1282 Bristol Surprise Major

Layout

23456	M	B	W	H
35264		–
46253	s		––s
53642	–s		s	s
(42536)		–	–s––s

38 crus (10f,28b), 25 5678s (3f,22b), 8 6578s (6f,2b), 113 4-bell runs (45f,68b), 234 5678 combinations (56f,178b), 17 8765s (3f,14b), Reverse Waterfall, Backrounds.

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

Number of methods

Changes of method

Stage

Major

True rows

1282

False rows

Complete extents

Partial extents

Applicable leadhead codes

Date composed

Apr 2022

Default calls

Near

Types of call

1234 LE Single (s)

14 LE Bob (–)

Performances

Date	Type	Details
Thu 14 Apr 2022	First rung on towerbells	1282 Bristol Surprise Major at Bell Foundry Tower, Loughborough, Leicestershire, conducted by Luke G Groom
Mon 21 Sept 2026	QuarterPeal on handbells	1282 Bristol Surprise Major by the Scottish Association at 1 Albany Quadrant, Glasgow, conducted by Simon J Gay