Conisborough Delight Minor

About Conisborough Delight Minor

Conisborough is a member of the group of methods having Oxford Treble Bob above the treble, but with a 5ths place half lead making 4 the pivot bell.

Richborough Delight is Conisborough Delight with pure Oxford TB above.

There are a further 4 methods with Conisborough Delight below the treble:. Richborough Delight, Bamborough Surprise, Bacup Surprise, and Kelso Surprise.

Method Structure.

Place Notation:
X 34 X 16 X 12 X 36 12.X.14 56, 12, Bob 14, Single 1234.

Grid:

Diagram: Conisborough Delight Minor, plain lead, change-rows and grid.

Goals and learning approach

What you are trying to achieve needs to drive your approach.

Ringing by structure

Get going:.
Use whatever learning approach you like most to acquire enough knowledge to ring a plain course. Ring a few and see what aspects of the method spring out, and study these. Practice until courses and simple touches are ringable.

Performance Level

If you are wishing to achieve 720s, Quarters, or peals:
start with the "get going" as above, add in the bits that are natural to you.
Study the Double Place Bell sequences, and the lines.
Practice a lot.
Achieve some performances .

Method Mastery Level

It is unusual for a band to wish to achieve mastery in a method like Conisborough.

Learning Conisborough Delight Minor.

The Rules

The work in the 5-6 section is unique and needs detailed learning, hence there is no simple rule statement

The Structure

Use of the grid is helped enormously by an ability to see the position of treble.

Double Blue Lines

The Double Blue Lines give a useful overview of the method, adding context which is helpful for overcoming trips.

Conisborough Delight Minor, 1-2

Diagram: Conisborough Delight Minor, 1-2.

Conisborough Delight Minor, 3-4

Diagram: Conisborough Delight Minor, 3-4.

Conisborough Delight Minor, 5-6

Diagram: Conisborough Delight Minor, 5-6.

Artefacts

The Blue Line features worth noting are the pointy work as a transition into and out of backward hunting.

Place Notation and Grid

The choice here is personal preference. The author’s preference is the visual nature of the grid.

Section by Section

(To follow once more practise has been achieved).

Ringing Conisborough Delight Minor.

Track the treble

Awareness of the position of the treble is a key skill for most bellringing methods, and a significant help in ringing Conisborough Delight Minor. Some hints and tips for developing the skill are given in the techniques section.

The 1-2 and 3-4 sections are pure Oxford TB.

The most difficult part of Conisborough are the transitions into and out of the backward hunting across the Half Lead.

Positional Awareness

Location 3rds and 4ths for the pointy work can be tricky.

Place Notation Elements

The method only contains X, 34, 16, 12, 12X14, 56.

Place Bells, Pivot Leads, and Staging posts

4ths place bell is the pivot bell, see notes above.

164523 LE 12: Little Bob; Duke of Norfolk T.B.

1-2:1-2, 1-5, 1-4, 1-3, 1-6, 1-2
3-4:3-4, 6-3, 2-6, 5-2, 4-5, 3-4
5-6:6-5, 2-4, 5-3, 4-6, 3-2, 6-5 :

Awareness of other bells

The x34x when treble is dodging in 5-6 should be noted and used.

Coursing Order in Conisborough Delight Minor

Natural Coursing Order is compromised by the “Oxford above” nature of the work above the treble. However, there is much natural coursing order below the treble. Coursing pair 5-6 work and stay close together including the points and backward hunting, and 2-3 are a reflection of this. Natural Coursing order is also evident in the bells in 4ths place under the treble.

Ringing the Method

(Notes to follow)

Bobs and Singles.

Bobs replace the 2nds place at the Lead End with 4ths as per Plain Bob.

Touches of Conisborough Delight Minor.

Use Bobs only callings for Little Bob