5120 8-Spliced Surprise Major

Layout
5120 8-Spliced Surprise Major
Composed by Philip G K Davies
23456 B W M H Methods
23564 – – BBBB.PP.
56234 – – PPYN.PCC.
42635 – – CPC.CR.
24536 – – 2 RRL.BBB.R.RPNNN.
46532 – 2 R.YCCY.SCSSSSS.
42563 – – 2 YCSP.SNNNSN.RRRRRR.LYL.
24365 2 2 NYY.LRLLLLL.YR.NNPCYYY.
2 part.
Contains 896 Rutland; 704 Lincolnshire (N), Yorkshire; 640 Cambridge; 576 London, Pudsey, Superlative; 448 Bristol; 87 com; atw.
84 crus (11f,73b), 11 5678s (0f,11b), 11 6578s (0f,11b), 101 4-bell runs (47f,54b), 206 5678 combinations (118f,88b), 12 8765s (12f,0b), Backrounds.
Blue Line
Properties
Structure
  • Backstroke start
  • Mid lead start
  • Mid lead finish
  • Variable hunt
  • Variable cover
Methods
  • Spliced
  • ATW
  • Mixed stage
  • Change every lead
  • Every lead different
  • Jump method
Calls
  • Standard calls
  • Twin bob
  • Jump calls
  • No calls
  • Tenors together
  • Strictly tenors together
  • Multipart calling
Changes
  • Adjacent changes
  • Identity changes
  • Jump changes
  • Tenors reversed
  • Palindromic
  • Exact multipart
Truth
  • True
  • Round block
  • Single extent block
  • Multi-extent block
  • Repetition between calls
  • Internal rounds
Number of parts
2
Number of methods
8
Changes of method
87
Stage
Major
True rows
5120
False rows
0
Complete extents
0
Partial extents
1
Applicable leadhead codes
Date composed
Default calls
Near
Types of call
1
   14 LE Bob (–)
42
Performances
Date Type Details
Sat 6 Mar 1976 Peal on towerbells 5120 Spliced Surprise Major (8m) by the Cambridge University Guild at St Mary, Over, Cambridgeshire, conducted by Bernard H Taylor  
Sat 6 Feb 1982 Peal on towerbells 5120 Spliced Surprise Major (8m) by the Yorkshire Association at St John, St John at Hackney, Hackney, Greater London, conducted by Anthony J Cox  
Sun 3 May 1987 Peal on towerbells 5120 Spliced Surprise Major (8m) by the Lancashire Association at St James, Accrington, Lancashire, conducted by Colin Woods  
Sat 3 Jun 1989 Peal on towerbells 5120 Spliced Surprise Major (8m) by the Lancashire Association at St John, Farnworth and Kearsley, Greater Manchester, conducted by Colin Woods  
Sat 21 Oct 1989 Peal on towerbells 5120 Spliced Surprise Major (8m) by the Lancashire Association at St Silas, Blackburn, Lancashire, conducted by Colin Woods  
Sun 10 Mar 1991 Peal on towerbells 5120 Spliced Surprise Major by the Lancashire Association of Change Ringers at St James, Accrington, Lancashire, conducted by Peter C Randall  
Sat 2 Jan 1993 Peal on towerbells 5120 Spliced Surprise Major (8m) by the Cambridge University Guild at St Nicholas, Harpenden, Hertfordshire  
Wed 6 Apr 1994 Peal on towerbells 5120 Spliced Surprise Major by the Chester Diocesan Guild at St Peter and St Paul, Cattistock, Dorset, conducted by Peter C Randall  
Sun 13 Apr 2025 Peal on towerbells 5120 Spliced Surprise Major (8m) by the Dordrecht Society of Change Ringers at 't Klockhuys, Dordrecht, Netherlands, conducted by Peter C Randall