1,568 Spliced Surprise Major (7 methods)
Donald F Morrison2345678 Superlative s 5378264 London s 7253486 Yorkshire s 3286745 Bristol s 3826745 Cornwall - 7238564 Cambridge s 8264753 Lessness s 6782345 Repeat six times.
Contains 224 each Bristol, Cambridge, Cornwall, Lessness, London, Superlative and Yorkshire, with 48 changes of method and all the work of every method for every bell, 94 runs of four or more consecutive bells either at the back or at the front, and back rounds.
1,344 Spliced Surprise Major (7 methods)
Donald F Morrison23456 W sT/sV H (36245) - x BS.CY.E. 42365 - s W.L. Repeat five times.
Contains 192 each Bristol, Cambridge, Cornwall (W), Lessness (E), London, Superlative and Yorkshire, with 41 changes of method, 12 each 56s and 65s, 6 each 8765s off the front and 8756s off the front, queens and back rounds, with no 82s or 83s.
1,280 Spliced Surprise Major (7 methods)
Donald F Morrison23456 B M W H 42563 - - - YS.ECS.LC. 43265 - - - YC.BL.E. 24365 - WBWBE. 32465 - SLW. Repeat.
Contains 192 each Bristol, Cambridge, Cornwall (W), Lessness (E), London and Superlative and 128 Yorkshire, with 39 changes of method, 19 each 56s and 65s, 7 each 5678s off the front, 6578s off the front, 8765s off the front and 8756s off the front, and 68 runs of four or more consecutive bells at the back (42) or at the front (26).
1,280 Spliced Surprise Major (7 methods)
Donald F Morrison23456 B M W H 42356 - ECW. 34562 - - - WBWY.EYS.CL. 24365 - - CS.BL.B 32465 - ELY. Repeat.
Contains 192 each Bristol, Cambridge, Cornwall (W), Lessness (E), London and Yorkshire and 128 Superlative, with 37 changes of method, 18 each 56s and 65s, 9 each 5678s off the front and 6578s off the front, 6 each 8765s off the front and 8756s off the front, and 72 runs of four or more consecutive bells at the back (40) or at the front (32).
1,344 Spliced Surprise Major (7 methods)
Donald F Morrison23456 B M W H 35642 2 - WBWC.SL.YC. 64352 - - BS.L. 34256 - E.YE Repeat twice.
Contains 192 each Bristol, Cambridge, Cornwall (W), Lessness (E), London, Superlative and Yorkshire, with 41 changes of method, 15 56s, 12 8765s off the front, 9 each 65s and 5678s off the front, 6 8765s, 71 runs of four or more consecutive bells at the back (30) or at the front (41), and back rouns.
1,568 Spliced Surprise Major (7 methods)
Donald F Morrison2345678 Lessness - 6423857 Cambridge 3547682 London 4365278 Superlative 5738426 Yorkshire - 7826543 Cornwall 5237486 Bristol - 3527486 Repeat six times.
Contains 224 each Bristol, Cambridge, Cornwall, Lessness, London, Superlative and Yorkshire, with 48 changes of method and all the work of every method for every bell.
1,280 Spliced Surprise Major (7 methods)
Donald F Morrison23456 B W H 52436 - LS.B 35264 - 2 YC.WE.B. Repeat four times.
Contains 320 Bristol and 160 each Cambridge, Cornwall (W), Lessness (E), London, Superlative and Yorkshire, with 39 changes of method.
1,280 Spliced Surprise Major (7 methods)
Donald F Morrison2345678 3 4 5 7 8 9 12 4238765 - - - - - - - EWB.E.B.SL.B.E.BBW. 3428765 - EYCCS. 2348765 - LYE. Repeat.
Contains 320 each Bristol and Lessness (E) and 128 each Cambridge, Cornwall (W), London, Superlative and Yorkshire, with 34 changes of method, 16 each 5678s off the front and 8765s off the front, 15 each 56s and 8765s, 8 each 6578s off the front and 8756s off the front, 5 each 65s and 8756s, 92 runs of four or more consecutive bells either at the back (49) or at the front (43), and back rounds.
1,568 Spliced Surprise Major (7 methods)
Donald F Morrison2345678 Bristol - 4235678 Lessness 3462857 Yorkshire 2547386 Cambridge 7856234 Superlative 6384725 Cornwall - 7863542 London - 5678234 Repeat six times.
Contains 224 each Bristol, Cambridge, Cornwall, Lessness, London, Superlative and Yorkshire, with 48 changes of method and all the work of every method for every bell, and 56 runs of four or more consecutive bells either at the back (38) or at the front (18), with no backstroke 87s.
1,568 Spliced Surprise Major (7 methods)
Donald F Morrison2345678 Cornwall 6482735 Lessness s 8764523 Bristol 6857342 Superlative 7482635 Cambridge 2345768 London - 7423856 Yorkshire s 3456782 Repeat six times.
Contains 224 each Bristol, Cambridge, Cornwall, Lessness, London, Superlative and Yorkshire, with 48 changes of method and all the work of every method for every bell, and 75 runs of four or more consecutive bells either at the back (55) or at the front (20). Also contains 8 backstroke 87s.
1,568 Spliced Surprise Major (7 methods)
Donald F Morrison2345678 London 4263857 Superlative s 3257486 Bristol s 3527486 Cornwall - 4235678 Cambridge 5728463 Yorkshire - 7863542 Lessness - 5678234 Repeat six times.
Contains 224 each Bristol, Cambridge, Cornwall, Lessness, London, Superlative and Yorkshire, with 48 changes of method and all the work of every method for every bell, 79 runs of four or more consecutive bells either at the back (37) or at the front (42), queens and back rounds, with no backstroke 87s.
1,250 Spliced Surprise Major (7 methods)
Donald F Morrison23456 W H 42356 - ESW. 34256 - YLSCS. 53246 - BC.B 25346 - CYECY. 32546 - ESYCS. 54326 - - LY.W. 43526 2 LCW.B. 52436 - - ELWBE.L. (32456) s BWBEW.(Y)
Contains 192 each Bristol, Cambridge, Cornwall (W) and Lessness (E), 162 Yorkshire and 160 each London and Superlative, with 39 changes of method.
1,280 Spliced Surprise Major (7 methods)
Donald F Morrison234567 B M F I H (25463) - - CC.EYC. 45362 - SYECS.ELELW 427365 - - W.SY.LWBB 423567 - - BW.YSYSC. 34256 - WLWBL. 23456 - ELEWBE.
Contains 224 each Cornwall (W) and Lessness (E), 192 London and 160 each Bristol, Cambridge, Superlative and Yorkshire, with 35 changes of method, 15 56s, 12 8765s off the front, 9 5678s off the front, 4 each 65s, 7568s, 6578s off the front and 8756s off the front, 48 runs of four or more little bells either at the back (25) or at the front (23), queens and back rounds.
3,136 Spliced Surprise Major (7 methods)
Donald F Morrison (no. 8510)2345678 Cambridge 5738264 Yorkshire 8674523 Yorkshire 4263857 Cambridge 3527486 Cornwall - 4235678 Bristol 3462857 Bristol 6384725 London - 7863542 Superlative 3482756 Lessness 8374625 Cornwall 6758234 London 5627483 Lessness 2546378 Superlative - 5678234 Repeat six times.
Contains 448 each Bristol, Cambridge, Cornwall, Lessness, London, Superlative and Yorkshire, with 83 changes of method, all the work of every method for every bell, and 94 runs of four or more consecutive bells either at the back (73) or at the front (21), with no backstroke 87s.
The core seven Project Pickled Egg methods.
3,136 Spliced Surprise Major (7 methods)
Donald F Morrison (no. 8510a)2345678 Superlative 5738264 Yorkshire 8674523 Yorkshire 4263857 Cambridge 3527486 Cornwall - 4235678 Bristol 3462857 Bristol 6384725 London - 7863542 Superlative 3482756 Lessness 8374625 Cornwall 6758234 Lessness 5627483 London 2546378 Cambridge - 5678234 Repeat six times.
Contains 448 each Bristol, Cambridge, Cornwall, Lessness, London, Superlative and Yorkshire, with 83 changes of method, all the work of every method for every bell, and 107 runs of four or more consecutive bells either at the back (80) or at the front (27). Also contains 3 backstroke 87s.
The core seven Project Pickled Egg methods.
1,568 Spliced Surprise Major (7 methods)
Donald F Morrison2345678 Bristol 4263857 London 6482735 Cornwall - 7864523 Yorkshire - 8423756 Lessness 2874635 Superlative - 8435267 Cambridge - 4567823 Repeat six times.
Contains 224 each Bristol, Cambridge, Cornwall, Lessness, London,Superlative and Yorkshire, with 48 changes of method and all the work of every method for every bell.
2,112 (2,024) Spliced Major (4–7 methods)
Donald F Morrison23456 B M W H 6 methods 24365 2 - - [-] E(WWC).BS.BCY.C.E. Repeat five times, omitting [-] from alternate parts.
Contains 576 Cambridge Surprise, 384 each Bristol Surprise, Cornwall Surprise (W) and Lessness Surprise (E) and 192 each Superlative Surprise and Yorkshire Surprise,with 54 changes of method, all 24 each 56s and 65s, and 12 each 5678s off the front and 6578s off the front.
For five methods ring Cambridge instead of Superlative, or instead of Yorkshire.
For four methods ring Cambridge instead both Superlative and Yorkshire.
Any of these three arrangements may be reduced to 2,024 by, in one part only, replacing the parenthesized leads by one lead of Little Bob.
1,280 Spliced Surprise Major (4–7 methods)
Richard C Offen23456 B M H 4m 4m 5m 23564 - - CS.YS. SC.SS. CS.YN. 52364 - CSYSR. RCL. CNYSR. 43265 - - R.CR. SCS.CR. R.CR. 24365 - RYR. LSR. RYR. 32465 - YCSYR. LCCCS. YNSNR. two part 23456 B M W H 5m 23564 - - SC.SS. 52364 - RCL. 43265 - - R.CL. 24365 3 - LS.B.B.R. 32465 - LCCCS. two part 23456 B M H 6m 6m 7m 23564 - - PS.YN. CS.YN. PS.YN. 52364 - CNPSR. CNYSL. CNPSL. 43265 - - R.CR. R.CL. R.CL. 24365 - RYR. RYL. RYL. 32465 - YPSNR. YNSNR. YPSNR. two part
Bristol, Cambridge, Lincolnshire (N), London, Pudsey, Rutland, Superlative, Yorkshire
1,260 Spliced Major (7 methods)
Donald F Morrison2345678 Cambridge Surprise 5738264 Cooktown Orchid Delight 7856342 Deva Surprise 4263857 Superlative Surprise 3527486 Double Norwich Court Bob 6482735 Lessness Surprise - 7864523 Martyrs Link Little Bob 7842635 Martyrs Link Little Bob 7823456 Repeat six times.
Contains 224 each Cambridge Surprise, Cooktown Orchid Delight, Deva Surprise, Lessness Surprise and Superlative Surprise, 112 Double Norwich Court Bob and 28 Martyrs Link Little Bob, with 48 changes of method and all the work of every method for every bell, 66 runs of four or more consecutive bells either at the back or at the front, queens and back rounds, with no backstroke 87s.
If preferred Yorkshire Surprise may be rung instead of Cambridge throughout.
Either arrangement may also be rearranged, albeit with fewer rollups, by ringing Lancashire Surprise instead of Cooktown Orchid throughout.
1,260 Spliced Major (7 methods)
Donald F Morrison2345678 Martyrs Link Little Bob 2357486 Martyrs Link Little Bob 2378564 Superlative Surprise 8634257 Double Norwich Court Bob 7253486 Yorkshire Surprise 3826745 Cambridge Surprise 6485372 Pudsey Surprise 5742638 Rutland Surprise 4567823 Repeat six times.
Contains 224 each Cambridge Surprise, Pudsey Surprise, Rutland Surprise, Superlative Surprise and Yorkshire Surprise, 112 Double Norwich Course Bob and 28 Martyrs Link Little Bob, with 48 changes of method and all the work of every method for every bell, 59 runs of four or more consecutive bells at the back or the front, with no backstroke 87s.
1,344 Spliced Treble Dodging Major (7 methods)
Donald F Morrison23456 42356 sB,sF,In,In,H D.L.B.H.SCW. Repeat five times, calling single for bob halfway and end.
Contains 192 each Bristol Surprise, Cambridge Surprise, Cornwall Surprise (W), Deva Surprise, Lancashire Surprise (H), London Surprise and Superlative Surprise, with 41 changes of method, all 24 each 56s and 5678s off the front, and 12 65s.
Also contains 18 backstroke 87s.
If preferred Kenninghall Surprise may be rung for Cornwall throughout and/or Cooktown Orchid Delight may be rung for Lancashire throughout.
1,280 Spliced Surprise Major (7 methods)
Richard I Allton23456 B H 23564 - - CG.SOE. 35264 2 GL.B. five part
Bristol, Cambridge, Cassiobury (O), Glasgow, Lessness (E), London, Superlative
1,344 Spliced Surprise Major (6–7 methods)
Donald F Morrison23456 W H 6 methods 7 methods 54236 - s YSD.W. YSD.W. 32456 s s YW.W. YK.W. 34256 a s D.E.D.B.D.W.D. D.E.D.B.D.W.D. Repeat twice. a = sB,sF,sV,sV,sM,sT.
The six method arrangement contains 480 Deva, 384 Cornwall (W), 192 Yorkshire and 96 each Bristol, Lessness (E) and Superlative, with 38 changes of method
The seven method arrangement contains 480 Deva, 288 Cornwall (W), 192 Yorkshire and 96 each Bristol, Kenninghall, Lessness (E) and Superlative, with 41 changes of method.
Both arrangemetns contain all 24 each 8765s, 5678s off the front and 8765s off the front, 21 56s, 6 each 65s and 7468s, 20 little bell rollups at the back, 28 little bell rollups at the front, and back rounds, with no backstroke 87s.
1,344 Spliced Surprise Major (7 methods)
Donald F Morrison23456 42356 B,V,F,B,H WE.L.BS.K.D. Repeat five times, calling single for bob halfway and end.
Contains 192 each Bristol, Cornwall (W), Deva, Kenninghall, Lessness (E), London and Superlative, with 41 changes of method, all 24 each 56s and 5678s off the front, and 12 each 65s, 6578s off the front and 8756s off the front, with no backstroke 87s.
1,260 Spliced Major (7 methods)
Donald F Morrison2345678 Cornwall Surprise 6482735 Lessness Surprise 8674523 Cray Surprise 5738264 Double Norwich Court Bob 4263857 Preston Surprise 3527486 Lincolnshire Surprise 7856342 Link method 7823456 Repeat six times. Link method= 34.3.34.3
Contains 224 each Cornwall Surprise, Cray Surprise, Lessness Surprise, Lincolnshire Surprise and Preston Surprise, 112 Double Norwich Course Bob and 28 rows of the Link method, with 48 changes of method, all the work of every method for every bell and each lead different, 97 runs of four or more consecutive bells at the back or the front, with no backstroke 87s.
Note that the link method may be thought of as two rotated leads of Martyrs Link Little Bob.
If preferred Uxbridge Surprise or Rutland Surprise may be rung instead of Lessness.
1,379 Spliced Major (7 methods)
Donald F Morrison2345678 Lancashire Surprise 3527486 Cornwall Surprise - 4235678 Walmer Little Hybrid 2547386 Chesterfield Surprise 3462857 Sussex Surprise 7856234 Newcastle Surprise - 7863542 Uxbridge Surprise - 5678234 Repeat six times.
Contains 224 each Chesterfield Surprise, Cornwall Surprise, Lancashire Surprise, Newcastle Surprise, Sussex Surprise and Uxbridge Surprise, and 35 Walmer, with 48 changes of method, all the work of every method for every bell and each lead different, and 125 runs of four or more consecutive bells either at the back or at the front.
1,792 Spliced Surprise Major (7 methods)
Donald F Morrison12345678 Cornwall - 16423857 Preston - 14357682 Adelaide - 17826354 Malpas 13247586 Ealing s 41536278 Essex 46758123 Double Dublin - 45678123 Repeat seven times. s = 3456.
Contains 256 each Adelaide, Cornwall, Double Dublin, Ealing, Essex, Malpas and Preston, with 55 changes of method and all the work of every method for every bell (including the treble).
1,264 Spliced Major (7 methods)
Donald F Morrison12345678 Romulan Alliance s 21436578 Coventry Centenary Alliance 28573614 Aust Little Bob - 25314867 Bristol Alliance - 27815634 Belfast Little Alliance - 21785634 Bradman Alliance 28167453 Buckfastleigh Surprise 23456781 Repeat seven times. s = 3456.
Truly all the work and each lead different: contains 256 Buckfastleigh Surprise, 224 Romulan Alliance, 192 Bristol Alliance, 176 Bradman Alliance, 160 each Belfast Little Alliance and Coventry Centenary Alliance and 96 Aust Little Bob, with 55 changes of method, all the work of every method for every bell, including the treble, and each lead different, including the hunt works.
1,379 Spliced Major (7 methods)
Donald F Morrison2345678 Deva Surprise 7856342 Walmer Little Hybrid 8674523 Dereham Surprise 4263857 Newlyn Surprise - 3578264 Colnbrook Surprise - 3586742 Claybrooke Surprise 8375264 Lessness Surprise 7823456 Repeat six times.
Contains 224 each Claybrooke Surprise, Colnbrook Surprise, Dereham Surprise, Deva Surprise, Lessness Surprise and Newlyn Surprise, and 35 Walmer, with 48 changes of method, all the work of every method for every bell and each lead different, and 106 runs of four or more consecutive bells either at the back or at the front.
1,260 Spliced Major (7 methods)
Donald F Morrison2345678 Martyrs Link Little Bob 2357486 Martyrs Link Little Bob 2378564 Liverpool Bob 3826745 Malpas Surprise 7253486 London Surprise 5742638 Chesterfield Surprise 6485372 Claybrooke Surprise 8634257 Dereham Surprise 4567823 Repeat six times.
Contains 224 each Chesterfield Surprise, Claybrooke Surprise, Dereham Surprise, London Surprise and Malpas Surprise, 112 Liverpool Bob and 28 Martyrs Link Little Bob, with 48 changes of method, all the work of every method for every bell and each lead different, 117 runs of four or more consecutive little bells at the back or the front, with no backstroke 87s.
The number of four bell runs may be increased to 129 by replacing Liverpool Bob by the unnamed plain major method 3.4x23x5x5 lh 2 [a].
1,568 Spliced Surprise Major (7 methods)
Donald F Morrison2345678 Whalley - 6423857 Buckfastleigh 7852364 Glasgow 8276543 Sonning - 2643857 Malpas 8472563 Belfast 7854326 Newlyn - 4263857 Repeat six times.
Contains 224 each Belfast, Buckfastleigh, Glasgow, Malpas, Newlyn, Sonning and Whalley, with 48 changes of method, all the work of every method for every bell, each lead different and no backstroke 87s.
1,568 Spliced Surprise Major (7 methods)
Donald F Morrison2345678 Buckfastleigh 8674523 Whalley s 7586342 Newlyn 4263587 Glasgow - 2387456 Belfast 8243675 Sonning - 2375864 Malpas s 7823456 Repeat six times.
Contains 224 each Belfast, Buckfastleigh, Glasgow, Malpas, Newlyn, Sonning and Whalley, with 48 changes of method, all the work of every method for every bell, each lead different and 92 runs of four or more consecutive bells either at the back (42) or at the front (50).
Also contains 14 backstroke 87s.
1,568 Spliced Surprise Major (7 methods)
Donald F Morrison2345678 Newcastle - 2357486 Glasgow 3728564 Malpas 5243678 Whalley - 6452837 Belfast 5684723 Buckfastleigh 3728456 Sonning - 7856342 Repeat six times.
Contains 224 each Belfast, Buckfastleigh, Glasgow, Malpas, Newcastle, Sonning and Whalley, with 48 changes of method, all the work of every method for every bell, each lead different, and no backstroke 87s.
1,568 Spliced Surprise Major (7 methods)
Donald F Morrison2345678 Sonning 5738264 Glasgow - 7864523 Newcastle - 7842635 Whalley 4768523 Buckfastleigh 3526847 Belfast 2385764 Malpas - 7823456 Repeat six times.
Contains 224 each Belfast, Buckfastleigh, Glasgow, Malpas, Newcastle, Sonning and Whalley, with 48 changes of method, all the work of every method for every bell, each lead different, and no backstroke 87s.
1,792 Spliced Surprise Major (7 methods)
Donald F Morrison12345678 Belfast 14263857 Chertsey - 16423857 Richmond 12684735 Essex - 14357682 Newlyn - 17826354 Moulton s 41536278 Glasgow - 45678123 Repeat seven times. s = 3456.
Contains 256 each Belfast, Chertsey, Essex, Glasgow, Moulton, Newlyn and Richmond, with 55 changes of method and all the work of every method for every bell (including the treble).
1,379 Spliced Major (7 methods)
Donald F Morrison2345678 Walmer Little Hybrid 3527486 Chesterfield Surprise 4263857 Willesden Surprise 8674523 Malpas Surprise 5738264 Buckfastleigh Surprise - 4235678 Sussex Surprise - 7863542 Northampton Surprise - 5678234 Repeat six times.
Contains 224 each Buckfastleigh Surprise, Chesterfield Surprise, Malpas Surprise, Northampton Surprise, Sussex Surprise and Willesden Surprise, and 35 Walmer, with 48 changes of method, all the work of every method for every bell and each lead different, 102 runs of four or more consecutive bells either at the back or at the front, and back rounds.
1,379 Spliced Major (7 methods)
Donald F Morrison2345678 Sussex Surprise 8674523 Walmer Little Hybrid 6482735 Chesterfield Surprise 7856342 Claybrooke Surprise - 3578264 Colnbrook Surprise - 3586742 Richmond Surprise 8375264 Northampton Surprise 7823456 Repeat six times.
Contains 224 each Chesterfield Surprise, Claybrooke Surprise, Colnbrook Surprise, Northampton Surprise, Richmond Surprise and Sussex Surprise, and 35 Walmer, with 48 changes of method, all the work of every method for every bell and each lead different, and 87 runs of four or more consecutive bells either at the back or at the front.
1,260 Spliced Major (7 methods)
Donald F Morrison2345678 Emmanuel College Surprise 4263857 Newnham College Surprise 6482735 Downing College Surprise 5738264 Jesus College Surprise 3527486 Cambridge Court Bob 8674523 Darwin College Surprise 7856342 Unnamed Plain Major 7823456 Repeat six times. Unnamed Plain Major = 34.3.34.3
Contains 224 each Darwin College Surprise, Downing College Surprise, Emmanuel College Surprise, Jesus College Surprise and Newnham College Surprise, 112 Cambridge Court Bob and 28 Unnamed Plain Major, with 48 changes of method, all the work of every method for every bell and each lead different, 57 runs of four or more consecutive bells at the back or the front, and no backstroke 87s.
If preferred Churchill College Surprise may be rung for Newnham College.