Yesterday we rang the quarter of cyclic spliced major that I wrote about a little while ago. It was satisfying after two unsuccessful attempts, and we rang it very well. The composition is a miniature version of David Pipe's popular "cyclic six" maximus. Two of the methods were previously unnamed: Albany Little Treble Place Major (named after Albany Quadrant, of course, although we rang the quarter at Angela's house) and Oxford Differential Little Bob Major. The other methods are Hull, which is a straightforward extension of Hull Surprise Minor, and Bristol (alternatively Norwich can be rung, which is what I wrote about previously).
This peal, currently near the top on BellBoard, has the footnote that Emma Southerington has achieved the milestone of three thousands: 1000 tower bell peals, 1000 handbell peals, and 1000 peals as conductor. The peal was her 1000th tower bell peal, and she conducted it but was already well over...
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Where are you based?
Oxford
When and where did you learn to ring handbells?
Growing up as a teenager in Manchester, taught by my parents, not long after learning to ring tower bells
Who has influenced your handbell ringing?
My parents, initially, who were very patient in teaching me the...
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Where are you based?
Wimborne Minster
When and where did you learn to ring handbells?
At home with my parents in Glen Parva.
Who has influenced your handbell ringing?
Dad, David Brown, Brian Burrows and Rick Shallcross.
Blue lines, place notation or structure?
A blend of all three.
Trebles or...
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During the pandemic I found myself regularly ringing online with a band containing three Simons: Rudd, Gay and Humphrey. We conceived the idea of ringing with a band consisting entirely of Simons, and worked our way up to a quarter of Little Bob Fourteen. Some time later we thought of...
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At the Glasgow practice last week we had a visit from Chris Field, who rings in Nottingham and is a friend of Peter's from university. He is also a handbell ringer, but he wasn't in Glasgow long enough for us to arrange any handbell ringing. He told me about a...
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Where are you based?
Ludwigshafen, Germany
When and where did you learn to ring handbells?
In Connecticut, USA in the 1970's.
Who has influenced your handbell ringing?
My Dad, Donald Trumpler, Marj and Alan Winter, Don Morrison, Ed Futcher, Mike Trimm.
Blue lines, place notation or structure?
All of the...
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My dad has a large collection of small bells, most of them originally servants bells. For many years they festooned his house, hanging from the picture rails, but recently he has been trying to assemble them into tuned (or tunable) sets for other projects. The first result is the set...
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Graham is the developer of Composition Library and Handbell Stadium, a notable composer, and a member of the eBells team.
Where are you based?
Brimpton near Newbury, Berkshire
When and where did you learn to ring handbells?
West Wickham in Kent in 1973 with two other complete novices
Who has...
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This quarter caught my eye on BellBoard last week, rung by Matt and Jess Durham and Andrew Booth on a new set of mini-bells. Judging by the photo, the conversion has come out very well. I assume that Andrew made them, because I think Matt and Jess would have...
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Mary Jones has a blog, The Accidental Ringer, and frequently writes for the Ringing World.
Where are you based?
Reedham, Norfolk
When and where did you learn to ring handbells?
2020 on-line.
Who has influenced your handbell ringing?
The Clanging Belles (Nikki Thomas, Catherine Sturgess, Gillian Knox) an all-lady...
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