5088 Cornwall Surprise Major

Layout

(2346578)	M	B	V	I	F	W	H
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4726358	s		–
4253678	ss				–	s
24365		–					s
(5372648)					–
5472638			s
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4236578				–

3 part; Start at the backstroke snap.

130 crus (58f,72b), 48 5678s (24f,24b), 42 6578s (18f,24b), 218 4-bell runs (120f,98b), 816 5678 combinations (336f,480b), 48 8765s (24f,24b), Backrounds.

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

Number of methods

Changes of method

Stage

Major

True rows

5088

False rows

Complete extents

Partial extents

Applicable leadhead codes

Date composed

Default calls

Near

Types of call

1234 LE Single (s)

14 LE Bob (–)

Performances

Date	Type	Details
Fri 18 Sept 2009	First rung on towerbells	5088 Cornwall Surprise Major by the Yorkshire Association at Cathedral Church of St Marie (RC), Sheffield, South Yorkshire, conducted by Alan G Reading
Sun 31 Aug 2025	Peal on towerbells	5088 Cornwall Surprise Major at St Thomas the Martyr, Oxford, Oxfordshire, conducted by David L Thomas