Delight and Surprise
"Method" is the generic name for the pattern used to produce changes.
There are several categories of method:
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Plain:
The treble hunts without dodging.
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Treble Bob:
The treble hunts and dodges at each pair of places, 1-2, 3-4, 5-6 etc.
In pure treble bob such as Kent or Oxford, when the treble hunts all of the bells hunt.
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Delight and Surprise:
As per treble bob, but when the treble hunts, internal places are made.
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Alliance:
The treble has a path which may include plain hunting through dodging positions and normal dodges,
together with other, non standard blue line artefacts.
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Little:
The treble hunts but does not reach the maximum hunting extent for the number of bells being rung.
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Principle:
All of the working bells, including the treble, do the same work.
The classic example of a principle is
Stedman.
These categories also apply to higher numbers of bells.
Distinctions amongst Treble Bob, Delight, and Surprise:
The method types are defined by the places made as the treble hunts between dodging positions.
Method Name
Oxford Treble Bob
Woodbine Delight
Morning Exercise Delight
Cambridge Surprise
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Place Notation
-34-16-12-16-12-16,16
-34-14-12-16-12-16,16 (4ths place Delight)
-34-16-12-36-14-56,16 (3rds place Delight)
-36-14-12-36-14-56,12
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Methods become increasingly difficult to learn and ring with right place Treble Bob (including Kent) being the easiest
and wrong place surprise being the hardest.
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