5024 8-Spliced Surprise Major

Layout
5024 8-Spliced Surprise Major
Composed by Graham A C John
23456 M W B H Methods
42356 – SCGS.
54326 – 3 WBWL.CLOG.ECL.B.
62345 – – – L.S.SCC.
24365 2 3 LS.B.L.B.EWBWW.
23645 – 2 LOL.E.WS.
26435 – 2 EC.L.OCS.
25634 2 – E.B.WO.
26354 – 2 BC.GCO.ELC.
35264 – – SW.L.
56342 – WW.GO
62534 – 2 SE.GS.SSCLO.BW
52364 – – – BB.EOGC.SS.
42635 – 2 – E.S.GSOLS.W.
(34625) – WO.
52643 – – – GOLC.S.L.
26543 3 2 CL.CLE.LEC.L.GGCO.
(64523) 2 CGGCG.WC.
32546 – – – SGG.C.L.
24536 2 3 OGSOE.B.L.B.OOEG.
25346 – 2 WBBBE.L.LWWBW.
23456 – 2 EWLEW.E.LEEEWE.
Contains 800 London; 672 Cambridge, Cornwall (W), Lessness (E); 640 Superlative; 544 Glasgow; 512 Bristol, Cassiobury (O); 137 com; atw.
115 crus (24f,91b), 30 5678s (10f,20b), 18 6578s (1f,17b), 116 4-bell runs (63f,53b), 282 5678 combinations (141f,141b), 10 8765s (9f,1b), Tittums.
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
1
Number of methods
8
Changes of method
137
Stage
Major
True rows
5024
False rows
0
Complete extents
0
Partial extents
1
Applicable leadhead codes
Date composed
Default calls
Near
Types of call
1
   14 LE Bob (–)
63
Performances
Date Type Details
Thu 21 May 1998 First rung on towerbells 5024 8-Spliced Surprise Major at Greasley  
Tue 28 Jan 2003 Peal on towerbells 5024 Spliced Surprise Major (8m) by the Kent County Association at St Michael and All Angels, Maidstone, Kent, conducted by John B Keeler  
Thu 6 May 2004 Peal on towerbells 5024 Spliced Surprise Major by the Society of Royal Cumberland Youths at St Leonard, Shoreditch, London, conducted by Richard M Hobbs  
Tue 28 Mar 2006 Peal on towerbells 5024 Spliced Surprise Major by the Saint James' Guild at Holy Trinity, Wandsworth, London, conducted by David C Brown  
Wed 25 Oct 2006 Peal on towerbells 5024 Spliced Surprise Major (Nottingham 8) by the Peterborough Diocesan Guild at St Bartholomew, Sproxton, Leicestershire, conducted by Derek E Sibson  
Sat 30 Dec 2006 Peal on towerbells 5024 Spliced Surprise Major by the Saint James' Guild at SS Mary and Michael, Trumpington, Cambridgeshire, conducted by David C Brown  
Sun 11 Nov 2012 Peal on towerbells 5024 Spliced Surprise Major (8m) by the Southwell and Nottingham Diocesan Guild at Civic Centre, Rockingham, WA, conducted by David C Brown  
Sun 9 Feb 2014 Peal on towerbells 5024 Spliced Surprise Major by the Saint James' Guild at St James, Marietta, Georgia, conducted by David C Brown  
Sat 6 Jan 2018 Peal on towerbells 5024 Spliced Surprise Major (8 Methods) by the Ancient Society of College Youths at All Saints, Pocklington, East Riding of Yorkshire, conducted by James W Holdsworth  
Sat 7 Apr 2018 Peal on handbells 5024 Spliced Surprise Major (8m) by the Scottish Association at 1 Albany Quadrant, Glasgow, conducted by Simon J Gay