.
5,408 Spliced Surprise Major (12 methods)
Richard G Crosland234567 B W V F I M H Methods 23564 - - I.UFMF. 275346 - F.PF 573246 2 - U.UUH.FPU. 357246 - IP. 735246 - UO. (23564) - 2 HP.U.FFP. 43265 2 MRU.HRH.PH (54632) - 2 S.BE.RSF. 64235 - PUP.OIC 36245 - S.ICSB 52364 - - - EO.RU.U. 35264 - RUHMMHU. (43652) - - - FU.CMRM.CSB. (23456) 2 FH.MPEMR. (534762) - 2 E.S.PR. 52436 - RMI.BE (647325) - - OIC.E. 64352 - - HOMR.MR. 36452 - UHS. 43652 3 - RIU.FH.RP.H. 42356 - - - R.OICSB.O. 54326 - BEOI.SBE (34625) - O. (53246) - 2 F.H.FH. 53246 FEMH 23645 - HS.RUP 42635 - S.FFMP 34625 - ME.M 64523 - PMR.BEOI 54326 - CS. 25346 - IC.PHPF 34256 - - PH.CS. 23456 - UHPFMR.
608 Hedon; 576 Finborough, Plutonium, Uppingham; 544 Mangotsfield, Runnymede; 416 Springfield; 352 Eccleston, Irthlingborough; 320 Okeford; 288 Chesterfield; 256 Brentwood, 159 changes of method, 52 combination rollups, all the work.
5,120 Spliced Surprise Major (12 methods)
Richard G Crosland234567 M W V I B F H Methods 574263 - - ICSBE.S.UI 534762 - E.SHPFU (235764) - - E.B. (235764) 3 H.RP.PUP. 372654 - PM.MOM 52436 - B.E 64235 - - O.FO. 36245 - S.ICSB (43265) - EO. 52364 - - RU.U. 26543 - R.MH 357246 - UF.F 35264 - - H.P. 23564 - PFF. 53462 - FPPH.OF 26435 - - - UH.PM.BEOIC. 42635 - MHURUR. 62534 - M.MPFUP (35426) - - FR.IC. 42356 - - EOICSB.O. 54326 - BEOI.SBE (64523) 2 O.RMMH. 357624 - BEO.RH 56423 - - - C.HF.I. (56423) 3 PB.FPF.MS. (276354) - - FUP.SM. 45623 - - OMCMH.F. 64523 - RMI. 273564 - - - CS.IC.U.PF 25346 2 US.UPP.H 475623 - - H.MU.R (25346) - P. 34256 - - HH.CS. 23456 - MPFRM.
640 Plutonium; 576 Mangotsfield; 544 Finborough; 480 Hedon, Uppingham; 384 Okeford, Springfield; 352 Runnymede; 320 Brentwood, Chesterfield, Eccleston, Irthlingborough, 145 changes of method, 45 combination rollups, all the work.
5,216 Spliced Surprise Major (12 methods)
Richard G Crosland234567 M W V B F I H Methods (52436) - 3 GGI.X.LLA.MT. 42635 - I.TLR 56234 - - UMX.AAO. (25463) - - LR.XOC. (56234) - LLXT. (26435) - 3 - - - U.RU.TAI.UI.MX.S.XLC. 257436 - 3 - TL.C.S.II.C.AL (54263) - O. (376524) - 2 S.C.X. (634725) - - XR.UI. 54632 - - - R.S.C. 65432 - II. 46532 - OG. (46532) 3 - - - C.S.UTA.C.MO.S. (23564) - - 2x C.M.G.AOA. 53462 - MX.C (35264) 2 x A.S.T. 26354 - - IUA.A. (652743) - T. (26354) - - OALX.MROC. 63254 3 2 LRUM.IL.S.X.S. 25634 - - TG.XT. 62534 - XTLRUM. 43652 - - x IG.TL.A. (647325) x CS. 42356 x - - X.OO.R. (54326) - 3 IO.TG.MT.GO. 32546 - - A.ML. 25346 2 MXTLRU.S. 34256 - - AG.IG. 23456 3 - R.ISO.RIMG.UMG. x=6ths place bob.
Contains 512 Ilkley, Lithium, 480 Aldermary, Thetford, Xenia, 448 Montgomery, 416 Orford, 384 Cheltenham, Geelong, Redruth, Southall, 352 Ullenhall, with 56 combination rollups, 153 changes of method, all the work.
5,152 Spliced Surprise Major (6–12 methods)
Donald F Morrison (no. 3431) 6 methods 7 methods 8 methods 9 methods
2345678 June 2345678 June 2345678 June 2345678 March
8674523 June 8674523 June 8674523 June 4263857 January
- 2357486 February - 2357486 May - 2357486 February 6482735 August
5243678 May 5243678 February 5243678 May 8674523 June
4562837 May 4562837 February 4562837 May - 2357486 February
6485723 February 6485723 May 6485723 February 5243678 May
8674352 February 8674352 January 8674352 January 4562837 June
7836245 April 7836245 March 7836245 March 7836245 March
- 2378564 February - 2378564 February - 2378564 February - 2378564 May
7253486 May 7253486 May 7253486 May 7253486 February
5742638 March 5742638 April 5742638 August 5742638 August
- 6457823 January - 6457823 March - 6457823 January - 6457823 September
5684372 March 5684372 July 5684372 July 2378456 January
8536247 April 7243685 July 7243685 July 7243685 June
3825764 April 8536247 January 8536247 April 5684372 April
2378456 June 3825764 March 3825764 July 8536247 July
- 5647823 March 2378456 June - 5647823 March 4762538 January
4586372 March - 5647823 April 4586372 April - 5647823 April
8435267 April 4586372 July 8435267 April 4586372 April
3824756 January 7263584 July 3824756 August 8435267 July
2378645 April 8435267 April 2378645 March 6752438 September
7263584 January 3824756 January 7263584 January 3824756 March
6752438 January 2378645 June 6752438 August 2378645 June
- 4567823 - 4567823 - 4567823 - 4567823
Repeat six times. Repeat six times. Repeat six times. Repeat six times.
10 methods 11 methods 12 methods
2345678 January 2345678 January 2345678 January
4263857 March 4263857 April 4263857 April
6482735 September 6482735 January 6482735 January
- 2357486 May 8674523 June 8674523 June
5243678 May - 2357486 February - 2357486 February
4562837 August 5243678 May 5243678 May
6485723 April 4562837 November 4562837 November
8674352 August 6485723 March 6485723 March
7836245 March 8674352 August 8674352 August
- 2378564 February 7836245 March 7836245 December
7253486 February - 2378564 May - 2378564 May
5742638 July 7253486 November 7253486 November
3826745 September 5742638 August 5742638 August
- 6457823 June - 6457823 September - 6457823 September
3825764 October 2378456 October 2378456 October
2378456 June 7243685 January 7243685 January
- 5647823 July 4762538 October 4762538 October
2378645 April - 5647823 April - 5647823 April
7263584 June 4586372 April 4586372 December
4586372 October 8435267 July 8435267 July
8435267 January 6752438 September 6752438 September
3824756 June 3824756 March 3824756 March
6752438 January 2378645 June 2378645 June
- 4567823 - 4567823 - 4567823
Repeat six times. Repeat six times. Repeat six times.
All arrangements contain all the work of every method for every bell.
The six method arrangement contains 1,120 April, 896 each February, January and March and 672 each June and May, with 118 changes of method.
The seven method arrangement contains 896 each July and June and 672 each April, February, January, March and May, with 126 changes of method.
The eight method arrangement contains 672 each April, August, February, January, July, March and May and 448 June, with 132 changes of method.
The nine method arrangement contains 896 June, 672 each April, January and March and 448 each August, February, July, May and September, with 153 changes of method.
The ten method arrangement contains 896 June, 672 January and 448 each April, August, February, July, March, May, October and September, with 140 changes of method.
The eleven method arrangement contains 672 each April, January and March, 448 each August, June, May, November, October and September and 224 each February and July, with 153 changes of method.
The twelve method arrangement contains 672 January, 448 each April, August, December, June, March, May, November, October and September and 224 each February and July, with 160 changes of method.
5,184 Spliced Surprise Major (11–12 methods)
Donald F Morrison (no. 3428)23456 M B W H 11 methods 12 methods 35264 - 2 - G.SGS.FYL.NLMUM. G.SDS.FYL.NLGUM. 34562 - - - AJO.NYN.O. AJO.NYN.O. 32465 2 [-] J.F.OAJMAG. J.F.OAJMDG. Repeat five times, omitting [-] from alternate parts.
Both arrangements contain all 24 each 56s and 65s, 12 each 5678s off the front and 6578s off the front, and kings, with no backstroke 87s.
The eleven method arrangement contains 576 each April, August (G), January, March, November and October, 384 each February, July (L), May (Y) and September and 192 June (U), with 156 changes of method.
The twelve method arrangement contains 576 each August (G), January, November and October, 384 each April, December, February, July (L), March, May (Y) and September and 192 June (U), with 156 changes of method.
5,184 Spliced Surprise Major (12 methods)
Donald F Morrison (no. 3429)23456 M B W H 56432 - I,V s O.J.FM.FN.A 32564 2 - SS.N.YL.D 32645 - - U.U. 62453 s 2 - O.GL.Y.D. 42356 - O.AMJAOJ Repeat five times, adding single Home half-way and end.
Contains 768 October, 576 each April and January, 384 each December, February, July (L), June (U), March, May (Y), November and September and 192 August (G), with 149 changes of method, all 24 56s, 18 each 65s, 5678s off the front and 6578s off the front, and 12 8765s off the front, with no backstroke 87s.
5,376 Spliced Surprise Major (12 methods)
Donald F Morrison (no. 3430)23456 B W 26543 sV,sF - ML.SOA.UJ.F 34265 - s YFD.NG.M Repeat eleven times, adding single Home half-way and end.
Contains 768 each February and March and 384 each April, August (G), December, January, July (L), June (U), May (Y), November, October and September, with 156 changes of method.
5,088 Spliced Major (12 methods)
Alan G Reading12345678 Seven Stars Differential Little Hybrid - 28175634 Knights Templar Surprise 26748315 Highbury Vaults Delight 24637581 Colston Arms Surprise - 27815634 Clarence Delight 26147385 Ostrich Surprise 24631578 Old Fish Market Delight 23456817 Dunster Surprise - 21785634 Three Tuns Surprise 28167453 Bridge Little Treble Bob 27513846 Apple Delight 26841375 Apple Delight 25374168 Bridge Little Treble Bob 24638517 Three Tuns Surprise - 25346781 Dunster Surprise 21784653 Llandoger Trow Delight 26831574 Ostrich Surprise 23658417 Clarence Delight - 24536781 Colston Arms Surprise 28167534 Highbury Vaults Delight 26851473 Knights Templar Surprise - 23456781 Eight part.
Contains 512 each Apple Delight, Clarence Delight, Colston Arms Surprise, Dunster Surprise, Highbury Vaults Surprise, Knights Templar Surprise, Ostrich Surprise and Three Tuns Surprise, 256 each Bridge Little Treble Bob, Llandoger Trow Delight and Old Fish Market Delight and 224 Seven Stars Differential, with 159 changes of method and all the work of every method for every bell (including the treble).
If preferred, Colston Yard Surprise may be rung for Colston Arms Surprise throughout.
Either arrangement contains all 480 runs of four or more consecutive bells at either the back or the front.
Bands interested in working up to this composition may be interested in one of these series: 5-12 methods, all from this composition, and 10-15 methods, mixing methods from this composition with more commonly rung methods.