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).

Albany Little Treble Place Major

Interview Banner

Simon Melen is famous for ringing several peals on four handbells, including Orion Surprise Maximus.

Where are you based?

Ticknall, Derbyshire, England

When and where did you learn to ring handbells?

I was taught to ring handbells by my, then, father-in-law, David Marshall in Long Eaton, Derbyshire in about 1983...

Interview Banner

Where are you based?

Oxford

When and where did you learn to ring handbells?

Cambridge, late 1980s, mostly with Simon Gay.

Who has influenced your handbell ringing?

Simon Gay originally and then a big long gap before some collective enthusiasm in Oxford with mutual influence.

Blue lines, place notation or...

Pip Dillistone's first handbell peal was Bristol Maximus, which rapidly shot to the top position on BellBoard.

Where are you based?

Bournemouth, Dorset

When and where did you learn to ring handbells?

In Southampton, around 2016. Philip Moyes, Oliver Chaloner and myself taught ourselves essentially from scratch.

Who has influenced...

Where are you based?

Northallerton, North Yorkshire

When and where did you learn to ring handbells?

I started in North Yorkshire with Plain Bob Minor/ Major and progressed beyond that when I went to London University.

Who has influenced your handbell ringing?

Probably too many to mention. Chris Rowson first...