Major Compositions
by Robert W Lee

5008 Plain Bob Major
5024 Plain Bob Major (no. 1)
5024 Plain Bob Major (no. 2)
5040 Plain Bob Major
5056 Plain Bob Major (no. 1)
5056 Plain Bob Major (no. 2)
5104 Plain Bob Major (arr.)
5000 Little Bob Major
5152 Little Bob Major
5008 Double Norwich Court Bob Major (no. 1)
5008 Double Norwich Court Bob Major (no. 2)
5088 Double Norwich Court Bob Major
5184 Double Norwich Court Bob Major
5088 Kent T.B. Major (no. 1)
5088 Kent T.B. Major (no. 2)
5088 Kent T.B. Major (no. 3)
5088 Kent T.B. Major (no. 4)
5184 Kent T.B. Major 
5184 Kent & Oxford T.B. Major (Ilkeston varn.)
5024 Yorkshire S. Major
5056 Yorkshire S. Major (no. 1)
5056 Yorkshire S. Major (no. 2)
5056 Yorkshire S. Major (no. 3)
5056 Yorkshire S. Major (no. 4)
5088 Yorkshire S. Major (no. 1)
5088 Yorkshire S. Major (no. 2)
5120 Yorkshire S. Major
5152 Yorkshire S. Major (no. 1)
5152 Yorkshire S. Major (no. 2)
5152 Yorkshire S. Major (no. 2a)
5152 Yorkshire S. Major (no. 3)
5152 Yorkshire S. Major (arr.)
5184 Yorkshire S. Major 
5088 Rutland S. Major (no. 1)
5088 Rutland S. Major (no. 2)
5216 Rutland S. Major 
5760 Rutland S. Major 
5024 Superlative S. Major 
5088 Superlative S. Major 
5152 Superlative S. Major 
5152 Superlative S. Major (arr.)
5184 Pudsey S. Major 
5056 Bristol S. Major 
5088 Bristol S. Major (no. 1)
5088 Bristol S. Major (no. 2)
5152 Bristol S. Major 
5184 Bristol S. Major 
5186 Bristol S. Major 
5184 New Cambridge S. Major 
5088 Caerffili S. Major 
5120 Glasgow S. Major 
5600 Jovium S. Major
5152 Ho Ho Ho S. Major
5024 Richeldis de Faverches Surprise Major
5152 Double Standard D. Major
5056-5024 Spliced  S. Major (2-5m: CYNRS, atw)
5056 Spliced  S. Major (3m: CYN, atw)
5024 Spliced  S. Major (4m: CYNR, atw)
5056 Spliced  S. Major (4m: CYNR, atw)
5184 Spliced  S. Major (4m: CYNR)
5056 Spliced  S. Major (8m: std. 8, atw)
5152 Spliced  S. Major (8m: std. 8, atw) (no. 1) 
5152 Spliced  S. Major (8m: std. 8, atw) (no. 2) 
5184 Spliced  S. Major (8m: std. 8)

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5008 Plain Bob Major 

W     5     4     B     I     M     H     23456
			            -     42356
      -     s                       3     63245          I     A
      -     s                       3     52364          I
      -     s                       -     24356
            -                 -           735264
      3*                -                 237465
4*    -           s                 s     275346      
s                                   s     357246
s                 s                 -     725364
      3*                2           2     43256
                  A                       53264
s                 3A                      63254                      
s     -     s                       2     23456           

3* = s--, 4* = s-s- (NOT -s-s, as this is false.)
144 cru's, 24 8765's, 15 7568's; 24 5678's off the front,
Queens, Tittums, Whittingtons.
Rung at Sutterton 5/5/97

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5024 Plain Bob Major (no. 1)

W     5     4     B     I     M     H     23456
                  -                 2     52364
s     -     s                       3     43265
      -     s                       3     52346
s     -     s                       3     63245
      -     s                       -     35264
            -                             427365
s     -          (s                 s     375246
s                                   s     257346
s                 s)                -     735264
      3                 -                 327465
-                       -           -     43256
s     -     s                       3     62354
s     -     s                       2     32456

2 part, omitting bracketted calls in part 1.
144 cru's, 24 8765's, 14 7568's; 24 5678's off the front,
Queens, Tittums, Whittingtons.
Rung at Fulney 6/2/99

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5024 Plain Bob Major (no. 2)

W     B     M     H     23456
     5/4    -           54326
      -     2     3     32465
            -           42563
-  In, In   -           473526
    s4/s3   2           274536
      2     In    -     53462
-                 -     46532
-     -                 46325
     4ths               537426
     4ths   2     -     247563
      In                45236
      -     s     3     23465
            s     -     45362
-           s     -     32456
      -                 25364
     4ths               437265
3     In          -     43256
     s3rds        -     357246
s                 s     275346
     5/4    s           753246
-           2           472536
    s4/s3   -           273546
s    s4ths        -     24356
            s     -     36452
-    4ths         -     724563
2    5ths, B            35264
     4ths               427365
3     In          3     23456  

68 cru's, 24 5678's, 6578's, 7568's, 8765's, Queens,
Tittums, Whittingtons, all near misses. 224 runs of
4 bells off the back & front.
20/10/06
Rung at Richmond 23/10/06

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5040 Plain Bob Major

W     M     H     23456
s           -     45326     
      s           65324     I
*     -     -     43526     I     A
-     -           54632     I
s           s     36452     I
      4A          32465
      B           46325
      4A          45362
      C           23456

B = A with s at *
C = A with - for final s

For handbells: 3-4 course after 1st course end,
5-6 course for 23 courses.
Rung on handbells at York (5 Rawcliffe Grove) 17/9/03

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5056 Plain Bob Major (no. 1)

W     B     M     H     23456
-     -     -     -     45362
            3     -     34562
-                 s     65342
            -     s     32546
3     -           3     24365

4 part, s for - halfway & end.
For handbells.
Rung on handbells at Northallerton (19 Romanby Green) 7/1/05

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5056 Plain Bob Major (no. 2)

W     B     M     H     23456
-     -           s     25364
            3     -     32564
-                 s     65324
            -     -     43526
3     -           3     32465

4 part, s for - halfway & end.
Rung on handbells at Coventry (56 Kirby Road) 12/10/05, conducted by Richard J Angrave.

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5104 Plain Bob Major (arr.)

5/4    B     M     23456
       -           35264
-s           *     42536

24 part. Call - H at end of
every 4th part, s for - halfway & end,
and add ss at * in 5th part only.
Contains all 24 courses with the 6th in 6ths and
all 24 courses with the 6th in 5ths.

15/4/05 (any prior claims welcomed)
Rung at Northallerton 16/4/05, conducted by Jennifer A Town.

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5000 Little Bob Major

W     M     H     23456
-     s     3     62435
s     s     3     52463
      -           42365
      
12 part, calling s halfway & end.
4th part to be called:

I     4     W     M     5     H     23465
            -     s           -     45236
s           ss                s     357246
      2                       -     52643
            -     -           -     36524
                        -           375642
      -                       2     52436
            s     s           3     62453
                  -                 42356
            
144 cru's, Queens, Tittums, Whittingtons, all courses
with 5 & 6 in 5-6.
Rung at Pinchbeck 15/5/00

Alternatively, omit the insertion in 4th part and call 
part 12 as follows (5000 no.2):

I     W     M     5     H     43265
      -     s     -           572463
-                 3           745362
      -           -           325764
-                 -           253764
-                 2     3     54236
      s     s           3     64253
            -           s     23456      

This gives 12 8765's at the expense of Whittingtons.

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5152 Little Bob Major

W     M     B     5     H     23456
                        -     42356
s     s                 -     36245
                 (-     2*    273654
                  -     2     432756
      s                 2     325746
-           s     3           735264
            s           3     735246
-                       3     275346 
-                       -     532746  
      s     s           3     432765
            s           -     243756
                  -)    -     32645    
3                       -     63245
s     s                 -     25364
      3                 2     53264
      s                 2     32465                       

4 part, omitting bracketted calls in parts 2 & 4. 2* = -s.
Contains 144 cru's, 24 2468's, 3468's, 7468's, 432 combs.
5678 in 5678 inc. 24 8765's, 7568's, 7658's, 5867's, 6857's, 
5768's, 6758's, Queens, Kings, Whittingtons, Tittums & all near misses.
Not yet rung.  

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5008 Double Norwich C.B. Major (no. 1)

1     2     4     5     6     7     23456
                  -                 42635
-*    -                             473526
                  -                 342756                  
                              -    (23645)
            s           s           56342
s                 2                 23546
            s           s           65342
s                 -                 34256

6 part, s for -* in parts 3 & 6.
Part 2 to be called:

1     2     3     4     6     34256
s           -                 532764
-                       -     723564
                  -           627534
      -                       54236
s                            (34256)

and then continue as before.

64 cru's, 24 5678's, 6578's, 7568's, 8765's;
24 5678's, 8765's off the front, Queens, Whittingtons.
Not yet rung.

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5008 Double Norwich C.B. Major (no. 2)

I     6     4     5     B     W     H     23456
           (a)                            8234567
           (a)                            7823456
           (a)                            6782345
           (a)    2                 -     342756
                        2                 234756
-           -           3                 32465
-           -           -     s           342765
                              -           23546
      s                                   473526
            -     s                       25364
            -     s                       463725
            -     -                       5678234
           (a)                            4567823
           (a)                            3456782
           (a)          2*                43256
      s                 -                 735246
-                       ss                325746
2                       2                 573246
                                    s    (43256)
                        3*                42356
-           -                 -           32546  
      s                                   472536
            -     s                       35264
            -     s                       462735
            -     3                 -     243756
                        2                 324756
-           -           3                 23465
-           -           -     -          (32645)
                  -                       52346
s                       -                 23456

(a) = s3, s4 (8 leads)
2* = s-, 3* = -s-

68 cru's, 24 5678's, 6578's, 8765's, 7568's, 12 2468's, 5432's,
8 7468's, 4567's, 6 7658's off the back, 24 5678's, 8765's,
16 2345's, 12 7654's off the front, Queens, Kings, Whittingtons,
Tittums, all near misses.
Rung at Maidstone, St Michael & All Angels 9/3/03

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5088 Double Norwich C.B. Major

1     2     3     4     6     23456
                        2     42356
-                       3     25346
s     s                       275346
            s     -           46235
-                       -     32645

6 part.
144 cru's, Tittums, Whittingtons, no 82's or 83's.
Rung at Horringer 19/4/98, conducted by Rev Kevin M Price.

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5184 Double Norwich C.B. Major

1     3     6     7     9     23456
            2                 42356
-           3*                35246
-     -           -     -     65234
-           -                 32564

6 part. 3* = --s
144 cru's, Queens, Tittums, no 82's or 83's.
Can be reduced to 5024 by replacing 1, 3, 7, 9 with
s1, s4 in 2 parts (this is best done in parts 2 & 5).
Not yet rung.

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5088 Kent T.B. Major (no. 1)

M    I/5    B     W     H     23456
                  2           35426
            -     2           26354
      x                       63254
      x                       32654
2           -                 25463
2                       -     23564

3 part. A palindrome.
132 cru's
Rung at Burgh le Marsh 30/10/99

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5088 Kent T.B. Major (no. 2)

M     B     W     H     23456
                  2     34256
-     -     2     2     32546
2           -     -     34625
-     -           2     26435
2     -                 63542
2                       23645

3 part.
126 cru's, Tittums.
Also true to Oxford T.B. (126 cru's)
Rung at Macclesfield (handbells) 11/5/04, conducted by Peter C Randall.

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5088 Kent T.B. Major (no. 3)

M     B     W     H     23456
                  2     34256
            2     2     52436
            -     2     54326
      -     2     -     52643
-           2     2     43265
-                       23564

3 part.
126 cru's (inc. 24 56's), Tittums, no 82's.
Not yet rung.

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5088 Kent T.B. Major (no. 4)

M     B     W     H     23456
                  -     42356
      5     2     2     53246
      5     -           45236
      -           -     45362
      5     -     2     43652
2     5                 23456

For handbells: 3-4 and 5-6 both have the maximum 12
courses of coursing.
Rung on handbells at Northallerton (19 Romanby Green) 14/10/05

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5184 Kent T.B. Major
(The 'Wrists' Peal)

M     B     W     H     23456
                  -     42356
      5     -     2     43526
      5     2     -     53246
      5    (2           34256
2                 2)    43652
2     5                 23456

For handbells: 3-4 and 5-6 both have the maximum 12
courses of coursing.
Can be reduced to 5120 by calling W, B, 2W, H 
instead of bracketted calls.

Rung on handbells at York, 5 Rawcliffe Grove 21/4/04

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5184 Kent & Oxford T.B. Major
(Ilkeston variation, 48 com)

M     W     H     23456
-                 52364
      -           36245
2           -     64235
2                 32465
-                 63254
      -           25346
2           2     35426
-                 23564

3 part. Every course called KK KK KO OK KK, with an
extra lead of Kent following each call.
144 cru's
Rung at Tuxford 29/8/00, conducted by Nicholas J Parkes.

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5024 Yorkshire S. Major

5     M     W     H     23456
            -     2     24536
            3     -     52436
            2     -     42356
      s           s     63254
            s     2     32564
-                 2     753246
            -           273546
      2                 472536
-    In, 4ths     3     34265
      -     s           64523
      -     2     2     23456

72 cru's (inc. 21 56's, 17 65's), 
19 8765's, 15 2468's, 8 4567's off the back,
11 8765's, 9 5678's off the front, Queens, 
Kings, Tittums.
Rung at York (St Martin le Grand) 21/9/03

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5056 Yorkshire S. Major (no. 1) 

5     B     M     W     4     I     H     23456
                                    2     34256
                  -                 3     53246
            s                       s     62345
                  s                 3     42365
                  s                 s     63245
            s     -           s     -     537246
                              -     3     32564 
-                 -                 -     523746
            -                       -     432756
            -     -                       725346
      s                                   725364
3     s           -     s                 45236
                  -                 -     23456

91 cru's (inc. 19 56's, 65's), 19 8765's, 11 2468's,
9 3468's, 7 7468's, 6 7568's; 7 5678's off the front, Queens,
Tittums, Whittingtons, all near misses.
Rung at Bicker 16/4/98

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5056 Yorkshire S. Major (no. 2) 

5     M     W     I     4     H     23456
                              -     42356
            -                 3     54326
            -                 2     53246
      s                       s     62345
            s                 3     42365
      -                       3     32564
-                       s     3     45236
                  s           -     537246
                  -                (32564)
      2     s                 s     63245
      s                       -     25346
            -                 2     23456
 
95 cru's (inc. 21 56's, 19 65's), 12 courses 678,
Queens, Tittums, all near misses.
Rung at Ewerby 17/5/99

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5056 Yorkshire S. Major (no. 3) 

5     B     M     W     I     H     23456
            -                 -     64352
                  -                 56342
            s     -           3     42365
            -                 2     25364
                  -           s     63254
            -                 -     42356
                  -           -     35426
            -           -          (524736)
            s                 3     324756
      -                             273546
            2                       472536
-                       -           674532
      -                 -     2     375246
                        s-         (65243)
            -     -           2     23456
 
(N.B. s- = s3rds, In).
60 cru's (inc. 18 56's, 65's), 16 8765's, 7568's, 2468's,
12 4567's, Queens, Kings, Tittums.
Rung at York, St Laurence 11/5/03 to I Can't Believe It's Not Yorkshire S. Major.

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5056 Yorkshire S. Major (no. 4) 

B     M     W     H     23456
                  -     42356
      -     -           53624
      -     s     3     23465
      s     -           65432
      2     -     2     26354
      -           3     36452
      2           -     32654
-                 -     32546
            -     3     43526
            2     2     25346
            -     2     23456
            
83 cru's (inc. 24 56's, 18 65's)
and 9 courses of little bell music.
Rung on handbells at Northallerton (19 Romanby Green) 19/5/06

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5088 Yorkshire S. Major (no. 1)

5     B     I     M     W     4     H     23456
                  -                 -     64352
                        -                 56342
                  s     -           3     42365
                  -                 -     53264
                        s                 63254
                  -     -           2     24536
                        2                 43526
-                 s           -           45263
-                 3                       472536
-           -                             674532
      -     -                       -     753246
      -     -           s                 64523
                  -                 -     35426
                        -           3     23456
                        
62 cru's (inc. 20 56's, 18 65's), 20 8765's, 12 4567's, 
7 2468's; 11 5678's off the front, Queens, all near misses.
Rung at Ludlow 27/8/01

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5088 Yorkshire S. Major (no. 2)

5     B     M     W     H     23456
                        -     42356
            s           s     63254
                  s     3     53264
            -           3     23465
-                 -     3     324756
      -                       273546
      ss    3     2     3     753246
      -     In    s           64523
            -     2     2     23456

70 cru's (inc. 18 56's, 17 65's), 18 8765's, 16 7568's,
2468's, Queens, Kings, Tittums, Whittingtons.
Rung at Helmsley 13/9/03

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5120 Yorkshire S. Major 

	2345678
-	6423857		3
-	7826543		6
-	4352678		2
-	4327586		4
-	5243678		3
-	8645723		6
-	3748265		6
-	2437586		3
-	3247586		7

4 part.
52 cru's (inc. 24 56's), 24 8765's.
Not yet rung.

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5152 Yorkshire S. Major (no. 1)

5     M     W     H     23456
            s           53426
      -     s     -     62345
            ss    -     36245
-     ss                372654
-                 ss    342756
-     ss          -     23645

3 part. Omit any 7 ss.
84 cru's, 12 8765's, 7568's, 5468's, Queens, 
Tittums.
Rung at Lavenham 19/4/96, conducted by Rev Kevin M Price.

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5152 Yorkshire S. Major (no. 2)    

M      W     H     23456
2            -     26354
3            -     32654
       -           53624
-      s     3     23465
s      -           65432
-            3     45236
-      -     -     63254
-            -     42356
       -     3     54326
       -     3     25346
       -     2     23456

87 crus' (inc. 24 56's, 18 65's), 12 courses 678,
151 runs of 4 or more bells off the back or front, all near misses.
Rung at Malton 4/6/02

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5152 Yorkshire S. Major (no. 2a)

M     W     H     23456
2           -     26354
3           -     32654
      2     3     25634
2           3     45236
-     -     -     63254
-           -     42356
      -     3     54326
      -     3     25346
      -     2     23456

69 cru's (inc. 24 56's), 12 courses 678,
143 runs of 4 or more bells off the back or front.
Rung at Loughborough Bellfoundry 22/9/03, conducted by Brian G Warwick.

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5152 Yorkshire S. Major (no. 3)

B     M     W     H     23456
      -           -     64352
            -           56342
      s     -     3     42365
      -           2     25364
            -     s     63254
      -           -     42356
            -     2     43526
            3   s3rds   273546
      2                 472536
5ths, In                674532
-     In          -     753246
-     In    s           64523
      -     2     2     23456

76 cru's (21 56's, 18 65's), 18 8765's,
12 4567's, Queens, Tittums.
Not yet rung.

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5152 Yorkshire S. Major (arr.)

M     W     H     23456
            -     42356
s           s     63254
      s     -     25364
-           2     54362
-           3     34265
-           2     45263
-           2     53264
      s     s     62354
s           -     34256
      -     2     32546
      -     3     43526
      2     -     53246
      2     -     23456

97 cru's (inc. 21 56's, 20 65's),
Tittums, all near misses.
Rung at Peterborough St John 19/8/00

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5184 Yorkshire S. Major

5     B     I     M     W     H     23456
                  2     s     3     53264 
                  -           3     23465
-                       -     -     432756
                  -     -           725346
      s                             725364
3     s                 -     2     753246
      -     -           s           64523
                  -           -     35426
                        -     3     23456
                        
78 crus' (inc. 19 56's, 17 65's), 19 8765's, 11 2468's,
9 3468's, 6 7568's, Queens, Tittums, Whittingtons, all near misses.
Rung at Framlingham 21/4/01

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5088 Rutland S. Major (no. 1) 

M   s3/s5   B     W     H     23456
-           -     -     -     42356
            -     -     -     46253
            3                 32546
-     x                       43265
      x           2     -     35264
-           -     -     -     23564

3 part.
126 cru's, Tittums.
Rung at Marston Bigot (Pig le Tower) 14/6/99,
conducted by Bernard F L Groves.

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5088 Rutland S. Major (no. 2) 

M     B     W     H     23456
-     -           -     43526
      -           2     24365
*     -     -           54263
      -     -           34562
+     -     -     -     32465
-     -           -     42635
-     -           -     62345
-     -     -     -     36245
-     -     -     -     23645

3 part. In 2 parts call bob at * to produce +
(best done in parts 1 & 3 to maximise 5678's/8765's off the back).
128 cru's, Tittums.
Rung at London, St Olave (Hart Street) 16/1/06, conducted by Oliver D Cross.

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5216 Rutland S. Major 

M    I/5    B     W     H     23456
                        2     34256
                  -     -     25346
-           -     -     -     32546 
-           -     -     -     53246
      x           -           43526
-                 -    (-     62534
-                       -     45236
-)    x           -     -     23564
      
3 part. Bracketted calls in one part only.
127 cru's, Tittums, no 82's or 83's.
Rung at Trumpington 29/4/00.

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5760 Rutland S. Major 

M     B     W     H     23456
      2           -     35642
-     3                 32465

6 part, calling - H at end of alternate parts.
Contains 24 56's & 65's.
For handbells.

Reduce to 5056 by replacing the first 3 courses
with one course calling M, W in any 2 parts
(parts 1 & 4 recommended to increase little bell music
& coursing for 3-4).

5/7/06
Not yet rung.

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5024 Superlative S. Major

B     M     W     H     23456
                  -     42356
-                 3     25463
-                       56234
      -           -     42635
      -                 62534
-                 3     23645
            -     2     26435
      -     -     2     45362
      -           3     35264
-                       56342
            -     -     34562
            -           63542
-                 3     34625
-                 2     23456
     
A palindrome.
50 cru's (inc. 18 56's), Queens, 150 runs of 4 or more
bells off the back or front.
Rung at Sleaford 13/11/99

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5088 Superlative S. Major 

B     M     W     H     23456
            2     -     43526
            -           24536
      -                 54632
-                 -     54326
      -     -     3     23645
      
3 part.
54 cru's, Queens.
Rung at Pontefract, All Saints 6/8/95, 
conducted by Keith N Buckingham.

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5152 Superlative S. Major

M     W     H     23456
            -     42356
-     -     3     53624
-     -     -     42635     I
      3     -     64235     I     A
3           -     26435     I
      A           34562
-     -     3     65243
-     -     2     23456

Contains 18 56's, 12 8765's;
12 5678's, 16 8765's off the front,
42 cru's.
Rung at York, St Laurence 1/8/04, conducted by Jonathan C Hetherington.

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5152 Superlative S. Major (arr.)

M	W	H      (25364)
3*	s	s	64523
2*	       (s	56423
	s		26453
ss	s	s)	54623
s	3		34625
-		s	65423
	s		25463

Start snap & finish. Bracketted calls in first part only.
2* = s-
3* = s--
24 5678's, 8765's front & back.
For handbells (5-6 course throughout).
Rung on handbells at Northallerton (19 Romanby Green) 7/10/05

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5184 Pudsey S. Major

B     M     W     H     23456
-                       35264
            -     2     32654
            -     -     65324
      2     2           52643
-                 -     52436
-                       23564

3 part.
75 cru's, no 82's.
(75 cru's is the most obtainable in a 3 part peal of Pudsey.)
Rung at Edenham 22/4/96

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5056 Bristol S. Major 
(Comp. D G Hull & R W Lee)

M     4     I     B     5     W     H     23456
                  -           -     -     26354     I
                        s                 273546    I
      s                             -     54326     I     A
-                 -                       42356     I
                  -           -     -     46253
                        s                 472536
      s     -                       2     432765
                  s                 2     324756
2                             -     5*    537246
s           -                       5*    24365
      -     -                       -     53246
-                 -                       34256
                  A                       23456

5* = s--s-
72 cru's (inc. 24 56's, 65's), 24 8765's, 2468's,
21 7568's, 7658's; 24 5678's, 8765's off the front,
Queens, Kings, Whittingtons.
13.4.03
Rung at Birstwith 21/4/03

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5088 Bristol S. Major (no. 1)

M    B    W    H    23456
          2    -    43526
          2         32546
     -         2    43265
     -         -    43652
          -    -    65432
     -              53624
     s3/5      2    432756
     -              374526
2    s5             26354
2              -    24653
-         -         56342
     2    2         23645
     In        2    423756
s         s-   -s   375246
s4   -         -    45362
2    4/I       2    23456

75 cru's (24 56's, 65's), 24 8765's,
7568's, 12 2468's off the back, 
17 56's, 8765's off the front, Queens, 
Kings, Whittingtons.
25/11/05
Rung at Wandsworth, West Hill 26/11/05

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5088 Bristol S. Major (no. 2)

M     B     W     H     42536
      -    (s     s     64325
            s)          24365
s                 s     53462
s     -                 36254
s                 -     24653
      -           -     24536
            s           34526

3 part. Replace bracketted calls with sH 
in parts 1 & 3. Snap start and finish.

24 5678's, 8765's front & back, 20 6578's,
95 cru's.

Rung at York (St Lawrence) 11/6/08

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5152 Bristol S. Major

M     B     W     H     42536
      2                 36254
s                 -     24653     A
      -           -     24536
            s           34526
         A              23546
      -           3*    24365
2*    -                 46352
s                 -     32654
      -           -     32546
      In          2     432765
      s           2     324756
2           -           753246
      s           2     537264
      In    s          (42536)

Snap start & finish. 3* = s--, 2* = s-
24 5678's, 6578's, 8765's, 21 7568's, 7658's,
14 2468's off the back, 24 5678's, 8765's off
the front, Queens, Kings, Whittingtons.
14/11/06
Rung at York, St Laurence 15/11/06

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5184 Bristol S. Major

M   s3/s5   B     W     H     23456
            -                 35264
2     x           -     -     53624
      x           -           62345
-                       2     25346
2     x           -     -     52436
            -                 23564
            
3 part.
144 cru's, no 82's or 83's.
Not yet rung.

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5186 Bristol S. Major

M     B     W     H     23456
            -           52436
-           -           34625            
      2           -     42563
      -     -           32465
      -                 26354
-                 -     43652
      -           -     43526
            -           24536
      -                 43265
-     -           -     23645                  
      2                 45362
-     2                 64523
-           -     -     32546
      5     s          (42536)

Contains 24 56's, 20 65's, 12 8765's; 
24 8765's, 12 5678's off the front, 85 cru's.
No consecutive calls.
Rung at York, St Martin le Grand 28/7/04

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5184 New Cambridge S. Major

B     M     W     H     23456
      -     -     -     65432
      -           3     45236
      -     -     3     32654
            -     3     53624
            -     3     25634
-                 3     53246
      -     -     2     26435
      -           -     54632
-                 2     35426
            -     3     23456

66 cru's
Rung at Bicker 30/12/94

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5088 Caerffili S. Major

M     4     I     B     5     W     H     23456
                              2           35426
      -     -                       -     64352
            -     -                 2     745263
                        2     -     -     537264
            -                 2           24536
                  -                 2     32465
-     -     -                 -     2     53246 
-                             2     2     46325
      -     -                 -     -     56342
                  -           2     2     25463
2                                   -     23564
-     -     -                             45236
2                             -           36452
2                                   -     32654
2                                   2     23456

87 cru's (inc. 24 56's, 65's), 24 8765's, Queens, 
Backrounds, 222 runs of 4 or more bells off the back & front.
Rung at York, St Laurence 7/12/01

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5120 Glasgow S. Major

5     4     I     B     M     W     H     23456
                              -          (52436)
      s     s                 -     -     43526
                        -     -          (25634)    I
                        -     -           36452     I     A
s                                         374526    I
      s                                   24536     I
                  A                       32546
                  A                 -     54326
                              -          (25346)
                        -     -     -     64352
                        -     2          (45236)
                        -     -          (32654)
                        2           2     23456

4ths place calls.
Contains 18 5678's, 8765's; 12 6578's off the front, Queens.
Rung at York, St Laurence 23/3/03

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5600 Jovium S. Major (arr.)

1    4    6    7    9    2345678
3    -    -         -    2783456
               2         7823456
     -    -              5678234
3    -    -              3456782
3    -    -         -    3824567
               2         8234567
     -    -         -    8672345
               2         6782345
     -    -              4567823
3*   -    -         -    4235678
               2         2345678

Contains 21 5678's, 4567's, 3456's, 2345's, 8765's,
7654's, 6543's, 5432's off the back, 18 of each
off the front.
For 5152 omit one block of 3.
Rung (omitting 3*) at Carlton in Cleveland 9/10/04

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5152 Ho Ho Ho S. Major

3     6     7    (2435678)
x     3           4657823
x           3     6872345
x           3     8324567
x     3           3546782
x     3           5768234
x           3     7283456
x     3     3     2435678

Snap start & finish.
x = 18
Contains all 24 5678's, 4567's, 3456's, 2345's,
8765's, 7654's, 6543's, 5432's off the back &
off the front.

Rung at York, St Laurence 6/6/07

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5024 Richeldis de Faverches Surprise Major

M     B     5     W     H     23456
                        -     42356
    s2/s4   3                 735462
s     s3                -     34256
-     2           -     ss    65432
      -                 ss    53624
     4/I          -           36452
3   s4/s2         3           24536
    s3/s5         -           53462
    s3/s5         2     ss    24365
s                 s           64352
-                       -     23456

Contains 224 4-bell runs (inc. 24 5678's 8765's off the back,
21 5678's, 22 8765's off the front), Queens.

Rung at York, St Martin le Grand 24/9/07

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5152 Double Standard D. Major

      W     5     M     H     23456
O/4/I                   -     42356
                        -     34256
Out                     -     34562
O/4/I                   -     53462
4/I/O                   -     45362
      2                       56342
O/4/I -     -     3           473526
            -                 463725
I/O/4       -    4ths         237465
      In                -     23456

21 5678's, 8765's, 4567's, 3456's, 6543's, 2345's,
5432's, 14 7568's off the back, 21 5678's, 8765's,
7654's, 3456's, 6543's, 2345's, 5432's off the front.
28/4/06
Rung at Allendale 29/4/06            

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5056-5024 Spliced S. Major (2-5m)

M     W     H     23456      2a           2b           3a           3b          4            5   
-                 43652   YC(C/YYYY    YC(Y/CCYC    YY(Y/NNNN    CY(C/NYNY    YYY/YR       NCY/NSNY
-     -           56234   CCC/C/CCC    YCC/Y/CCY    CCC/C/CCC    NCY/C/YCN    R/RRRRR/(R)  R/(RRRRR)/R
      -     -     23564   YYYY/C)CY/   CYCC/Y)CY/   NNNY/Y)YY/   YNYN/C)YC/   RY/YYY/      YNSC/YCN/
            -     52364   YCCCCYY/     YCYCYYC/     NNNCCYY/     CNCYNYN/     NNNNCCC/     SSNSCYC/
            -     35264   YYCCCCY/     CYYCYCY/     YYCCNNN/     NYNYCNC/     CCCCNNN/     CYCYNSS/

5 part. In 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b call B, H for first 3 courses of any one part and omit bracketted calls, 
in 4 call NNN for (R) in one part only, in 5 call S for bracketted leads and omit 3H 
& associated leads in one part only.
2a (5056): 2752 Cambridge, 2304 Yorkshire, 46 com, atw
2b (5056): 2560 Cambridge, 2496 Yorkshire, 116 com, atw
3a (5056): 1856 Lincolnshire, 1664 Yorkshire, 1536 Cambridge, 45 com, atw
3b (5056): 1728 Lincolnshire, Yorkshire, 1600 Cambridge, 142 com, atw
4 (5024): 1408 Rutland, 1280 Yorkshire, 1216 Lincolnshire, 1120 Cambridge, 31 com, atw
5 (5024): 1056 Lincolnshire, 1024 Yorkshire, 992 Cambridge, Superlative, 960 Rutland, 119 com, atw
(N.B. 3b is the correct version of that printed in the RW)
No. 2 rung at Keresley End (handbells) 4/6/03, conducted by Michael Chester.
No. 3a rung at Poynton (handbells) 4/5/04, conducted by Peter C Randall.
No. 3b rung at Warsop 6/9/00, conducted by Nicholas J Parkes.
No. 4 rung at Wilmslow (handbells) 16/1/01, conducted by Peter C Randall.
No. 5 rung at York, St Martin le Grand 14/9/03

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5056 Spliced S. Major (3m)
(1728 Cambridge, 1664 Lincolnshire, Yorkshire, 
56 com, atw)

5     M     W     I     H     23456
            -                 52436     CNNC/CCY 
      -     -                 34625     YYY/Y/NCN
            -           -     62345     NNNN/YYY/
(-                      -     367254    C(/YYYYCC/
                  -)    -     36245     NCNNCN/)CCCCC/
      -                       26543     YYY/NNNN
      -                       56342     NCN/Y/YYY
      -                 -     23645     YCC/CNNC/
      
3 part. In parts 1 and 3 replace the bracketted calls & leads 
with a plain lead of Cambridge.
72 cru's, Queens, Tittums.
Rung at Scunthorpe 22/8/98

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5024 Spliced S. Major (4m)
(1408 Rutland, 1312 Yorkshire, 1152 Cambridge,
Lincolnshire, 126 com, atw)

M     W     H     23456
      -     -     45236     RY/NRYNRN/
-     -     -     63254     CRCCRY/N/R/
            -     26354     NCCNR/
            -     32654     NYYCYYN/
      -     -     65324     RY/(YRYYRY)/
            -     36524     CNRCC/
      -     -     52364     NR/R/
            -     35264     RYCNC/
            -     23564     YYNCR/
            
3 part, calling R for bracketted leads in one part only  
(2nd part recommended.)
119 cru's, Tittums.
Rung at Alton 18/1/03

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5056 Spliced S. Major (4m)
(1280 Rutland, Yorkshire, 1248 Cambridge,
Lincolnshire, 78 com, atw)

M     W     H     23456
      -           52436     CYY(N/R
      -     -     43526     RRRR)RR/YNC/
      -           24536     CR/YNN
      -     -     53246     RC/R/
            -     25346     RYR/
            -     32546     RCYYY/
      -     -     54326     YYYN/CCN/
-     -     -     62345     CCC/C/R/
            -     36245     NNNNNNN/
            -     23645     RCYYC/
            
3 part, calling Y/N for bracketted leads in part 1.
126 cru's, Tittums, no 82's or 83's.
Rung at Debenham 28/4/01

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5184 Spliced S. Major (4m)
(1344 Cambridge, Lincolnshire, Yorkshire,
1152 Rutland, 132 com)

B     M     W     H     23456
            -           52436     RY/CCN
      -                 42635     YCN/NR
      -           -     56234     CNY/RN/
            -     -     23564     NR/YNY/
-                       36245     CY/YC
            -           43265     RC/R
            
6 part, calling - H at end of alternate parts.
94 cru's (inc. 24 56's, 65's), 15 each 56's & 65's
off the front.
Rung at Ryton 7/10/01, conducted by Michael J Clay.

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5056 Spliced S. Major (8m)
(896 Lincolnshire, 864 Cambridge, 800 Yorkshire, 
644 Superlative, 608 Bristol, Rutland, 416 London,
224 Pudsey, 150 com, atw)

	2345678     CN
(-	7864523    (RY*R
-	6784523     LY
-	6742835     B
-	4672835     B
-	7462835     CYS)
-)	8674523     NS
-	2357486     PL
-	2378564     SC*
-	6457823     RYNCN
-	5647823     B
-	4567823

7 part, omitting bracketted calls & leads in one part (3rd 
or 4th part recommended).
14 2345's, 3456's, 4567's, 5678's, 13 5432's, 6543's, 7654's,
8765's off the back, 7 each off the front, Queens.
To improve method balance, either or both of the leads C* and Y*
may be rung as P, but this loses cyclic rollups off the front & back.
Not yet rung.

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5152 Spliced S. Major (8m) (no. 1) 
(896 Rutland, 672 Cambridge, Lincolnshire, Pudsey, Superlative,
Yorkshire, 448 Bristol, London, 104 com, atw)

	2345678     S		
-	3578264     RRR		
-	6427835     CC
-	3582764     BC		
-	3526847     BY		
-	3564278     YRL		
-	6354278     LPPNN		
-	5634278     P		
-	6478523     YSSN		
-	6482735

7 part.
25 cru's, Queens.
Not yet rung.

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5152 Spliced S. Major (8m) (no. 2)
(896 Rutland, 672 Bristol, Cambridge, Lincolnshire,
Superlative, Yorkshire, 448 London, Pudsey, 125 com, atw)

	2345678     B		
-	4235678     BCYNR	
-	7863542     NS	
-	4256378     BLRLRR	
-	4267583     SSPNP  	
-	7835264     YYCC	
-	7856342

7 part.
41 cru's (inc. 13 56's), Queens.
Rung at Walkden 22/02/09, conducted by George H Campling.

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5184 Spliced S. Major (8m)
(960 Bristol, 768 Rutland, 576 Cambridge, Lincolnshire,
London, Pudsey, Superlative, Yorkshire, 132 com)
 
M     W     H     23456
-           2     36452     R/CL/B/
            -     43652     LPPNY/
-     -           56234     R/Y/B
-           -     42635    (BB)/LN/
            -     64235     PRSCC/
      2           43265     NSYS/B/R
      
6 part, calling - H at end of alternate parts.
To reduce, call L for (BB) in up to 5 parts.
90 cru's (inc. 24 56's, 65's); 12 56's & 65's off the front.     
Rung as a 5184, this has 80% of the work for 2,3,4, 66% of
the work for 5,6, and 7 & 8 get 3 different leads of each method.
Rung at York, St Laurence 11/11/02

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