Ringing Newdigate Delight.
Track the treble
Awareness of the position of the treble is a key skill for most bellringing methods,
and a signiificant help in ringing Newdigate Delight Minor.
Some hints and tips for developing the skill are given in the
techniques
section.
However, it is NOT suggested that ringers attempt to ring Newdigate Delight Minor simply to gain "track the treble" skills.
There are better methods in which to develop that skill.
Positional Awareness
The backward work under the treble is stable rather than fluid; after a while the extended Kent Places become easier.
Place Notation Elements
The method only contains 5 elements X, 12, 14, 16, 34, as per Old Oxford Delight, plus the 16.34x12.56.12x34.16 ; enjoy!.
Double Place Bells
142635 LE 12: St Clement's College Bob; Rochester T.B.; London S
1-2:1-2, 1-3, 1-5, 1-6, 1-4, 1-2
3-4:3-4, 5-2, 6-3, 4-5, 2-6, 3-4
5-6:6-5, 4-6, 2-4, 3-2, 5-3, 6-5
Pivot Leads
Pivot bell, is 5ths Place Bell.
For 5-6 pair, the pivot point is when the pair ring the point near far point together in 1-2.
For 3-4 pair, the pivot point is when they ring the extended Kent Places together in 3-4 under the treble.
Staging posts (handrails)
For an experiienced ringer, the long dodging across the Lead End (in 5-6) is a good point at which to "take stock".
Awareness of other bells
This is a complex method, the bells working togther are very helpful to each other.
Coursing Order in Newdigate Delight Minor
Natural Coursing order is well preserved above the treble, and at the half lead.
Ringing the Method
The great benefit of ringing Newdigate Delight is that enables practice at all of techniques which are used in the simple Surprise methods.
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