Snowdon Quantock Treble Bob 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 Snowdon Treble Bob Minor.
Some hints and tips for developing the skill are given in the
techniques
section.
The difficulty of ringing the pointy work in 3-4 is not helped by tracking the treble apart from confirming the occurrence of the half lead and the assocated symmetry.
Positional Awareness
Achieve accurate placement of the bells during the 5-6 section by memorising the spacings.
Note the way that 3rds and 5ths place bells make points under the ears of the cat's ears of the pivot bell.
Place Notation Elements
The method contains 6 elements (34x34, X, 12, 16, 34x12, 36).
Place Bells, Pivot Leads, and Staging posts
156342 LE 16: Double Court Bob; Sandal Treble Bob, Hull Surprise
1-2:1-2, 1-6, 1-3, 1-4, 1-5, 1-2
3-4:3-4, 4-5, 5-2, 2-6, 6-3, 3-4
5-6:6-5, 3-2, 4-6, 5-3, 2-4, 6-5
For 3-4 pair, the pivot point is when they make backward places together in 1-2 at the Half Lead.
For 5-6 pair, the pivot point is when they cross over in 4-5 at the Half Lead,
this is the pair that make points under the ears of the cat's ears of the pivot bell.
Awareness of other bells
Snowdon Treble Bob is rich in interest in the way the bells work together in the 5-6 section.
Study the structure, memorise the spacings.
Coursing Order in Snowdon Treble Bob.
Natural coursing order applies above the treble.
Below the treble, the key bell is the pivot bell; either side of the pivot bell, the bells work in 1-2.
The coursing pair cross in 4-5 at the Half Lead.
Ringing the Method
Snowdon demands an investment in learning before picking up the bells.
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