Combermere Delight Minor

About Combermere Delight Minor

Combermere Delight is a member of the group of methods having London Surprise above the treble.

Below the treble, the structure is a simple half lead variation on Oxford Treble Bob.

Method Structure.

Place Notation:
36X36. 14 X 12 X 16 X 12 X 56, LE 16, Bob 14, Single 1456.

Grid:

Diagram: Combermere 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 Combermere Delight Minor.

Learning Combermere Delight Minor.

The Rules

Assuming that Sandal Treble Bob and London Surprise have already been learned:

Combermere Delight Minor - the rules
Ring London Surprise over Sandal Treble Bob.

The Structure

Familiarity with the grid is very valuable owing to the separation between the pair in 1-2 versus the other 4 bells. 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.

The Double Place Bell sequences are identical with Little Bob Minor.

Combermere Delight Minor, 1-2

Diagram: Combermere Delight Minor, 1-2.

Combermere Delight Minor, 3-4

Diagram: Combermere Delight Minor, 3-4.

Combermere Delight Minor, 5-6

Diagram: Combermere Delight Minor, 5-6.

Artefacts

The Blue Line features worth noting are:

Place Notation and Grid

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

Pictels

Section by Section

(To follow once more practise has been achieved).

Ringing Combermere 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 Neasden Delight Minor. Some hints and tips for developing the skill are given in the techniques section.

Positional Awareness

The backward hunting of London Surprise needs to be thoroughly learned before picking up the bells.

Place Notation Elements

The method contains 36x36, X, 14, 12, 16, 56.

Place Bells, Pivot Leads, and Staging posts

Place bell sequences:
1-2, 1-5, 1-4, 1-3, 1-6, 1-2
3-4, 6-3, 2-6, 5-2, 4-5, 3-4
6-5, 2-4, 5-3, 4-6, 3-2, 6-5.

5ths place bell is the pivot bell, see notes above.

Awareness of other bells

The triple dodge in 3-4 when treble is in 5-6 should be noted and used.

Coursing Order in Combermere Delight Minor

The Coursing Order needs close study for it to be helpful.

Ringing the Method

Just enjoy it, it’s easier than expected, especially if you have rung Oxford and London, but be wary of ringing 2nds place bell as a variation on Oxford TB slow work.

Bobs and Singles.

Bobs study the notes under London Surprise.

Touches of Combermere Delight Minor.

Use Bobs only touches of Little Bob Minor.