Don Morrison’s Peal Compositions of Glasgow Surprise Major

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5,088 Glasgow Surprise Major

Donald F Morrison (no. 253)
 234567   V  O  I  F  H
 24356       s
 574326   s6ths
 374526         s
 567423   s6ths       s
 462357   s  -  s  -
 372564   s     s  s  s
 527364      s  s
 342765   s6ths       s
(627354)              s7ths
 342567   s  s  s  s   
Repeat twice. Sixth place calls.

Contains 18 each 56s and 7568s, 15 8765s, 12 5678s off the front, 9 8765s off the front, including back rounds, Queens, and tittums.

Published in The Ringing World (2002, page 518).
Rung at Bushey on 18 December 2001, conducted by J Alan Ainsworth.

5,024 Glasgow Surprise Major

Donald F Morrison (no. 254)
 234567  V  O  I  H
 24653      -  -  -
 42356   -  -
 45623   -  -  -
 35642   -  -     -
 56234      2     -
 25634      2
 53246   -     -
 32546      -  3
 472536  s6ths
 462537  3    sF
(32546)  3    sF  s7ths
 34256      2  -
 63254   -  -  -  -
 32654      -
 23456   -  -      
Sixth place calls.

Also true to Sheffield Surprise.
True to all BEabcdXY.

Rung at Maidstone (St Michael and All Angels) on 15 January 2002, conducted by John B Keeler.

5,088 Glasgow Surprise Major

Donald F Morrison (no. 255)
 234567   V  O  I  F  W  H
(427365)              -
(425763)     -        -
 426357   -  -  -  -
(236745)  6ths        -
 324756      s     -     -
 273654   6ths           -
(257346)  s  -  -     s7ths
 247365   -        -     -
 354726   s6ths
 342567      -  -  -     -
Repeat twice. Sixth place calls.

Contains 15 each 56s, 8765s and 7568s, 9 each 65s, 5678s off the front and 8756s off the front, and 6 8765s off the front, including back rounds.

5,088 Glasgow Surprise Major

Donald F Morrison (no. 256)
 234567   V  F  B  I  M  W  H
(53426)                  s
(567423)     -           -
 237546      -              s
 432567   -        -  s
 273546   s     s     -
 652437   s     -
(423765)  s           -  -
 427563            -        -
 354726   -        sT -
 573246         -
 423567      s              s
Repeat twice. Fourth place calls.

Contains 18 56s, 12 each 5678s off the front, 8765s off the front, including back rounds, and 8756s, 9 each 8765s and 7568s, 8 7468s, and Queens.

5,025 Glasgow Surprise Major

Donald F Morrison (no. 1490)
32546   V            O  I  H
24536                   -
34256                -  2
35642                -  2  -
56234                2     -
25634                2
43526   -            2  -
273546      s6ths
263547  3    sF
42356   3  sF,s7ths  2  -
64352   -            -  -  -
63254                -  -  -
32654                -
23456   -            -      
Sixth place calls.
Start at backstroke with a single.

True to all BEabcdXY.

Rung at Heptonstall on 24 October 2003, conducted by George H Campling.

5,057 Glasgow Surprise Major

Donald F Morrison (no. 1491)
32546   V            O  I  H
32654                -     -
25634                   -
53246   -               -
43526                -  2
273546      s6ths
263547  3    sF
53624   3  sF,s7ths     -  -
62534                -  -
65432                -  -  -
63254   -            -  -
34256   2            -
23456   3            2  3   
Sixth place calls.
Start at backstroke with a single.

True to all BEabcdX.

Rung at Kibworth Beauchamp on 9 April 2007, conducted by George H Campling.

5,089 Glasgow Surprise Major

Donald F Morrison (no. 1492)
32546   V            O  I  H
24536                3  -
374526      s6ths
364527  3    sF
53624   3  sF,s7ths     2  -
62534                -  -
65432                -  -  -
63254   -            -  -
34256   2            -
35426   3            2  -
25634   -            -  2
23456   -            -  -   
Sixth place calls.
Start at backstroke with a single.

True to all BEabcdX.

Rung at Oxenhope on 5 November 2005, conducted by George H Campling.

5,053 Glasgow Surprise Major

Donald F Morrison (no. 1822)
 234567   V  O  I  H
 35426          -
 42356       -  -
 45623    -  -  -
 64523       2
 62345    -  -  -
 34625       -  -
 25463    6ths,F
 54326       2     -
 43526       -
 23645    -  -  2
 34256    -  3  -
 35642    -  -  -
 56234       2     -
(423675)     3  -  a
Round at the handstroke snap.
Sixth place bobs.
a = F,6ths,6ths.

For a 53rd birthday.

Rung at Walkden on 28 December 2007, conducted by George H Campling.

5,024 Glasgow Surprise Major

Donald F Morrison (no. 1848)
23456  V  O  I  H
35426        -
52436  3     -
43526     -  -
34625  -  -
25346  -     2
24653     -  2  -
62345     3     -
36524     3     -
63425  -  -
62534  -  -  -
53624     -  -
24536  -     2
25634     -  -  -
23456  -  -  -   

Contains 71 combination rollups including 18 56s, with no 82s.
Also true to Sheffield Surprise.
True to all BEabcdefXYZ.

Rung on handbells at Staines (44 Sidney Road) on 4 March 2008, conducted by Richard A Pearce.
Rung on tower bells at Bexley on 1 June 2013, conducted by John B Keeler.

5,056 Glasgow Surprise Major

Donald F Morrison (no. 1849)
23456  V  O  I  H
25346     2  -
32546     2  3
35642     -  -  -
63254     3     -
26435     3     -
63425        -
34625     -
42356  -     -
52436     -  2
62534  -  3
23456  2     -   

Contains 74 combination rollups.
Also true to Sheffield Surprise.
True to all BEabcdefXYZ.

Rung at Farnworth on 25 June 2004, conducted by Peter C Randall.

5,088 Glasgow Surprise Major

Donald F Morrison (no. 1850)
23456  V   O   I   H
35426      3   -
62534  -   2   -   3x
23564          -    
Repeat twice. - = 16; x = 14.
3x = x x x.

Contains 78 combination rollups with no 82s or 83s.
Also true to Sheffield Surprise.
True to all BEabcdefXYZ.

Rung at Burgh-le-Marsh on 28 August 2004, conducted by Alan Regin.

5,076 Glasgow Surprise Major

Donald F Morrison (no. 4867)
(7213456)   V     O     I
 1342567    a     3     -
  42356           -
  45623     -     -     -
  35426     -     3
  65324     -     3
  24653     -           2
  46253           -     3
  56423     3     -     2
  64523           -
  24635     -           s
Round at the treble's backstroke
snap after the course end.
a = t7ths,s7ths.
t = 34;
- = 16
s = 1678.
Start with rounds the fifteenth row of a lead,
and the 7 the hunt bell, and call the t 7ths
at the first lead end, putting the treble into
the hunt.

Especially suitable for a 76th birthday or similar anniversary.

Rung at Maidstone (St Michael and All Angels) on 28 February 2012, conducted by John B Keeler.

5,088 Glasgow Surprise Major

Donald F Morrison (no. 7337)
23456  V  O  H
42635        -
26435     -
25463  -  3  -
42356     3  -
Repeat twice.
Sixth place bobs.

Contains 9 each 56s, 65s and 8756s, 6 each 8765s and 8756s off the front, 3 each 5678s off the front and 8765s off the front, 51 little bell rollups at the back, and 20 little bell rollups at the front.
Also true to Arnesby Surprise, Bethell Surprise, Blackburn Surprise, Broadsword Surprise, Brondesbury Surprise, Cretingham Surprise, Croyland Surprise, Finsbury Surprise, Hammersmith Surprise, Roundhills Surprise, Sheffield Surprise, Stewkley Surprise, Tovil Surprise, Wandle Surprise, Woking Surprise and Southwell Delight.
True to all BEabcdefXYZ.

Rung at Frederick, Maryland on 5 March 2016, conducted by Donald F Morrison.
Rung to Seminary Surprise at Alexandria on 23 June 2018, conducted by Robert G Gibson.

5,120 (5,000) Glasgow Surprise Major

Donald F Morrison (no. 8694)
23456  M  H
63254  2
64523  a  3
Repeat four times.
Fourth place bobs.
a = V,M,F.

Reduce to 5,000 by replacing the first four leads by one lead of Crayford Little Bob.
The unreduced version is true to all BDKacdfYZ.

5,000 Glasgow Surprise Major

Donald F Morrison (no. 8695)
(431526)    V  O  I  H
 124365  a  -  3  -
  26435        2  -
  32465        3  2
  62345        -  2
  54263     -  2  -
  54326        -     -
  56342     -  3     -
  35264        3     -
  23456     3        -
Sixth place bobs.
a = start with rounds the twenty-fifth row of the lead,
with the 4 the hunt bell, ringing place notation 1234
instead of 14 when the hunt bell would have passed from
3 to 2, thus putting the treble into the hunt, and then
ring a 1238 single at the lead end, thus:
12345678
21435768
12347586
21437856
21438765
12348756
21437865
12473856
12437586
21473568
  ...

5,000 Glasgow Surprise Major

Donald F Morrison (no. 8696)
(431526)    W  M  H
  36524  a  -  -  2
  45623        -  -
  62453     -     -
  34256        -  -
  36245     -  -  2
  65243        -  2
  42563     2     2
  35426     -  -  -
  23456     -      
Fourth place bobs
a = start with rounds the twenty-fifth row of the lead,
with the 4 the hunt bell, ringing place notation 1234
instead of 14 when the hunt bell would have passed from
3 to 2, thus putting the treble into the hunt, and then
ring a 1238 single at the lead end, thus:
12345678
21435768
12347586
21437856
21438765
12348756
21437865
12473856
12437586
21473568
  ...
Note that the first bob Wrong occurs six leads after
the 1238 single from a.
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