[r-t] Muppet Show S Major

[Alan Reading]

Sorry I see - I thought the 25 was an aggregate total.
Interesting method. Hat and Feathers Surprise Major: 
-36-4-2.58.36.4.7-5-36-7.LH.2 looks like it should do quite well too.
Cheers,
Alan


Stephen Beckingham wrote:
> Yes, but there were 14 5-bell runs and 2 6-bell runs IN ADDITION to 
> the 25 4-bell runs in Muppet Show, totalling 41 (this includes runs 
> that include the treble)
>  
> I'd come to the same conclusion about the -36 start and had been 
> playing around with it this morning.
> The unrung Surprise method -36-4-2.56.3.4-234.5-56.34.1 scores 
> 48 4-bell runs in the same course (4 of each in each direction, front 
> & back), but no runs of 5 or more.
>  
> SJB
>  
>
>  
> > Date: Thu, 5 Mar 2009 10:32:31 +0000
> > From: ar5597 at bristol.ac.uk
> > To: ringing-theory at bellringers.net
> > Subject: Re: [r-t] Muppet Show S Major
> >
> > According to my calculations you get 32 4-bell (7 more than is claimed
> > in Muppet Show) runs in that course in Superlative: 2 each 5678 
> forwards
> > backward front and back and all rotations thereof.
> > Getting runs out of that course in a regular method essentially amounts
> > to maximising for example 6478's/3578's or reveres thereof, in the 
> plain
> > course. i.e. a coursing pair together on the back, one of that pairs
> > other course bells in 5ths when it's course bells in 8ths, and it's
> > other course bell with it in 5-6. Starting -36 or 36- throws you into
> > this position straight away hence why Superlative does rather well,
> > ofcourse being a double method the runs get mapped to front too.
> > An interesting question is what is the maximum amount of this position
> > that can be achieved in a "normal" (ie treble dodges once in each
> > position, no more than 2 blows in 1 place, regular, but don't care 
> about
> > 7-8's in pn or single changes) treble doding major method. A course of
> > 45362 (course head that is, 65432 in terms of C.O) of such a method 
> will
> > probably achieve more 4-bell runs in a course than is possible in a
> > single course of any other regular method.
> > Cheers,
> > Alan
>
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