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Major Quarter Peal Compositions

1346 (or 1250) Bristol Surprise Major

M    B     W     H
     -           2 52364
           2     2 63254
           1     1 62534
s-   -     4*     (42536)

Comes round at the trebles backstroke snap after the wrong.

4*: sbbs
Also comes round at 1250 with a bob instead of sbbs - but with less rollups!

Contains: 40cru (with 4 calls at the end) or 31cru with one call at the end

1376 Bristol Surprise Major

M    B     W     H
                 2 34256
           -     2 32546
     -           2 43265
     4/I   2     2 35426
           -      23456

Contains: 52cru

1376 Cambridge Surprise Major

B    M     W     H
-          -       63254
     -     -     - 45236
     2     -       36452
-    -     -      23456

True also to Yorkshire, Lincolnshire, Superlative & Pudsey
Contains 34 crus [in Cambridge].
Contains Hagdyke, Whittingtons, & Rev. Rounds
When rung for Superlative, contains Queens also.

1312 Rutland Surprise Major

B    M     W     H
-    2           -
           -
     s     s     -
           s     s

First rung at Chester Cathedral, 28/11/04

1314 Rutland Surprise Major

M     W     H
-     ss    - 64352
      2        45362
-     s       65234
-     -      (32456)

1344 Spliced Surprise Major in 9 methods

B    M    W    H                        23456
               - LNYCP.                 42356
2         -    2 BFR.SL.BR.BF.YNSRP.    23564
     -         - L.YR.                  43265
2    -         2 BCYPR.By.PSL.FC.YSPCL. 43526
          s    s CR.L.                  23456

41 c.o.m, 192 Yorkshire, Rutland & London; 160 Bristol & Cambridge; 128 Pudsey & Superlative; 96 Belfast (F); 64 Lincolnshire (N)

Contains: 7 56's, 9 65's

Rung at Handbridge, Chester, 30/3/05, conducted by PA Burton.

1280 Spliced Surprise Major in 5 methods [LUSCR]
by Paul B Hunter

5ths B M W 4ths In H                  23456
        -              - L.US.
           -    -        CR.C.
           2             RSC.ULC.U
     -                   SC.
-                     - R.UR.
           2             RRLLLL.LUS.R
        -           -    R.CCS.
     -                 - CUU.UCCCU.       23456

Contains Queens & Tittums

Rung at Tarporley, Cheshire, 16/4/05 conducted by PB Hunter.

CRU's = ##78, where # can be 4, 5 or 6, in any order.
The Music ratings given for each composition are applicable in the said method, if it is true to other methods, musical-ness may be reduced.