[Bell Historians] Re: half-pull ringing

[Richard Offen]

No, because the bells in 4ths and 5ths dodge.

R

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From: ted.steele at KoxBq1bQTVySGOKzKg40XRQbY_ojh_TLapRs6QbfQsNWukQXPax-iSjadmVXC-gJx6zTjyOqVOW_0dXghw.yahoo.invalid [mailto:ted.steele at KoxBq1bQTVySGOKzKg40XRQbY_ojh_TLapRs6QbfQsNWukQXPax-iSjadmVXC-gJx6zTjyOqVOW_0dXghw.yahoo.invalid] 
Sent: Wednesday, 21 November 2007 11:33 PM
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Cc: Richard Offen
Subject: Re: [Bell Historians] Re: half-pull ringing


---- Richard Offen <richard.offen at wXJjKkTV_COb8LecVjjeB0nj9YUsAUzrBK71Jbp8qO96VyMzPHw9osc4CVpb559VkcIY82ZrZh4FGBGWHFdZnbNo.yahoo.invalid> wrote: 
> --- 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

Unless I'm missing something is this not just a roundabout way of saying
it's rung in whole pulls?

Ted