half-pull ringing

[Nick Bowden]

Richard Offen writes: 

> --- In bellhistorians at yahoogroups.com, "John Cummins" <murbah at ...> 
> wrote:
>>
>> I can remember ringing Double Stedman Doubles many years ago where 
> every single place was rung twice and every double place was rung four 
> times.  Half turns were whole pulls and whole turns comprised four 
> blows at lead, two blows in seconds place and then another four blows 
> at lead.  In hunting in and out every place was a whole pull and of 
> course double up for everything in 5ths.  John Cummins
>>
> 
> That's called Orpheus Doubles and is rung quite regularly in the UK - 
> I've even rung a quarter peal of it! 
> 
> R 
> 
I thought Orpheus Doubles had dodging at the back rather than whole pulls.
Nick