Peal Compositions of Spliced Major (10m)

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This page collects compositions of spliced major with 10 methods. Spliced compositions suitable for varying numbers of methods are on the page for the largest number of methods for which they are suitable. So, for example, a series suitable for 10–12 methods will be on the page for 12 methods, not here, while a series suitable for 8–10 methods will be here.

5,152 Spliced Surprise Major (4–10 methods)

Donald F Morrison (no. 8102)
           4 methods                 5 methods                 6 methods                7 methods
  2345678  Yorkshire        2345678  Cambridge        2345678  Yorkshire       2345678  Cambridge
  5738264  Cambridge        5738264  Cambridge        5738264  Cambridge       5738264  Yorkshire
- 7864523  Cornwall       - 7864523  Yorkshire      - 7864523  Cornwall      - 7864523  Yorkshire
  5637284  Cornwall         4283756  Superlative      5637284  Cornwall        4283756  Lessness
  2345867  Cornwall         3526478  Yorkshire        2345867  Bristol         8472635  Cornwall
  8472635  Cornwall       - 5678342  Bristol          4283756  Bristol         6758342  Bristol
- 6784523  Cambridge        7536284  Bristol          8472635  Lessness      - 5678342  London
  4273658  Yorkshire        3725468  Bristol        - 6784523  Yorkshire       7536284  Cambridge
  3528467  Superlative      2347856  Cornwall         4273658  Lessness        6854723  Superlative
  8657342  Cambridge        8462537  Cambridge        7462835  Lessness        4283675  Cambridge
  7462835  Yorkshire      - 4237856  Cambridge      - 8674523  Yorkshire       3725468  Cornwall
  2345786  Yorkshire        7526483  Superlative      4263857  Superlative   - 4237856  Lessness
  5836274  Yorkshire        6853742  Cornwall         3527486  Cambridge       3482675  Superlative
- 8674523  Yorkshire      - 7568234  Yorkshire        7856342  Superlative     2745368  Yorkshire
  4263857  Superlative      8354726  Cambridge        6482735  Cambridge     - 7568234  Cornwall
  3527486  Cambridge        4236875  Yorkshire      - 4235678  Cornwall        2647358  Bristol
  7856342  Cambridge        6725483  Cambridge        6384725  Cornwall        4236875  Bristol
  6482735  Cambridge        5873642  Cornwall       - 7863542  Bristol         3482567  Lessness
- 4235678  Cornwall       - 6758234  Cornwall         6758234  Superlative     8354726  Lessness
  6384725  Cornwall         2546378  Cornwall         8374625  Yorkshire       5873642  Cornwall
- 7863542  Cambridge        3482756  Bristol          4235867  Cambridge     - 6758234  Superlative
  3482756  Superlative      8374625  Bristol          5627483  Lessness        8374625  London
  2546378  Superlative      7863542  Cornwall         2546378  Superlative     7863542  London
- 5678234                 - 5678234                 - 5678234                - 5678234
Repeat six times.         Repeat six times.         Repeat six times.        Repeat six times.

           8 methods                 9 methods                 10 methods
  2345678  Cornwall         2345678  Deva             2345678  Kenninghall
  6482735  London         - 7864523  Superlative      6482735  Cornwall
- 7864523  Bristol          4283756  Lessness       - 7864523  London
  6758342  Superlative      8472635  Cornwall         6758342  Superlative
  8472635  Deva             6758342  London           8472635  Lancashire
  3526478  London           5637284  Lessness         4283756  Yorkshire
  2345867  Lessness         3526478  Superlative      3526478  Lessness
  4283756  Deva           - 5678342  Bristol          2345867  Cambridge
- 5678342  Yorkshire        7536284  Yorkshire        5637284  Superlative
  8462537  Deva             6854723  Lancashire     - 6784523  Bristol
  3725468  Cornwall         8462537  Deva           - 8674523  Kenninghall
- 4237856  London           3725468  Cornwall         5738264  London
  3482675  Lessness       - 4237856  Yorkshire        3527486  Cornwall
  8364527  Lessness         7526483  Cambridge      - 4235678  Bristol
  6853742  Cornwall         6853742  Cornwall         3462857  Cambridge
- 7568234  Bristol        - 7568234  Cambridge        2547386  Lancashire
- 6758234  Cambridge        8354726  London           5728463  Cambridge
  8374625  Cambridge        5873642  Superlative    - 7863542  Bristol
  4235867  Yorkshire        3482567  Lancashire       6758234  Yorkshire
  5627483  Cambridge        4236875  Yorkshire        8374625  Deva
  7863542  Superlative      6725483  Lessness         2546378  Lessness
  3482756  Yorkshire        2647358  Cambridge        4235867  London
  2546378  Superlative    - 6758234  Bristol          3482756  Deva
- 5678234                 - 5678234                 - 5678234
Repeat six times.         Repeat six times.         Repeat six times.

The four method arrangement contains 1,568 Cambridge, 1,344 each Cornwall and Yorkshire and 896 Superlative, with 90 changes of method.

The five method arrangement contains 1,344 each Cambridge and Cornwall, 1,120 Bristol, 896 Yorkshire and 448 Superlative, with 111 changes of method.

The six method arrangement contains 896 each Cambridge, Cornwall, Lessness, Superlative and Yorkshire and 672 Bristol, with 132 changes of method.

The seven method arrangement contains 896 each Cornwall and Lessness and 672 each Bristol, Cambridge, London, Superlative and Yorkshire, with 132 changes of method.

The eight method arrangement contains 672 each Cambridge, Cornwall, Deva, Lessness, London, Superlative and Yorkshire and 448 Bristol, with 146 changes of method.

The nine method arrangement contains 672 each Cambridge, Cornwall, Lessness, Superlative and Yorkshire and 448 each Bristol, Deva, Lancashire and London, with 160 changes of method.

The ten method arrangement contains 672 each Bristol, Cambridge and London and 448 each Cornwall, Deva, Kenninghall, Lancashire, Lessness, Superlative and Yorkshire, with 160 changes of method.

All the arrangements contain all the work of every method for every bell, and no backstroke 87s.

The five method arrangement was rung at Trumpington on 2 July 2022, conducted by Patrick L H Brooke.

5,152 Spliced Surprise Major (4–10 methods)

Donald F Morrison (no. 8103)
           4 methods                 5 methods                 6 methods                7 methods
  2345678  Superlative      2345678  Superlative      2345678  Superlative     2345678  Superlative
- 3578264  Yorkshire      - 3578264  Yorkshire      - 3578264  Lessness      - 3578264  Lessness
  8654327  Cornwall         8654327  Cornwall         7325486  Yorkshire       7325486  Yorkshire
- 3586742  Cornwall       - 3586742  Superlative    - 3586742  Bristol       - 3586742  London
- 7835264  Cambridge        6452378  Yorkshire        8375264  Cornwall      - 7835264  Yorkshire
- 8564723  Yorkshire        2748635  Cambridge        2748635  Cambridge     - 8564723  London
  4253876  Cambridge      - 7835264  Bristol        - 7835264  Bristol         6875342  Lessness
  3726485  Yorkshire        3728456  Cornwall         3728456  Lessness        7638254  Superlative
  6875342  Cambridge        4263578  Bristol          2347685  Cornwall      - 6854723  Bristol
  5482637  Superlative      6452837  Cornwall         6452837  Lessness        5678342  Yorkshire
  2347568  Cambridge      - 8564723  Yorkshire      - 8564723  Superlative     8462537  Cambridge
  7638254  Superlative      4253876  Cambridge        4253876  Cambridge       2347856  Lessness
- 6854723  Superlative      3726485  Yorkshire        3726485  Yorkshire       4283675  Cambridge
  4283675  Cambridge        6875342  Cambridge        6875342  Lessness      - 2375468  Bristol
- 2375468  Superlative      5482637  Superlative      7638254  Superlative     7243856  Yorkshire
  5638247  Yorkshire        2347568  Cambridge      - 6854723  Cambridge       3526784  Superlative
  8467523  Cambridge        7638254  Superlative      4283675  Yorkshire       6854372  Cambridge
  7243856  Superlative    - 6854723  Superlative    - 2375468  Bristol       - 8472635  London
  3526784  Yorkshire        4283675  Cambridge        7243856  Yorkshire     - 6784523  Cornwall
  6854372  Superlative    - 2375468  Cornwall         3526784  Superlative     5836274  Lessness
- 8472635  Cornwall         4782635  Bristol          6854372  Cambridge       3528467  Cornwall
- 6784523  Cornwall       - 8472635  Cornwall       - 8472635  Cornwall        4273658  Bristol
  5836274  Yorkshire      - 6784523  Bristol        - 6784523  Bristol         7462835  Cornwall
- 8674523                 - 8674523                 - 8674523                - 8674523
Repeat six times.         Repeat six times.         Repeat six times.        Repeat six times.

           8 methods                 9 methods                 10 methods
  2345678  Superlative      2345678  Superlative      2345678  Superlative
- 3578264  Cambridge      - 3578264  Yorkshire      - 3578264  Yorkshire
  8654327  Deva             8654327  Deva             8654327  Deva
  2743658  Cornwall         2743658  Cornwall         2743658  Cornwall
  6482573  Yorkshire        6482573  Cambridge        6482573  Yorkshire
- 4273658  Cornwall       - 4273658  Lancashire     - 4273658  Superlative
- 6742835  Yorkshire        2345786  Cambridge        3528467  Deva
  2375684  Lessness         5836274  London         - 6742835  Bristol
  7263458  Cambridge        3528467  Superlative      4687523  Cambridge
  3528746  Superlative      8657342  Yorkshire        7263458  Lancashire
  8456372  Lessness       - 6742835  Yorkshire        2375684  Cambridge
  5834267  Yorkshire        2375684  Lessness         5834267  London
- 8467523  Bristol          7263458  Cambridge        3528746  Cambridge
  6854372  Lessness         3528746  Deva             8456372  Lancashire
  5638247  London           4687523  London         - 8467523  Bristol
  3526784  Cornwall         8456372  Lancashire       6854372  Lessness
  7243856  Bristol        - 8467523  Bristol          5638247  Cornwall
  4782635  Bristol          6854372  Lessness         2375468  Kenninghall
- 8472635  London           5638247  Cornwall         4782635  Bristol
- 6784523  Deva             2375468  Bristol        - 8472635  Lessness
  2345786  Superlative      7243856  Lessness       - 6784523  Kenninghall
  5836274  Deva           - 8472635  Cornwall         5836274  Deva
  7462835  London         - 6784523  Bristol          7462835  London
- 8674523                 - 8674523                 - 8674523
Repeat six times.         Repeat six times.         Repeat six times.

The four method arrangement contains 1,568 Superlative, 1,344 each Cambridge and Yorkshire and 896 Cornwall, with 139 changes of method.

The five method arrangement contains 1,120 each Cambridge, Cornwall and Superlative and 896 each Bristol and Yorkshire, with 153 changes of method.

The six method arrangement contains 896 each Bristol, Cambridge, Lessness, Superlative and Yorkshire and 672 Cornwall, with 160 changes of method.

The seven method arrangement contains 896 each Lessness and Yorkshire and 672 each Bristol, Cambridge, Cornwall, London and Superlative, with 160 changes of method.

The eight method arrangement contains 672 each Bristol, Cornwall, Deva, Lessness, London, Superlative and Yorkshire and 448 Cambridge, with 153 changes of method.

The nine method arrangement contains 672 each Bristol, Cambridge, Cornwall, Lessness and Yorkshire and 448 each Deva, Lancashire, London and Superlative, with 153 changes of method.

The ten method arrangement contains 672 each Bristol, Cambridge and Deva and 448 each Cornwall, Kenninghall, Lancashire, Lessness, London, Superlative and Yorkshire, with 160 changes of method.

All the arrangements contain all the work of every method for every bell.

5,120 Spliced Surprise Major (10 methods)

Donald F Morrison (no. 8104)
23456  B  W  H
52364 [-]    2  D.KW.B.
24365  2  2  -  D.ES.CHY.WKBEL.W.
Repeat nine times, omitting [-]
from alternate parts.

Contains 960 Cornwall (W), 640 each Bristol, Deva, Kenninghall and Lessness (E) and 320 each Cambridge, Lancashire (H), London, Superlative and Yorkshire, with 159 changes of method, 16 each 56s and 65s, 12 each 5678s off the front and 6578s off the front, 10 each 8765s off the front and 8756s off the front, 2 each 8765s, 43 little bell rollups at the back, and 75 little bell rollups at the front.

5,120 Spliced Surprise Major (10 methods)

Donald F Morrison (no. 8105)
 23456   B  W  M  H
 35426      2        BBKKB.WY.YCS
 53624   -  -     2  D.EW.K.B.
(62453)     2  -     LY.DLEL.CDEH.
 45623      -     -   C.HHSC.
 64523            -  WS.
Repeat four times.

Contains 640 each Bristol and Cambridge and 480 each Cornwall (W), Deva, Kenninghall, Lancashire (H), Lessness (E), London, Superlative and Yorkshire, with 139 changes of method, and is all the work for 2 through 6.

5,184 Spliced Treble Dodging Major (9–10 methods)

Donald F Morrison (no. 8319)
 23456   M  B  W  H   9 methods     10 methods
(63254)  2     3      E.WC.Y.LO.B.  E.KC.Y.LO.B.
 63542      -     -    CYL.D.        CYL.D.
 24536   -     -  -   DBD.Y.W.      DBD.Y.W.
 26435      -  -  -   YOSE.OWW.E.   YOSE.OWK.E.
 43265         - [-]  SW.E.         SW.E.
Repeat five times, omitting [-]
from alternate parts.

Consists of Project Pickled Egg methods, including all of the “Core Seven”.

The nine method version contains 960 Cornwall Surprise (W), 768 each Lessness Surprise (E) and Yorkshire Surprise, 576 each Cooktown Orchid Delight (O) and Deva Surprise and 384 each Bristol Surprise, Cambridge Surprise, London Surprise and Superlative Surprise, with 144 changes of method.

The ten method version contains 768 each Lessness Surprise (E) and Yorkshire Surprise, 576 each Cooktown Orchid Delight (O), Cornwall Surprise (W) and Deva Surprise and 384 each Bristol Surprise, Cambridge Surprise, Kenninghall Surprise, London Surprise and Superlative Surprise, with 150 changes of method.

Either version contains all 24 each 56s, 65s, 8765s off the front and 8756s off the front, 18 each 5678s off the front and 6578s off the front, 170 runs of four or more consecutive bells either at the back (76) or at the front (84), and back rounds.

5,152 Spliced Surprise Major (10 methods)

Donald F Morrison (no. 6371e)
  2345678  Cambridge
- 3578264  Cornwall
  2743658  Bristol
  4267835  Bristol
  6482573  Bristol
  8654327  Rutland
  5836742  Rutland
- 7358264  Yorkshire
  8634725  Glasgow
  6482357  Glasgow
  4265873  Superlative
  5723486  Lincolnshire
- 7386542  Cambridge
  6432758  Pudsey
  2548673  Lincolnshire
  8753264  Pudsey
  3674825  Yorkshire
  4265387  Cambridge
  5827436  Superlative
- 8736542  London
  3857264  Superlative
  7684325  London
- 3876542  Cornwall
- 5738264
Repeat six times.

Contains 672 each Bristol, Cambridge and Superlative and 448 each Cornwall, Glasgow, Lincolnshire, London, Pudsey, Rutland and Yorkshire, with 132 changes of method and all the work of every method for every bell.

Rung at Cattistock on 2 February 2018, conducted by David A Warwick.

5,152 Spliced Surprise Major (10 methods)

Donald F Morrison (no. 6371b)
  2345678  Cambridge
- 3578264  Cassiobury
  6482573  Cambridge
  2743658  Rutland
  4267835  Pudsey
  7325486  Lincolnshire
  5836742  Rutland
- 7358264  Pudsey
  8634725  Lincolnshire
  4265873  Superlative
  5723486  Yorkshire
- 7386542  London
  8753264  Cassiobury
  6432758  Superlative
  2548673  London
  4265387  Yorkshire
  5827436  Superlative
- 8736542  Cornwall
  5328476  Bristol
  2543687  Cornwall
  6472853  Bristol
  7684325  London
- 3876542  Cornwall
- 5738264
Repeat six times.

Contains 672 each Cornwall, London and Superlative and 448 each Bristol, Cambridge, Cassiobury, Lincolnshire, Pudsey, Rutland and Yorkshire, with 160 changes of method and all the work of every method for every bell.

5,120 Spliced Surprise Major (10 methods)

Donald F Morrison (no. 8600)
5,120 Spliced Surprise Major (10 methods)
23456  B  M  W  H
42356           -  LRASACA.
54326        -     LY.B
26354  -  -  2     NC.SRP.BWBW.YNLYP.R
45362     -  -  -  L.P.SNC.
34562           -  WP.
Repeat four times.

Contains 640 each London and Pudsey and 480 each Ashtead, Bristol, Cambridge, Cornwall (W), Lincolnshire (N), Rutland, Superlative and Yorkshire, with 159 changes of method, and all the work of every method for bells 2—6.

5,184 Spliced Surprise Major (10 methods)

Donald F Morrison (no. 8601)
23456  B  M  W  H
45236        -  -  RS.BB.
36452     2  -     L.WY.C.R
43526  -  -     -  SC.RYN.PAACLA.
43265  -       [-] YRSPW.NP.
Repeat five times, omitting [-]
from alternate parts.

Contains 768 Rutland, 576 each Ashtead, Cambridge, Pudsey, Superlative and Yorkshire and 384 each Bristol, Cornwall (W), Lincolnshire (N) and London, with 149 changes of method, 21 each 56s and 65s, 15 each 5678s off the front, 6578s off the front, 8765s off the front and 8756s off the front, queens and back rounds.

Rung at Bradford Peverell, Dorset (The Assumption) on 4 November 2021, conducted by David A Warwick.

5,152 Spliced Surprise Major (10 methods)

Donald F Morrison (no. 8606)
  2345678  Yorkshire
- 3578264  Pudsey
  8654327  Cambridge
  4267835  Lincolnshire
- 2735486  Bristol
- 3275486  Superlative
  5826347  Rutland
  2538764  London
- 7325486  Yorkshire
  5836742  Lincolnshire
  6482573  Superlative
  2743658  Pudsey
- 7358264  Ashtead
  4265873  Yorkshire
  5723486  Ashtead
  6482357  Cambridge
  2547638  Ashtead
  8634725  Cornwall
- 7386542  London
  8753264  Rutland
  5827436  Superlative
- 8736542  Bristol
- 3876542  Cornwall
- 5738264
Repeat six times.

Contains 672 each Ashtead, Superlative and Yorkshire and 448 each Bristol, Cambridge, Cornwall, Lincolnshire, London, Pudsey and Rutland, with 160 changes of method and all the work of every method for every bell.

5,152 Spliced Surprise Major (10 methods)

Donald F Morrison (no. 8607)
  2345678  Lincolnshire
  5738264  Superlative
  8674523  Yorkshire
- 6423857  Superlative
  3547682  Cornwall
- 6435278  Yorkshire
  5748623  London
  4567382  Superlative
  7852436  Lincolnshire
  2386745  London
  8273564  Yorkshire
- 2364857  Bristol
  6283745  Ashtead
  5748362  Cambridge
  8672534  Ashtead
  4537286  Cambridge
  7856423  Pudsey
- 8623745  Bristol
  2876534  Rutland
  7258463  Cornwall
  4537628  Bristol
  3465872  Rutland
- 8634257  Pudsey
  4567823
Repeat six times.

Contains 672 each Bristol, Superlative and Yorkshire and 448 each Ashtead, Cambridge, Cornwall, Lincolnshire, London, Pudsey and Rutland, with 160 changes of method and all the work of every method for every bell.

5,184 Spliced Surprise Major (8–10 methods)

Donald F Morrison (no. 8316)
23456  M  B  W  H   8 methods       9 methods       10 methods
52364     -     2   WBHHY.WBHHC.B.  WBHEY.WBEHC.B.  WBHEY.KBEHC.B.
36524        -  -   SCYS.L.         SCYS.L.         SCYS.L.
53624           -   LTW.            LTW.            LTW.
46325  -        -   L.HS.           L.ES.           L.ES.
32465        - [-]  TYCT.H.         TYCT.H.         TYCT.H.
Repeat five times, omitting [-]
from alternate parts

The eight method version contains 1,152 Leatherhead (H) and 576 each Bristol, Cambridge, Cornwall (W), London, Superlative, Turramurra and Yorkshire, with 143 changes of method.

The nine method version contains 576 each Bristol, Cambridge, Cornwall (W), Ealing, Leatherhead (H), London, Superlative, Turramurra and Yorkshire, with 155 changes of method.

The ten method version contains 576 each Bristol, Cambridge, Ealing, Leatherhead (H), London, Superlative, Turramurra and Yorkshire, 384 Cornwall (W) and 192 Kenninghall, with 155 changes of method.

All three versions contain all 24 each 56s and 65s, 12 each 5678s off the front, 6578s off the front, 8765s off the front and 8756s off the front, 9 each 8765s and 8756s, 3 each 7568s and 7658s, 148 runs of four or more consecutive bells either at the back (80) or at the front (68), and back rounds.

5,056 Spliced Surprise Major (10 methods)

Graham A C John
 23456    M  B  W  H   Methods           
 54326          s  s   CL.L.
 53426             s   PPRPP.
 56324       -  -  -   NN.GGGS.L.
 32564          -  -   CR.L.
(42365)      -  -      GGG.LCNY.
 45263       -  -  -    SSR.FFF.YPS.
 25364    -            PYG.G
 64253    2     -      R.F.Y.F
 42653             2   PSGC.F.
 36254    -        -   R.PCCN.
 64532    -  2  -  -   GPGY.FFF.RS.BBB.NNP.
 34256    -     s      L.Y.SSN
 54236          s      YCCY.R
 62435    -        -   YCN.PR.
 46235    ss       -   L.RRS.CL.
 24635             -   CYLCS.
 65342    -     -  2   CNG.N.SSN.B.
 23546    -        -   PSY.RC.
(23546)   -  -  -      R.BBB.LR.
 34265       -          NSL.YN
 25643    -     -  2   YYG.G.L.B.
 62543             -   GL.
 42356    -     s      L.P.L
 52346          s      LP.R
 32645    -            SNS.LP
 54623    -     -  -   R.S.L.
 35426    2        s   FB.NYPRY.RY.
 23456    ss    -      CCP.LRN.N.SCY     

608 London, 576 Rutland, Superlative, Yorkshire, 544 Cambridge, Lincolnshire (N), Pudsey, 480 Glasgow, 320 Belfast (F), 288 Bristol. 127 com, all the work, 62 cru's. Tittums.

Published in The Ringing World (1985, page 424).
Published in A Collection of Compositions of Spliced Surprise (1996).

5,024 Spliced Surprise Major (10 methods)

Graham A C John
 23456   M  B  W  H  Methods           
 43526         2  -  LY.CGYP.R.
 34625      -  -  2  PY.BFB.NRYGN.B.
 64523   -           GNGP.G
 56423            -  CGSY.
(24365)  -     -     BLRG.FBFBR.
 34562   -             GCG.PYSN
 43265   2        2  L.F.RY.F.
 52364   -        -  PNS.NL.
 65324         -     FC.L
 26354         -     RC.R
(52364)        -     SL.
 52643   -  2     2    SLYC.FL.YL.SP.B.
 65243            -  NCLNC.
 63542      -  -  -  PS.FBF.GPGP.
 46532         -     BN.B
 25634   -     3  -  L.P.GNCN.F.SCS.
 53246      -        YP.NC
(45236)        -     LY.
 62534   -        -    GPN.YL.
 56234            -  GL.
 64235   -        2  R.SR.B.
 26435            -  RSYPC.
 65432   -        2  NPY.RC.B.
 24536   -        -  L.RN.
 54326   -  -     -  YSG.BFB.NG.
 35426            -  SNRPC.
 42356         -  -  LC.PYP.
 23456   -  -  -  2  R.FR.FPNS.R.B.   

Contains 576 Lincolnshire(N), Pudsey, 512 Glasgow, London, Rutland, Yorkshire, 480 Bristol, Cambridge, 448 Superlative, 416 Belfast(F), with 57 combination rollups, 156 changes of method, all the work.

5,152 Spliced Surprise Major (10 methods)

Donald F Morrison (no. 152)
  2345678  Bristol
  4263857  Belfast
  6482735  London
- 7864523  Bristol
- 6784523  Rutland
  8657342  Yorkshire
  7462835  Lincolnshire
  2345786  London
  4273658  Cambridge
- 2358467  London
  5243786  Yorkshire
  3826574  Cambridge
  6784352  Rutland
  8637245  Glasgow
- 6745823  Superlative
  5273684  Lincolnshire
  3824567  Cambridge
  4687352  Pudsey
- 6752438  Belfast
  5647823  Superlative
  7263584  Glasgow
  2378645  Yorkshire
  8435267  Pudsey
- 4567823
Repeat six times.

Contains 672 each Cambridge, London and Yorkshire and 448 each Belfast, Bristol, Glasgow, Lincolnshire, Pudsey, Rutland and Superlative, with 160 changes of method, all the work of every method for every bell, and no backstroke 87s.

Rung at Petersfield on 5 January 2008, conducted by Peter W J Sheppard.

5,376 (5,056) Spliced Surprise Major (10 methods)

Donald F Morrison (no. 1313)
 23456     B    M   W  sT/sV  Methods    
(32465)         -   -    x    L.Y.NS.L.
(52364)    -        -          C.FR.
 42365   B,F,I [s]             GS.B.B.P.G
Repeat eleven times, calling - for [s] in parts 6 and 12.

Contains 768 each Bristol, Glasgow, London and Superlative, and 384 each Belfast (F), Cambridge, Lincolnshire (N), Pudsey, Rutland and Yorkshire, with 155 changes of method.
Reduce to 5,056 by omitting B,F,I and associated leads of Bristol from any five parts. Contains 768 each Glasgow, London and Superlative, 448 Bristol, and 384 each Belfast, Cambridge, Lincolnshire, Pudsey, Rutland and Yorkshire, with 150 changes of method.

Rung on handbells at Northallerton (19 The Green, Romanby) on 20 August 2010, conducted by Peter J Sanderson.

5,184 (5,056) Spliced Surprise Major (10 methods)

Donald F Morrison (no. 4850)
 23456   B  W  M  H
 52436      -        (PNP)N.L
 52364   -        -  YS.FBL.
 43652      2  -  -  BY.F.GSG.RC.
(64235)     -  -     LN.CYRS.
 24365      2    [-] C.B.R.
Repeat five times, omitting [-]
from alternate parts.

Contains 576 each Bristol, Cambridge, Lincolnshire (N), London, Rutland, Superlative and Yorkshire and 384 each Belfast (F), Glasgow and Pudsey, with 161 changes of method.
Reduce to 5,056 by replacing (PNP) by R in any two parts; contains 640 Rutland, 576 each Bristol, Cambridge, London, Superlative and Yorkshire, 512 Lincolnshire (N), 384 each Belfast (F) and Glasgow and 256 Pudsey, with 156 changes of method if the first part is one of those shortened, or 155 changes of method otherwise.

Rung at Rochdale (Balderstone) on 23 August 2013, conducted by Peter J Waterfield.

5,056 Spliced Surprise Major (10 methods)

Donald F Morrison (no. 4851)
23456  B   M   W   H                
62534  -       s   s   SN.BL.R.
26534  a       -       P.B.L.B
32465  b   s           PSL.F.Y.G    
35624  -       s   -   SN.BL.R.      â•®
43256  b  [-]          PSSCS.F.Y.G   â•ŻA
24356       4A
42365        A*
23456       5A                      
a = V,sV;
b = F,In.
A* = A, calling s for [-].

Contains 1,472 Superlative, 448 each Bristol and London, 416 Pudsey, 384 each Belfast (F), Glasgow, Lincolnshire (N), Rutland and Yorkshire and 352 Cambridge, with 146 changes of method, 18 each 56s and 65s, 12 each 5678s off the front and 6578s off the front, and tittums.

5,030 Spliced Surprise Major (10 methods)

Donald F Morrison (no. 4851a)
(431256)   B  W  M  H             
(164253)         t     Y.
  64532    -        -   YGS.PS.
  26435    a        -  P.N.Y.S.N.C.
  32465       -        PL.F       
  35624    -  s     -  SN.RL.R.
  43256    b     -     PSSCS.F.Y.G
  46532    -  s     -  SN.BL.R.     â•®
  24365    b    [-]    PSSCS.F.Y.G  â•ŻA
  24356      3A
  42365       A*
  23456      5A                   
a = sV,sB,M,sW,F;
b = F,In.
A* = A, calling s for [-].
t = place notation 1234 instead of 14 between
    the twenty-eighth and twenty-ninth rows of
    the lead, plus 1234 made across the lead end.
Start with rounds the twenty-seventh row of the initial, partial lead
of Yorkshire, the 4 the hunt bell, the initial t at Middle starting
at the first backstroke in changes, putting the treble into the hunt.
The first few rows are thus:

    12345678
    21436587
    21435678
    12346587
    21364857
    12638475
    12634857  (lead head)

Contains 1,504 Superlative, 448 Pudsey, 422 Yorkshire, 416 Lincolnshire (N), 384 each Belfast (F), Cambridge, Glasgow, London and Rutland, and 320 Bristol, with 145 changes of method.
Especially suitable for a thirtieth birthday or similar anniversary.

Rung at London (St Lawrence, Jewry) on 10 March 2012, conducted by Richard H Burton.

5,088 Spliced Surprise Major (10 methods)

Donald F Morrison (no. 6088)
23456  M  B  W  H
23564     -     -  GGY.BFFLRP.
53462  -           BCGNC.RC
64235  -     -     L.Y.L
24536  -           PNS.SL
43265     -        YN.PY
64352     -     2  GGC.BFFRRN.B.
53246  -     -     CSG.S.YCP
34256  -  -        SNC.SGN.PN
Repeat twice.

Contains 672 each Cambridge, Glasgow and Lincolnshire (N), 576 Superlative, 480 each Pudsey and Yorkshire and 384 each Belfast (F), Bristol, London and Rutland, with 140 changes of method; 15 8765s off the front; 12 each 56s, 65s, 5678s off the front and 8756s off the front; 9 6578s off the front; tittums; and queens and back rounds in the penultimate course.

Rung at Amblecote on 25 March 2012, conducted by Simon J Linford.

5,088 Spliced Surprise Major (10 methods)

Donald F Morrison (no. 6089)
23456  B  M  W  H
26354     2     -  YSG.CGPS.NR.
65432  2        -  RRR.RN.FSYSL.
24536     -     -  R.PR.
52436           -  YRL.
52364  -        -  NG.NP.
32465     -        R.YR
35264  -     -  -  NP.BBF.L.
23564           -  LRC.
36245  -           CP.YC
34256  -  -        NS.GC.SYPC
Repeat twice.

Contains 1,056 Rutland, 576 each Cambridge, Lincolnshire (N), Pudsey, Superlative and Yorkshire, 384 each Glasgow and London and 192 each Belfast (F) and Bristol, with 137 changes of method, all 24 5678s off the front, 18 56s, 15 65s, 12 8765s off the front, and queens and back rounds in the last course.

5,120 Spliced Surprise Major (10 methods)

Donald F Morrison (no. 6715)
 23456   M  W  B  H
 52436      -        SGPGY.CNP
 23564         -     PC.BFF
 46532   -  -     -  L.BBLRR.SNC.
(26354)  2  -  -     L.F.S.GP.
 35264      -     -   YRYN.R.
Repeat four times.

Contains 640 each Pudsey and Rutland and 480 each Belfast (F), Bristol, Cambridge, Glasgow, Lincolnshire (N), London, Superlative and Yorkshire, with 139 changes of method, and all the work of every method for 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6.

Rung at Sherfield English on 8 October 2016, conducted by Alistair K C Brown.

5,120 Spliced Surprise Major (10 methods)

Donald F Morrison (no. 6716)
23456  M  W  B  H
45236     -     -  SGNGS.NYP.
36524        2     RCYCR.RP.BFL
56423  -           L.FS
56234        -  -  PN.BFBB.
42635  -        -  SCG.LY.
Repeat four times.

Contains 640 each Bristol and Superlative and 480 each Belfast (F), Cambridge, Glasgow, Lincolnshire (N), London, Pudsey, Rutland and Yorkshire, with 144 changes of method, and all the work of every method for 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6.

5,152 Spliced Surprise Major (10 methods)

Donald F Morrison (no. 7230)
  2345678  Glasgow
- 3578264  Bristol
  7325486  Belfast
  2743658  Rutland
  4267835  London
  6482573  Lincolnshire
- 4273658  Glasgow
  2345786  Glasgow
  3528467  Superlative
  8657342  Pudsey
- 6742835  Yorkshire
  2375684  Superlative
  5834267  Cambridge
  4687523  Pudsey
  7263458  London
- 4672835  Pudsey
  2365487  Pudsey
  5837246  Cambridge
  7486523  Cambridge
  6243758  Yorkshire
  3528674  Yorkshire
  8754362  Lincolnshire
- 7462835  London
- 8674523
Repeat six times.

Contains 896 Pudsey, 672 each Cambridge, Glasgow, London and Yorkshire, 448 each Lincolnshire and Superlative and 224 each Belfast, Bristol and Rutland, with 132 changes of method and all the work of every method for every bell.

5,152 Spliced Surprise Major (10 methods)

Donald F Morrison (no. 7231)
  2345678  Bristol
- 4235678  Bristol
  3462857  Belfast
  6384725  Rutland
  8673542  Rutland
  7856234  Pudsey
- 8634725  Pudsey
  4265873  Yorkshire
  5723486  Glasgow
- 7386542  Superlative
  6432758  London
  3674825  Yorkshire
  4265387  Glasgow
  2548673  Glasgow
  5827436  Superlative
- 8736542  Pudsey
  6472853  Rutland
  7684325  Cambridge
  4265738  Lincolnshire
  5328476  Lincolnshire
- 3876542  Yorkshire
  6482357  Superlative
  2547638  Cambridge
- 5738264
Repeat six times.

Contains 672 each Glasgow, Pudsey, Rutland, Superlative and Yorkshire, 448 each Bristol, Cambridge and Lincolnshire and 224 each Belfast and London, with 125 changes of method and all the work of every method for every bell.

5,184 (5,056) Spliced Surprise Major (10 methods)

Glenn A A Taylor
 23456   M  B  W  H  Methods  
 52436         -     RP.B
 24365   s     s  2  L.N.PPS.B.
(65342) [s    (-)    L[.C(.)
(42356)  s]    -      YGG.]S.
 62453      -  -      GC.BFB.NSY
 32546   -     2  -  L.Y.F.R. 
Repeat five times, omitting (-) from alternate parts.

Contains 768 Bristol; 576 each Glasgow, London, Pudsey, Superlative and Yorkshire; 384 each Belfast (F), Cambridge, Lincolnshire (N) and Rutland; with 144 changes of method and 120 combination rollups. Reduce to 5,056 by omitting the [bracketed] leads and calls from any one part from which (-) has also been omitted. Contains 768 Bristol; 576 each London, Pudsey and Superlative; 544 Yorkshire; 512 Glasgow; 384 each Belfast (F), Lincolnshire (N) and Rutland; and 352 Cambridge; with 141 changes of method and 120 combination rollups.

Published in The Ringing World (1999, page 1162).

5,184 Spliced Surprise Major (10 methods)

Glenn A A Taylor
 23456   V  B  M  W  H  Methods         
 52364      -  ss    2  NS.BCG.B.RG.B.
 325746  -        -  -  C.R.R.
(375642) 2  z           Y.B.NL.B.RRP.
 532746  -           -   R.LNNS.
 423756        -     -  L.LN.
 274536     -           LRR.YY
(543726)       -  -     NYY.S.
 473526           2      SLPNN.F.L
 234756        2  x  2  L.B.CC.B.LRLR.B.
 253746        2     -  SCN.F.SCYP.
 573246           s  2* RP.SLNYGB.B.
 563742  -              S.GCC
 36245   -  2     -     S.S.RP.FFF.F
(62534)        x  -     FBBL.B.YG.
 62345      -  y     -   NGB.C.B.GL.P.
 64235         2* s  -  FB.PCCLN.C.GGSG.
 54632      -     -     BFFF.GSP.R
 54326      -        -  CG.NG.
 42563      -           PS.YC
 35264         -     -  R.YR.
 26354            -  -  GB.PSP.
 32654               -  LYL.
 63254         3     -  PYC.F.F.YYPS.
 34256         -  3  2  R.N.B.B.NPS.B.
 23456            3  -  LP.GYPS.B.L.   
2* = s-; x = F, I; y = I, O, F; z = F, I, O.

Contains 704 Bristol; 576 London; 544 Superlative; 512 each Pudsey and Rutland; 480 each Glasgow, Cambridge, Yorkshire and Lincolnshire (N); and 416 Belfast (F); with 135 changes of method, all the work of each method for every bell and 60 combination rollups, 14 7568's, 15 7468's, 14 8765's and 13 2468's.

Published in The Ringing World (1999, page 1162).

5,184 Spliced Surprise Major (10 methods)

Glenn A A Taylor
 23456    M  B  W  H   Methods   
 43652    -            R.YL
 35426       -         NS.PY
(52436)   -  -         L.BFF.
(34625)  [-]    -       GS.C.
(42356)      -          GG.
 26354    -        2    RNS.CYPN.B.
 32654             -   RLC.      
6 part. Omit [-] in alternate parts.

576 Cambridge, Glasgow, London, Lincolnshire (N), Rutland, Superlative, Yorkshire, 384 Bristol, Belfast (F), Pudsey. 149 com, 90 cru's.

Published in The Ringing World (1981, page 572).
Published in A Collection of Compositions of Spliced Surprise (1996).

5,184 Spliced Surprise Major (10 methods)

Glenn A A Taylor
 23456    M  B  W  H   Methods     
(35264)      -         RLL.
 25463    -             SRG.CL
 23564    2        -   CYN.PSGC.SR.
 53462    -            R.RS
 52364       -  -  -   PG.FFF.R.
 36524          -  -   BRLRRR.SLPSRP.
 23645       -     2   FFFF.CG.B.
 62345             -   PSYNYYC.
 32465    -  -     -   R.BBB.BFR.
 43265             -   LCPYP.
 24365             -   YPSRG.
 24653       -     -   RLR.FFBB.
 52436       -     2   CLCGB.GPYR.B.
 42635    -            L.NR
 42356    2     2  -   R.YSYRG.P.B.R.
 32654    -            R.CL
 25346       -         NS.CS
 54263       -         PN.YN
 54632       -     -   GGN.BBL.
 64235    -            SCLCGB.BN
 64352       -     -   PG.PY.
 35642          -  -   PNYN.PNN.
(43652)         -      BC.
 56234    -     -       GNY.S.L
(34625)      2         CP.RP.
 52643    -     -  -    BSY.G.FB.
 65243             -   PSSLS.
 23456    -     -  2   R.Y.NSC.B.  

768 Rutland, 608 Bristol, 576 Pudsey, Superlative, 480 Cambridge, Yorkshire, 448 Glasgow, London, Lincolnshire (N), 352 Belfast (F). 138 com, all the work, 75 cru's.

Published in The Ringing World (1995, page 932).
Published in A Collection of Compositions of Spliced Surprise (1996).

5,184 Spliced Surprise Major (10 methods)

Glenn A A Taylor
 23456    M  B  W  H   Methods   
 52436          -      RP.B
 24365    s     s  2   L.N.PPS.B.
(65342)   s    [-]     L.C.
(42356)   s     -       YGG.S.
 62453       -  -       GC.BFB.NSY
 32546    -     2  -   L.Y.F.R.  
6 part. Omit [-] in alternate parts.

768 Bristol, 576 Glasgow, London, Pudsey, Superlative, Yorkshire 384 Cambridge, Lincolnshire (N), Belfast (F), Rutland. 144 com, 120 cru's. Tittums.

Published in A Collection of Compositions in Popular Major Methods (2001).

5,152 Spliced Surprise Major (10 methods)

Donald F Morrison (no. 6371f)
  2345678  Cambridge
- 3578264  Rutland
  7325486  Cassiobury
  8654327  Rutland
  5836742  Superlative
  6482573  Yorkshire
  2743658  London
  4267835  Cassiobury
- 7358264  Superlative
  8634725  Yorkshire
  4265873  Lincolnshire
  5723486  Cambridge
- 7386542  Bristol
- 8736542  Ashtead
  2543687  Ashtead
  7684325  Lincolnshire
  4265738  Rutland
  6472853  Ashtead
  3857264  London
  5328476  Cambridge
- 3876542  Pudsey
  6482357  Yorkshire
  2547638  Superlative
- 5738264
Repeat six times.

Contains 672 each Ashtead, Cambridge, Rutland, Superlative and Yorkshire, 448 each Cassiobury, Lincolnshire and London and 224 each Bristol and Pudsey, with 153 changes of method and all the work of every method for every bell.

Rung at Miami on 30 January 2016, conducted by Timothy J Barnes.

5,056 Spliced Surprise Major (10 methods)

Richard I Allton
23456   M  B  W  H  Methods           
23564   2     2  -  PPN.B.RLLLU.B.CCY.
53462   -           R.LP
64235   -     -     L.P.SSC
36245         -  3  PCA.R.B.B.
24365         -  -  RY.U.
32465            -  SANPA.
43265            -  LSU.
52364   -        -  U.CU.
35264            -  NYLNP.
34562       - -  -  CC.BBB.NNY.
35642         -  2  BAPAR.ARRA.B.
26543   -        -  NA.LACAR.
56423   -  -     -  L.BBB.NS.
45623            -  YUSYC.
64523            -  ALA.
42635      -        A.RUR
35426   2     -     L.RASP.LURUL.U
42356         -  -  AA.U.
26354   -        2  U.NYYP.B.
36452   -           AY.YL
46253   -           R.LS
32654   -        -  NCC.PR.
54326   2     -     YPY.UASS.URULR.L
32546         -  -  NU.L.
25346            2  URY.B.
34256         -  -  PNA.U.
24653   -           R.UC
64352   -           L.SSNN
23456   -        -  PSS.CR.          

608 Ashtead, London, Rutland, Uxbridge; 448 Bristol, Lincolnshire (N), Pudsey, Superlative; 416 Cambridge, Yorkshire, 133 changes of method, 101 combination rollups, all the work.

Rung at Gressenhall on 27 January 2002.

5,024 Spliced Surprise Major (10 methods)

Graham A C John
 23456    M  B  W  H   Methods       
 42356             -   RPCYP.
 63254    -        -   YPY.APN.
 26354             -   USYSN.
 26543       -     -   URR.A.
 52643             -   YSLNC.
 65243             -   LUUULLL.
 63542       -  -  -   A.BBB.SCN.
 25346    -     3  -   AN.N.B.B.NSS.
 32546             -   USU.
 53246             -   UCU.
 54632    2     -  -   CSN.URS.N.L.
 32654       3     -   BBBB.PU.UY.BBR.
 42563    -     2  -   U.C.AACPC.R.
 64523          -      YU.YPP
 23645    2     -      NPS.B.C.U
 42635          -      SR.NA
 63425          -  -   PYA.YSY.
 46325             -   YNRCC.
 32465          -  -   ACY.U.
 43265             -   LYU.
 52364    -        -   R.US.
 35264             -   RCR.
 23564             -   RPYNC.
 24365       -  -  -   A.RR.U.
 62345          -      PL.U
 34625          -  -   LN.PNS.
 54263    -     2  -   R.P.B.L.
 25463             -   LLLLA.
(62453)         -      AA.
 34256    -        -    PRA.NCYC.
 23456             -   RRS.          

640 Uxbridge, 576 Rutland, 512 Cambridge, Lincolnshire (N), Yorkshire, 480 Pudsey, Superlative, 448 London, Ashtead, 416 Bristol. 127 com, all the work, 112 cru's. Tittums.

Published in The Ringing World (1990, page 764).
Published in A Collection of Compositions of Spliced Surprise (1996).

5,024 Spliced Surprise Major (10 methods)

John S Warboys
 23456   M  B  W  H  Methods     
 42356            -  RSYA.
 63254   -        -  R.NNPP.
 26354         3  -  AULU.B.CRCNP.U.
 32654            -  RYR.
 56423   -     -     L.LAU.L
 42563         -  -  PYA.SNS.
 52364   -           L.CR
 43265   -        -  R.UP.
(65432)  2     -     U.B.N.
 65324      -     -    PCAC.YC.
 43526   -        -  NSY.SAC.
 35426            2  YYRSS.B.
 45236   -  -     -  L.BBB.NP.
 34562      -     2  A.A.B.
 53462            -  SYPCL.
 26435   -     -  -  L.RULUR.L.
 64235            2  LCPYS.B.
 64352      -     -  A.A.
 46253      -  -  2  PN.BBB.L.B.
 24653            -  SSRYY.
 65243         -  -  CAS.YSN.
(54632)     -        CY.
 24365   -     2  -    CACP.N.B.U.
 62345         -     PU.R
 34625         -  -  RC.L.
 64523   -           SNS.AYP
 32546   -     -  -  L.UAL.L.
 53246            -  RYR.
 25346   3        -  U.PNCRC.B.ULUA.
 34256         -  -  PPNN.R.
 23456            -  AYSR.       

Contains 576 Rutland; 544 London; 512 Ashtead, Cambridge, Pudsey, Superlative, Yorkshire; 448 Bristol, Lincolnshire(N), Uxbridge, with 93 combination rollups, 136 changes of method and all the work.

5,024 Spliced Surprise Major (10 methods)

Richard G Crosland
 23456    M  W  H   Methods      
 42356          -   PNBDL.
 45623    2  -  -   NBD.B.P.R.
 24653       -      DN.NBD
 52643       -      MLA.L
 64523       -  -   PPCC.L.
 25346    -  -      NBD.S.B
 32546          -   AMAS.
 54326       -  -   PR.L.
 62345    -  -  -   SNS.C.R.
 36245          -   ANS.
 23645    3     -   ADD.ND.B.MRA.
 34625       2      RMA.PPN.SSP
 56423    -     -   PSC.MRA.
 54263       -  2   ANBDL.M.B.
 25463          -   SSPPL.
 34562    -     -   L.ANA.
 53462          -   ARCN.
 43265    -         NBD.NM
 23564    -         M.MC
 53624       2  -   CM.DC.R.
 36524          2   LDRDM.B.
(23564)      -      RRDD.
 45362    -     -    D.MRA.
 25634    -  2  -   R.S.B.L.
 62534          -   NBL.
 56234          -   PPLCC.
(35264)      -      SR.
(62453)   -  -       CA.RMRLR.
 34256    -     -    CSLC.MRA.
 45236       2      CM.PD.PSC
 23456       -  -   LP.AMPC.     

512 Adelaide, 416 Bristol, 512 Cambridge, 544 Chesterfield (D), 480 London, 512 Lindum (M), 480 Brighton (N), 544 Pudsey, 576 Rutland, 448 Superlative. 135 com, all the work, 54 cru's.

Published in The Ringing World (1965, page 492).

5,184 (5,024) Spliced Surprise Major (10 methods)

Donald F Morrison (no. 8376)
 23456   B  M  W  H
(52436)        -     WLWWC.
(35426)     3  -      K.F.(CG).P.
 35264   -        -   E.GKR.
 24365   -  -  - [-] EKFBB.RPG.BCLR.L.
Repeat five times, omitting [-]
from alternate parts.

Contains 576 each Bristol, Buckfastleigh (K), Chesterfield, Glasgow, London, Richmond and Whalley and 384 each Belfast (F), Essex and Pudsey, with 149 changes of method, 21 each 56s and 65s, 12 each 8765s, 8756s, 8765s off the front and 8756s off the front, 3 each 5678s off the front and 6578s off the front, 129 runs of four or more consecutive bells either at the back (80) or at the front (49), and back rounds.

Reduce to 5,024 by replacing the two parenthesized leads by one lead of Belfast in five parts. Contains 576 each Bristol, Buckfastleigh, London, Richmond and Whalley, 544 Belfast, 416 each Chesterfield and Glasgow and 384 each Essex and Pudsey, with 139 changes of method, with all the same music plus two additional four bell runs off the front.

Rung at Raleigh, North Carolina on 22 September 2019, conducted by Timothy J Barnes.

5,088 Spliced Surprise Major (6–10 methods)

Andrew N Tyler
6 methods:
23456  M I/V B  W  H  Part 1    Part 2    Part 3   
43526  -     -     -  R.MR.MEU. R.WM.UEM. U.FW.EMR.
24536           -     WMUFRU.U  WUMFWU.M  FFMWEU.R
32546           -     FEUWER.U  MFMMRE.M  MMWFWE.U
25346     x           EF.UR.WU  RE.WF.MR  RM.EU.FE
53246     x           UW.FW.FW  UF.RW.WR  MR.WF.MU
62345  -           -  W.MEFEEU. W.RMREWM. E.FREWMM.
36245              -  RWMFUEF.  UFEFMWR.  EEFUWER.
23645              -  WFURWER.  MEURUFR.  RUEWFFU. 

7 methods:
23456  M I/V B  W  H  Part 1    Part 2    Part 3   
43526  -     -     -  R.RU.BEM. B.MB.FWM. R.FR.WMR.
24536           -     FBBRWE.U  UBFMEU.M  RWWMFW.E
32546           -     WRUFBR.U  MUWRFR.E  EUMERM.B
25346     x           WM.BF.UF  RF.UB.BR  UB.UM.BE
53246     x           UE.FB.FR  UB.BW.BW  MR.MF.WB
62345  -           -  M.EEUMEU. E.FRMBMW. B.FUEWMM.
36245              -  WEFEUFE.  WEBWFMU.  WEBUBWR.
23645              -  WFUEEWF.  MWRMEWF.  RUFERUR. 

8 methods:
23456  M I/V B  W  H  Part 1    Part 2    Part 3   
43526  -     -     -  R.MB.PUM. F.FB.UEM. M.EF.EWP.
24536           -     FWPMFU.R  RPUWUB.M  PUEWRE.P
32546           -     PFUPBR.R  WUFUBP.E  BWMPBW.M
25346     x           UB.ER.EF  ME.PB.FU  RP.FM.MF
53246     x           ER.PW.BM  UF.PP.FW  RR.WM.EU
62345  -           -  F.EBFEUF. U.UEBWFB. B.PWEBMM.
36245              -  WBWFBRE.  PBEUMMR.  WEMRBWR.
23645              -  UERPWMW.  MPBRRWF.  RPWEUFU. 

9 methods:
23456  M I/V B  W  H  Part 1    Part 2    Part 3   
43526  -     -     -  R.CR.MPC. P.PM.BCM. R.WF.UUR.
24536           -     WRCWFW.P  MBWUWB.P  PWCPWB.E
32546           -     CWUPBF.C  WFRURW.M  PFCBUC.C
25346     x           FF.BE.PC  EB.FR.RF  UR.EB.EP
53246     x           EE.EC.FF  UP.RM.PU  MR.RM.MB
62345  -           -  M.MBFEWB. U.BEMMFM. F.UBERMM.
36245              -  BECCEBR.  UPPCUWU.  CRFUBPW.
23645              -  EWRUPWF.  MEUPBFW.  RCEECUE. 

10 methods:
23456  M I/V B  W  H  Part 1    Part 2    Part 3   
43526  -     -     -  L.PL.UCR. P.LB.CBM. L.CL.FCP.
24536           -     PUPLUF.R  FURFPW.M  WCMCWE.C
32546           -     EWURBL.L  PMRLUP.R  PULURB.L
25346     x           RE.BB.UW  PB.UW.EC  RF.PE.PB
53246     x           CL.WW.LC  UM.EC.PU  BR.BF.WE
62345  -           -  F.FMEPEM. C.WMPFRE. M.RFEEMM.
36245              -  WEBLUPF.  FBFFBBR.  BWUMLUR.
23645              -  FUWRMEL.  MECWRMF.  CMECWCW. 

The 6 method arrangement contains 864 each Lindum (M), Uxbridge and Wembley; and 832 each Ealing, Rutland and Watford (F); with 144 changes of method and 113 combination rollups.
The 7 method arrangement contains 736 each Brislington, Ealing, Lindum (M), Uxbridge and Wembley; and 704 each Rutland and Watford (F); with 144 changes of method and 114 combination rollups.
The 8 method arrangement contains 640 each Brislington, Ealing, Lindum (M), Peterborough, Uxbridge, Watford (F), and Wembley; and 608 Rutland; with 146 changes of method and 109 combination rollups.
The 9 method arrangement contains 576 each Brislington, Claybrooke, Ealing, Peterborough, Rutland, and Uxbridge; and 544 each Lindum (M), Watford (F) and Wembley; with 139 changes of method and 99 combination rollups.
The 10 method arrangement contains 512 each Claybrooke, Ealing, Lindum (M), London, Peterborough, Rutland, Uxbridge, Watford(F), and Wembley; and 480 Brislington; with 148 changes of method and 87 combination rollups.
All arrangements contain all the work of each method for every bell.

Published in The Ringing World (2002, page 29).

5,152 Spliced Surprise Major (10 methods)

Robert D S Brown
   2345678 Pudsey
 - 3578264 Northampton
   7325486 Northampton
   2743658 Whalley
   4267835 Northampton
   6482573 London
 - 5864327 Claybrooke
   6538742 Huddersfield
   8452673 Richmond
 - 6584327 Newlyn
   2743586 Richmond
   4257638 Pudsey
   7328465 Newcastle
   3876254 Newcastle
   8635742 Huddersfield
   5462873 Whalley
 - 8654327 Claybrooke
   5836742 Richmond
 - 7358264 London
   5723486 London
   2547638 Chesterfield
   6482357 Chesterfield
   3876542 Claybrooke
 - 5738264
7 part.

Contains 672 Claybrooke, London, Northampton, Richmond, 448 Chesterfield, Huddersfield, Newcastle, Pudsey, Whalley, 224 Newlyn, with 132 changes of method, all the work.
From Chandler's 23 methods.

5,024 Spliced Surprise Major (10 methods)

Richard G Crosland
 234567   M  W  V  B  F  I  H  Methods     
 723546            2  -     -  I.U.UO.HMOM.
 372546                     -  USRS.
 237546                     -  EH.
 23564                   -  -  H.RHME.
 23645             -        -  R.SB.
 62345                      -  RMI.
 36245                      -  RUUS.
 24365       -              -  EO.SRU.
 32465                      -  SCU.
 43265          3           -  HR.IB.MU.UI.
 64235       -                 S.BEOIC
 752346      -        -     -  S.IC.E.
 275346                     -  IUE.
 732456            -           R.I
 652743               -     -  SRSHO.HR.
 265743                     -  ORR.
 526743                     -  HBM.
 527346                  -  -  H.HUHM.
 52364                   -  -  H.HUR.
 357246            -  -        R.HSU.E
 35264                   -  -  ERM.UHMH.
(23456)               -  -     ES.IMR.
 52436       -                   CSBE.SBE
(43652)      -        -  -     OIC.E.ORHM.
(35426)            -             CMHH.
 42356       -              -    OICSB.O.
 54326       -                 BEOI.SBE
 34625    -                    O.EM
 64523    -                    M.BEOI
 34256    -  2              -  CS.IC.UO.CS.
(453762)                 -     UR.
(42356)            -  -          HBM.BI.
 23456                      -    MCH.      

672 Hedon; 576 Runnymede, Springfield; 512 Eccleston, Mangotsfield, Uppingham; 480 Irthlingborough; 448 Okeford; 384 Brentwood; 352 Chesterfield, 145 changes of method, 47 combination rollups, all the work.

5,024 Spliced Surprise Major (10 methods)

Richard G Crosland
 234567   W  B  V  M  F  I  H  Methods                 
 23564       -              -  MUTX.L.
 36524    2                    MA.S.R
 36245    -  -  3              GLRG.G.URI.S.S.T
(527346)              -        XM.
 275346      x                   R.GM
 52364       2x          -  -  I.SGS.UA.U.
 35264    3                 -  IGSI.S.XR.A.
 427365               -        G.TL
(23456)                  -     XTR.
 45236    -                 -    I.URI.
 24536                      -  IGM.
 26435             2        -  A.S.TXM.
 42635                      -  TASSR.
(64523)               -  -     AT.S.
(645723)              -  2       TX.S.X.
 476253   3  -                   L.LTUUR.S.U.ALM
(56342)               -        G.
 56423       -              -    R.MUA.
 45623                      -  ARU.
 64523                      -  II.
 64235       -           3x -  I.TI.MR.GIG.U.
 527634               -        U.G
 26543                   -     GLR.I
 52643       -  3  -  -  -     I.R.GLGUG.LLR.I.AA.LG.U
 52436       -              -  L.AA.
 54326    -                 2  TXM.XMU.S.
 35426                      -  TXMURI.
(43652)               -  -     RL.XA.
(35426)      -                   S.
 42356    -                 -    T.TX.
 34256                      -  XLTXMUT.
 23456                      -  GSGL.                   
x=6ths place bobs.

Contains 608 Geelong, 544 Redruth, Ullenhall, 512 Ilkley, Southall, Thetford, 480 Lithium, 448 Aldermary, Xenia, 416 Montgomery, with 47 combination rollups, 139 changes of method, all the work.

Rung at Cubitt Town on 17 June 2002, conducted by Stanley Jenner.