Minsmere Surprise Major

Blue Line
Properties
Changes
  • Adjacent
  • Identity
  • Jump
  • Static
  • Dynamic
  • Cross
  • Penultimate
Hunt bells
  • Principle
  • Hunter
    • One
    • Multiple
    • All
Working bell cycles
  • Monocyclic
  • Isocyclic
  • Differential
Hunter classes
  • Plain
    • Place
    • Bob
    • Single
  • Treble Dodging
    • Treble Bob
    • Delight
    • Surprise
  • Alliance
  • Treble Place
  • Hybrid
  • Little
Symmetry
  • Asymmetric
  • Palindromic
  • Double
  • Rotational
  • Offset
Leadheads
  • Plain Bob
  • Grandsire
  • Original
  • Cyclic
  • Rounds
Course properties
  • True plain course
  • True leads
  • Right place
  • Uneven parity
  • Layered
Place notation
-38-14-12-16-14-38-14-18,12
Leadhead
b 15738264
Divisions
None
Default calls
Near
Method above
Truro Surprise Major
Method below
Minsmere Surprise Major
FCH Groups
BDde
Accepted extension path
Compositions designed for this method
13
Leads in course
7
Lead length
32
Plain course length
224
Hunt bells
1
Working bells
7
Stationary bells
0
Maximum blows in one place
2
Music score (default scheme)
♫ 75
Performances
Date Type Details
Wed 28 Jul 1937 First peal on towerbells 5088 Minsmere Surprise Major by the Suffolk Guild at St Mary, Helmingham, Suffolk, conducted by Leslie C Wightman
Tue 19 Nov 1963 First peal on handbells Minsmere Surprise Major by the Hertford County Association at American School, Bushey, Herts