[r-t] Caters stimulus package - cyclic

Mark Davies mark at snowtiger.net
Sat Dec 26 23:41:54 UTC 2009


I made a brief investigation into cyclic methods on a 9-bell treble 
"nearly dodging" plan, and it turns out that Spinning-Jennie style 
constructions are possible. I haven't checked the falseness or 
compositional possibilites of any of these (so they may be worthless), 
but here are some findings.

(In case anyone missed them: "Spinning" cyclic methods are those which 
have a traditionally symmetric lead, meaning that the standard leadhead 
cannot be cyclic, but are designed in a such way that starting at the 
snap magically produces a cyclic row.)

First, a true Double spinning cyclic:

Spin Zombie Alliance Caters
5.1.9.125.7.3.7.3.589.1.9.5.167.5.169.5.167.5.9.1.589.3.7.3.7.125.9.1.5.349.5.149.5.349 
= 145678923

Because it is Double, the lead end (actually the snap of course) is 
positive, hence the method has a short course (here four leads).

I looked for alternatives with a full eight-lead course, and it is 
possible to achieve this, at the expense of achieving cylic near-misses 
rather than true cyclic rows at the half lead. These two seemed pretty 
good on paper:

Nebulizer Alliance Caters
5.1.7.9.5.3.9.1.3.1.369.7.3.167.9.169.3.7.369.1.3.1.9.3.5.9.7.1.5.349.5.149.5.349 
= 1234567892

Night Runner Alliance Caters
5.1.9.127.5.1.9.1.5.3.149.7.3.167.9.167.3.7.149.3.5.1.9.1.5.349.5.149.5.349 
= 156789234

Of any interest to anyone?

MBD




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