By Treble Bob methods is understood methods on the Treble Bob Principle and includes, unless otherwise stated, 3rds and 4ths place Delight and Surprise Methods.
The simplest of all splices. These methods have the same rows in each lead and may be interchanged at will. There are two main groups, each containing four methods. The first four have been called the "Oxford" group as the middle sections will fit into Oxford lead-ends, although, of course they will also fit into others.
The middle sections are given in Dia. (XVIII) and as can be seen all four contain the same rows though in a different order.
The "Oxford" Group
Sandal London Scholars Kingston Capel
263514 263514 263514 263514
625341 625341 623541 623541
623514 265314 265314 265314
265341 623541 625341 263541
623541 265341 263541 625341
265314 623514 623514 623514
263541 263541 265341 265341
625314 625314 625314 625314
(XVIII)
The second main group is generally named according to the lead-ends with which one first associates it in the tower, but is here called the "Chepstow" Group. (See Dia. XIX)
The "Chepstow" Group
Chepstow Skipton Balmoral Fotheringay
265134 265134 265134 265134
625314 625314 625314 625314
623541 623541 263541 263541
265314 265314 265314 623514
263541 625341 623541 265341
625341 263541 265341 623541
623514 623514 623514 265314
265341 265341 625341 625341
263514 263514 263514 263514
623154 623154 623154 623154
(XIX)
An extra row has been added at both ends to show that a place is made in 3rds at the cross-section.
Both these groups will fit into other lead-ends. Herewith is a complete list of regular Treble Bob methods that will lead splice.
"Oxford" Group backworks
(1. London Scholars Pleasure, Sandal T.B.,Kingston T.B.,Capel T.B.
(2. College Exercise T.B., Duke of Norfolk T.B., Norbury T.B.,
( Ockley T.B.
3. Vale Royal Delight, Combermere Del., St. Werburgh Del.,
Crowland Del.
(4. St. Albans Del., Neasden Del., Wragby Del., Charlwood Del.
* (5. College Bob IV Del., Old Oxford Del., Willesden Del.,
( Newdigate Del.
"Chepstow" Group backworks
(1. Chepstow Del., Skipton Del., Balmoral Del., Fotheringay Del.
(2. Rostherne Del., Knutsford Del.,Wilmslow Del., Bogedone Del.
3. Melandra Del., Beeston Del., Peveril Del., Leasowe Del.
In addition the following pairs of methods here have the same rows in a lead:-
* (1. Carisbrooke Delight and Wath Delight
(2. Donottar Delight and Pontefract Delight
* (3. Kentish Delight and Edinburgh Delight
(4. Berkeley Delight and Pembroke Delight
5. Munden Surprise and Chester Surprise
6. Coldstream Surprise and Lincoln Surprise
7. Allendale Surprise and Westminster Surprise
* (8. Hexham Surprise and Berwick Surprise
(9. Surfleet Surprise and Beverley Surprise
Methods on the same line will lead splice with each other. Groups bracketed together have the same rows up to the treble's full lead, i.e. They are 2nds or 6ths variations of the same leads. Those bracketed groups with an asterisk can be spliced together by using Parker's or Relfe's splicing. See T.B. 2.
The "backworks" of these methods may in most cases be fitted in to Alliance and Special Alliance methods which then become lead splicers in a similar manner.
The principle of both these arrangements is exactly the same as that given already for Parker's arrangement in Plain Methods. If the extents in C.C.C. 1961, p. 123 (312) is compared with p.125 (316) it will be found that the arrangement is the same for both Plain and Treble Bob methods.
A. Relfe's arrangement is different from Parker's and is given in Dia. (XX)
A B
23456 23456
- 35642 - 64235
42563 52364
26435 35426
63254 43652
54326 26543
- 42635 * - 35264 * (XX)
Treble Bob methods - each 4 times repeated. Plain methods- each 9 times repeated with singles at * in 5th and 10th parts.
As in Parker's arrangement, two versions are necessary in order to cope with the methods with a first lead-end of either 53624 or 46253, although in Relfe the bobs occur numerically at the same intervals so far as the leads are concerned. Notice that the part-ends are the lead-heads of the plain course.
Seeing that Norfolk and Primrose Surprise, Ipswich and Cambridge Surprise have the same changes in a course, (see T.B. 3), all four methods can be incorporated in one extent in both Parker's and Relfe's arrangement.
It was pointed out when dealing with Plain methods that in a complete course of these arrangements the initial lead-head and final lead-end were the same in both cases, and that from the first row in the course to the last the transposition was 65432, i.e. 23456 first lead-head, 65432 last lead-end. Consequently whenever there is a complete course available, as there is in both Parker's and Relfe's, Primrose and Cambridge Surprise may be substituted for Norfolk and Ipswich Surprise or vice versa. Here is Norfolk and Ipswich introduced into Primrose and Cambridge:-
Parker's Arrangement
23456 Cambridge Surprise
- 35642 Norfolk Surprise
26435 Ipswich Surprise
42563 " "
54326 Norfolk Surprise
63254 " "
- 42635 Cambridge Surprise
35264 Primrose Surprise
- 56423 " "
62534 Cambridge Surprise
34256
If this is twice repeated the whole 720 becomes a symmetrical 3-part, but, of course, Norfolk and Ipswich may be omitted in subsequent parts and Cambridge and Primrose rung in the usual manner.
For a further discussion on methods similar to these the student is referred to T.B. 7, Half Lead Splicing.
Here is a list of Treble Bob methods that can be used in Parker's or Relfe's arrangement.
Lead-ends 53624 (L and H)
1. Nelson T. B. and Chadkirk T. B.
2. Waterford T.B. and Berwyn T.B.
3. Merton Del. and Bedford Del.
4. Waltham Del and Burslem Del.
5. Melrose Del. and Fountains Del.
6. Kentish (or Edinburgh) Del. and Berkeley (or Pembroke) Del.
7. Oswald Del and Barham Del.
8. Coventry Delight and Evening Star Del.
9. Cambridge Del. and Francis Genius Del.
10. Whitley Surprise and Northumberland Surprise
11. Rossendale Surprise and Lightfoot Surprise
12. Stamford Surprise and Wearmouth Surprise
13. Hexham (or Berwick) Surprise and Surfleet (or Beverley)
Surprise
14. Primrose Surprise and Cambridge Surprise
Lead-ends 46253 (N and K)
1. Burton T.B. and Rochester T.B.
2. Evesham Delight and Tewksbury Delight
3. Wragby (Neasden, St. Albans, Charlwood) Delight and
Willesden (Old Oxford, College Bob IV, Newdigate) Delight
4. Clarence Delight and Elston Delight.
5. Carisbrooke (Wath) Delight and Donottar (Pontefract) Delight.
6. Wooler Surprise and Sandiacre Surprise.
7. Bacup Surprise and Bamborough Surprise.
8. Norfolk Surprise and Ipswich Surprise.
The principle here is exactly the same as in Plain methods (P.L.3). Herewith is a list of T.B. methods which will course splice with each other.
1. London Scholars etc and Oxford.
2. College Exercise etc and Morning Star.
3. Cheviot T.B. and Pennine T.B.
4. Cotswold T.B. and Mendip T.B.
5. Vale Royal etc and Abbeyville Delight.
6. College Bob IV etc and Marple Delight.
7. St. Albans etc and Braintree Delight.
8. Melandra etc and Castleton Delight.
9. Rostherne etc and Ely Delight.
10. Chepstow etc and Dover Delight.
11. Munden (Chester) Surprise and Newcastle Surprise.
* 12. Allendale (Westminster) Surprise and Donottar (Pontefract)
Delight.
13. Surfleet (Beverley) Surprise and Durham Surprise.
14. Northumberland Surprise and Carlisle Surprise.
15. Ipswich Surprise and Cambridge Surprise.
16. Norfolk Surprise and Primrose Surprise.
* 17. London Surprise and Cunecastre Surprise.
* 18. Lightfoot Surprise and Netherseale Surprise.
* 19. Rossendale Surprise and Annable's London Surprise.
20. Hanley Double Surprise and Milton Double Surprise.
21. Cheddleton Double Surprise and Horton Double Surprise.
The splices marked with an asterisk are of special interest as at first sight there appears to be little connection between then. On Inspection it will be discovered in 12 that (a) the first section contains the same rows rearranged and (b) the second and third sections of Donottar from the lead-head 123456 are contained with the rows rearranged in Allendale in the lead beginning 142635, as in Dia. (XXI)
Donottar Allendale
123456 142635
213465 416253
124356 146235
214365 412653
241635 ) 421635 )
426153 ) 246153 )
421635 ) 241635 ) Rows identical with Donottar
246153 ) 426153 )
426513 ) 246513 ) occurring in a slightly
425631 ) 245631 )
246513 ) 426513 ) different order.
245631 ) 425631 ) (XXI)
This exchange of rows occurs at other leads throughout the course; again it is worth the trouble of writing out a plain course each of Donottar and Allendale in order to have the satisfaction of proving for oneself that the rows are identical.
In 17, 18 and 19 it will be found that the six middle rows of one method occur, rearranged, in their opposite numbers.
In the list given above the methods are mutually interchangeable. (Dia. XXII)
(1) (2)
23456 London Scholars etc 23456 Oxford T.B.
56342 " " " 42635 " "
42635 " " " - 64235 " "
35264 " " " - 26435 " "
- 64235 " " " 42563 " "
35426 " " " 54326 " "
- 26435 " " " 35642 " "
35642 " " " - 63542 London Scholars
42563 " " " 42356 " "
- 63542 Oxford T.B. 56234 " "
56234 " " 34625 " "
25463 " " 25463 " "
42356 " " - 63425 Oxford T.B. (XXII)
34625 " "
- 63425 London Scholars etc 26. etc.
etc.
In (1) a course of Oxford T.B. is spliced into London Scholars and in (2) a course of London Scholars into Oxford T.B. Note that the "part-end" is moved from its original position occurring in the first case after 12 leads and in the second after only 8 leads.
In order to obtain symmetricality the course before the first bob and after the last is often used as a course splice, (Dia. XXIII)
720
23456 Morning Star T.B.
35264 " "
56342 " "
64523 " "
- 64235 College Exercise T.B. etc
52364 " "
- 64352 " "
23564 " "
45623 " "
- 23645 Morning Star T.B.
34256
Twice repeated (XXIII)
In this the principle is again identical with that given for Plain 4. There is an exception to the general rule that in both methods the two fixed bells must perform identical work. It will be found in Snowdon (or Quantock) and Killamarsh (or Trinity Sunday) that the fixed bells on the front (2-6 in this case) have slightly different work. There are similar exceptions in similarly constructed Alliance methods.
There is a list of T.B. methods that will 3-lead splice on p.99, C.C.C. 1961.
It is possible in certain cases to combine 3-lead with course splices. It may be necessary to experiment with the calling if symmetry is desired, e.g. In (l) Dia. XXIV by inserting Disley when 5-6 are together in 4-5, the change of method is made in the same position in each part. Notice that if the order of the course splice methods was reversed, (i.e. Morning Star before and College Exercise after the first bob) then Disley could still be 3-lead spliced into the Morning Star but the 720 would no longer be a symmetrical three-part. In (2) the 5th is used as observation because if the 6th is used, the lead with the 5th and 6th fixed in 3-5, is followed by a bob in standard calling.
(1) (2)
23456 College Ex. etc 23456 Braintree Delight
64523 " " " 56342 " "
- 23564 Disley Delight 42635 " "
36245 Morning Star - 35642 Wragby etc
64352 " " 26435 " "
45623 " " - 54263 " "
- 45236 " " 32654 " "
- 45362 College Ex. 46532 " "
23645 " " - 25463 Humber Del.
56423 " " 63542 Braintree Del.
34256 42356
Each twice repeated (XXIV)
The following 720 shows a combination of 3-lead splices. Disley may be regarded as the basic method and Morning Star spliced in with 5th and 6th fixed in 4-5, and Allendale (or Westminster) added with the 5th and 6th fixed in 2-3 (Dia. XXV)
720
23456 Disley Delight
- 23564 Morning Star
36245 Disley (A)
64352 " (C)
45623 "
- 45236 "
- 45362 "
56423 Allendale or Westminster Surprise
62534 Disley (B)
23645 "
34256 (XXV)
Twice repeated
Hanley Double Surprise could be added at (A) in the first part, (B) in the second and (C) in the third. The fixed bells in the latter splice being, of course, 3rd and 6th. WARNING. It does not necessarily follow that if two bells do the same work in the lead in two different methods that they will automatically 3-lead splice. For example Killamarsh will not splice with London Scholars with the 2nd and 6th place bells fixed, even though the same work is done in both methods. The falseness lies in the second and fifth sections, which should be written out in full for verification purposes.
In certain methods one bell carries out the same work throughout a lead in two different methods. If the six leads in which this occurs throughout the 720 are selected and one of these methods is substituted for the other the same sets of rows will occur. A complete list of Treble Bob methods that can be so treated is given on pages 96-97, C.C.C. 1961. Again a warning should be given that it does not necessary follow that because a bell follows the same path in two different methods that these will 6-lead splice. For example in Oxford and Kent Treble Bob the 2nd has the same path in both methods throughout the first lead. An analysis of the nature of the rows in the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th sections should reveal why these two methods will not 6-lead splice by using the 2nd place bell fixed. (See also Misc.8)
This 720 by A.G.Driver is perhaps the finest example of 6-lead splicing extant. It contains no less than five sets of such splices and combines 2nds and 6ths lead ends. It will be noticed that the 720 contains only eight bobs. The student may well spend a profitable half-hour writing out the lead-ends and lead-heads and discovering what has happened to the Q-sets! (Dia. XXVI)
720 in 13 Methods by A. G. Driver
23456 Mendip B 36245 Berkeley E - 42356 Berwyn D
- 35642 Barham C 45623 Barham C 56234 Pembroke E
42563 Waterford D - 52364 Berwyn D 34625 Peveril A
26435 Kentish E 64235 Beeston A 25463 Barham C
63254 Mendip B 35426 Barham C 63542 Mendip B
54326 Leasowe A 26543 Berkeley E - 34256 Melandra A
- 42635 Berwyn D 43652 Mendip B 56423 Pembroke E
- 23564 Mendip B - 35264 Oswald C 23645 Mendip B
64352 Leasowe A 56342 Edinburgh E 45362 Barham C
52436 Berwyn D 64523 Peveril A 62534 Berwyn D
- 23456
(XXVI)
No 6-5 at backstroke. At least one plain lead of each
method.
The fixed bell is in all cases the 3rds place bell and the letters by the side will help to identify the five sets of six leads. Note that B could just as well have been Chelsea.
Six-lead and three-lead splicing may be used in the same 720 thus. (Dia. XXVII)
720 720
23456 Fotheringay etc 23456 St. Albans etc
56342 " " - 64235 " "
42635 London Scholars etc 52364 Bacup Surprise
35264 Fotheringay etc 43652 St. Albans etc
- 64235 Hull Surprise - 26435 " "
35426 Fotheringay etc 54326 " "
- 26435 " " - 63542 Clarence Delight
35642 London Scholars 25463 Bacup Surprise
42563 Fotheringay etc 34625 St. Albans etc
- 63542 " " 56234 " "
42356 42356 (XXVII)
each twice repeated
In the first 720 the "Oxford" group are introduced in a 6-lead splice with the 6ths fixed in 4ths place and Hull Surprise brought in on a 3-lead splice with the 5th and 6th fixed in 2nds and 6ths.
In the second 720 the 6-lead splice is Bacup Surprise with the 6th fixed in 5ths place and the 3-lead splice is Clarence Delight with the 5th and 6th fixed in 2nds and 4ths.
Note that it is necessary in both cases that the fixed bell in the 6-lead splice partakes in the 3-lead splice. If it was excluded at least one of the leads of the 6-lead splice would be required for the 3-lead splice and falseness would occur.
The principle is again identical to that explained in Plain Methods. One or two examples should suffice. Consider the 720 by A.G. Driver (Dia. XXVIII)
The path traced by the 6th in the 720 is identical to one it would follow if it rang "Snowdrop". It will be found however that: (A) Oxford is rung with the 6th in 3rds and 4ths, (B) Sandal, etc., with the 6th in 2nd and 6ths and (C) Carisbrooke, etc, with the 6th in 5th. By skilfully using both 2nd and 6ths lead-end, A.G. Driver has managed to include the full complement of methods.
Having learnt this trick, the student may like to arrange more on the same plan. Here are three arranged by the author (Dia. XXX)
720 in 13 Methods by A.G. Driver
23456 Capel 53246 London Scholars
56342 Oxford - 46253 Oxford
- 35642 " - 24653 "
- 63542 Sandal 62345 Duke of Norfolk
42356 " 53462 Pontefract
56234 Oxford 45236 Kingston
25463 Carisbrooke - 36245 Oxford
34625 Oxford - 23645 "
- 63425 Ockley 62534 College Exercise
54263 Donottar 45362 Donottar
25346 Sandal 34256 Kingston
- 46325 Oxford 56423 Oxford
34562 Wath - 45623 "
25634 Oxford - 64523 Norbury
62453 London Scholars 35264 Pontefract
23456 (XXVIII)
Here the grid-method is an old irregular one called "Snowdrop".
123456 326154 623514 624513 614325
214365 321645 265341 642153 163452
124356 236154 625431 461235 613425
213465 263514 264513 462153 164352
231645 625341 265431 641235 (146532) (XXIX)
(1) (2) (3)
720. 4 or 5 Methods 720. 10 or 11 Methods 720. 4 to 7 Methods
23456 Burton 23456 London Scholars 23456 Killamarsh
64523 Oxford 56342 Merton 56342 Kent
- 56423 Rochester 64523 College Ex. etc - 35642 "
45362 Morning Star 35264 Morning Star 63254 Trinity Sunday
- 45623 " " - 35642 " " 42563 Pontefract
52436 Burton 54326 London Scholars 54326 Killamarsh
64352 Oxford 26435 Merton 26435 Kent
36245 Rochester 63254 College Ex. - 42635 "
23564 Morning Star 42563 Morning Star 64523 Trinity Sunday
- 23645 " " - 42635 " " 35264 Pontefract
34256 - 42356 - 42356
(XXX)
Each twice repeated
In (1) and (2) Disley could be substituted for Morning Star throughout or added as a three-lead splice.
In (3) Donottar may be substituted for Pontefract at any lead where this occurs, and Snowdon and Quantock may be added as a 3-lead splice in Killamarsh (Trinity Sunday), say with 2nd and 6th bells, or 3rd and 6th or 4th and 6ths, fixed in 2-6.
A.G. Driver's 720 in 6 Surprise methods No. 319, P.126, C.C.C. 1961 uses a path for the 5th bell which is identical with the old "method" Primrose Surprise, a combination of (Modern) Primrose and Annable's London, i.e. the 5th when
2nds and 5ths place rings Cambridge (Primrose)
3rds and 6ths place rings Ipswich (Norfolk)
4ths place rings Bourne (Hull)
The next 720 has much in common with the above 720 of A.G. Driver's, insofar as the internal sections are on the same principle although the lead-ends are different (Dia.XXXI)
720 in 5 Surprise Methods by C.K. Lewis
23456 Whitley - 62345 Wooler
35264 Northumberland 53462 Whitley
64523 Carlisle - 36245 Wooler
42635 Cunecastre 52436 Whitley
- 42356 " - 23645 Wooler
- 42563 " - 56234 Northumberland
26435 Northumberland 34625 Carlisle
- 63542 Wooler - 34256 "
25463 Whitley - 34562 "
- 56342 Wooler 46325 "
- 23564 Northumberland 62453 Whitley
64352 Carlisle 25634 "
45623 Cunecastre 53246 Wooler
- 45236 " - 62534 Whitley
- 45362 " - 23456 (XXXI)
56423 Whitley
Here the 4th is the "fixed" bell, following a pattern it would ring by a combination of Annable's London "front-work" and Munden "backwork". Actually this is an irregular method called Lindley Surprise.
4th and 6th place the 4th rings Whitley(or
Northumberland)
2nd and 3rd place the 4th rings Carlisle
5th place the 4th rings Wooler
Cunecastre is spliced in on a 3-lead splice basis with two bells fixed in 2-3. Two groups are present with 4-2 and 4-5, fixed, respectively.
It was pointed out when dealing with Parker's arrangement in Plain methods, that a plain course of the three methods, Plain Bob, Reverse Bob and Double Bob are really different arrangements of ten half-leads. If we examine Wragby, Willesden, Braintree and Marple Delight we shall find that the same is true of these four methods. There are, of course, exactly 60 in-course rows available with the Treble leading and a 720 of any of these four methods could be regarded as a different arrangement of the 60 half-leads obtained by using these 60 rows as either lead-heads or lead-ends; the pattern working from the lead-head forward or the lead-end backwards (i.e. the 1st half of the lead inverted) being identical in all cases.
Consequently, when pricking out using lead-heads and lead-ends, so long as there is no repetition of these the four methods may be used in any order in the 720.
These observations apply of course to Parker's and Relfe's splice in T.B. 2, particularly with regard to Norfolk, Ipswich, Cambridge and Primrose although the approach was in this case made from a different angle.
In order to fully understand the 720 in Dia. (XXXII) one further item of explanation is necessary.
If three half-leads of Braintree (Marple, Wragby or Willesden) with two bells fixed in 2-3 are compared with three half-leads of Morning Star using the same lead-heads it will be found that the rows used are identical. Now Morning Star will be found to have the same two bells fixed in 2-3 working back-wards from the second half of the lead. In the 720 below the two fixed bells are 5 and 6 (or 6 and 5 working backwards). If these six half-leads, i.e. 156423, 156234, 156342, 165243, 165324 and 165432, are written out in full in Morning Star and (say) Braintree, the rows will be found to be identical, though occurring in a different order.
720 in 15 Methods by A.G. Driver
23456 Newdigate 25634 Braintree 25643 St. Albans
46253 43652 43265
42635 Marple 34562 " - 34256 Clarence
53624 26543 26354
- 35642 Old Oxford 62453 " 62534 Marple
62345 35426 43526
63254 " " 53246 Humber 45362 Wragby
24653 64235 32465
26435 " " 46325 Braintree 23645 Taxal
45236 52364 54632
42563 College Bob IV - 25346 Clarence 56423 Morning Star
53462 36245 65243
54326 " " " 63425 Charlwood - 56234 " "
36524 45623 65324
- 63542 Humber 54263 Neasden - 56342 " "
24536 23564 65432
42356 Willesden 32654 St. Albans 64523 Marple
36452 64352 32546
34625 Braintree 46532 " " 35264 Elston
52643 52436 24365
- 25634 - 25463 23456 (XXXII)
Plain lead of each Method
Wragby and Willesden each have their lead splices and Morning Star has been previously explained. The extra methods are obtained by two 3-lead splices. Clarence and Elston will splice into Wragby etc with the 2nd and 4ths place bells fixed (in this case 2nd and 3rd bells,) and Humber and Taxal into Braintree (Marple) with the 3rd and 5th place bells fixed (in this case the 3rd and 4th bells). It is advisable to write out lead-heads and lead-ends when arranging most splices, with half-lead splicing it is imperative.