5376 8-Spliced Surprise Major (Nottingham Eight)

Layout
5376 8-Spliced Surprise Major
Composed by John M Goldthorpe
2345678 Methods
7823456 2a BW.C.O.LE.S.G.
4683572 b BW.C.OLE.S.G.
3572468 4a BW.C.O.LE.S.G.
3 part.

a = 2.s3.4.s6.s7.s8
b = s2.3.s6.s7.s8
Contains 672 Bristol, Cambridge, Cassiobury (O), Cornwall (W), Glasgow, Lessness (E), London, Superlative; 167 com; atw.
47 crus (19f,28b), 17 5678s (6f,11b), 4 6578s (2f,2b), 109 4-bell runs (55f,54b), 187 5678 combinations (90f,97b), 8 8765s (6f,2b), Queens, Tittums, Kings, 19 87s at back.
Blue Line
Properties
Structure
  • Backstroke start
  • Mid lead start
  • Mid lead finish
  • Variable hunt
  • Variable cover
  • Palindromic
  • Exact multipart
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
  • Pure changes
  • Touching places
  • Tenors reversed
Truth
  • True
  • Round block
  • Single extent block
  • Multi-extent block
  • Repetition between calls
  • Internal rounds
Number of parts
3
Number of methods
8
Changes of method
167
Stage
Major
True rows
5376
False rows
0
Complete extents
0
Partial extents
1
Applicable leadhead codes
Date composed
1 Apr 2026
Default calls
Near
Types of call
2
   1234 LE Single (s)
84
   14 LE Bob (–)
39
Performances
Date Type Details