Ringing Cambridge Delight Minor.
Track the treble
Awareness of the position of the treble is a key skill for most bellringing methods,
and is the major key to ringing Balmoral Delight Minor.
Some hints and tips for developing the skill are given in the
techniques
section.
Positional Awareness
Cambridge Delight Minor is highly fluid and needs good concentration.
Place Notation Elements
The method only contains 5 elements (X, 12, 14, 16, 36).
Place Bells, Pivot Leads, and Handrails
135264 LE 16: Reverse Bob; Nelson T.B.; Primrose Surprise
1-2: 1-2, 1-4, 1-6, 1-5, 1-3, 1-2
3-4: 3-4, 2-6, 4-5, 6-3, 5-2, 3-4
5-6: 6-5, 5-3, 3-2, 2-4, 4-6, 6-5
The pivot bell (3rds pb) leads at the half lead.
For 3-4 pair, the pivot point is when they cross over in 2-3 at the Half Lead.
For 5-6 pair, the pivot point is when they cross over in 4-5 at the Half Lead.
Handrails
It's a fluid method with no obvious handrails.
Awareness of other bells
3-4 dodge together 4 times in the plain course.
Coursing Order in Balmoral Delight Minor
Cambridge Delight Minor exhibits glimpses of natural coursing order.
An experienced ringers will pick out the parts that are valuable to them, others should concentrate on features that are more helpful
Ringing the Method
Cambridge Delight Minor gives good practice at associating a piece of structure with a piece of Treble work..
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