[r-t] Composing challenge - 1788 Plain Bob Maximus

[Philip Saddleton]

Clearly the treble needs to be affected to get the length. I see three 
possibilities:

- variable hunt, with fixed length leads (as you have)
- treble remains in the hunt, but is affected by calls, thus altering 
the length of the lead (I assume this is ruled out, as a lead of little 
bob could be thought of as the treble making the bob)
- variable hunt, changing the hunt bell within a lead, without a call 
otherwise, along the lines of Alan Burbidge's Grandsire Triples.

I have gone for the third of these, but restricted myself to whole 
half-leads, i.e. 12 made at the half-lead, after which a new lead 
starts. It is a bit awkward keeping the back bells together, as there is 
only one place in the course for such a call that keeps 890ET fixed, and 
this repeats the middle of the course. Here's an attempt that aims to 
keep calls to a minimum:

-12357496E8T0
  137295E4T608
  1793E2T50486
  19E7T3028564
  1ET907836245
  1T0E89674352
  108T6E495723
  18604T5E2937
-1864502T3E79
  165824307T9E
  1526387490ET
  ------------
-15237698E4T0
  127593E6T804
x48603T5E2917
x79E1T2058346
  7ET901824563
  7T0E89416235
  708T4E693152
  78406T3E5921
x19E2T5038674
  1ET902857346
  1T0E89724563
  108T7E496235
  18704T6E3952
  1748603T5E29
-174638502T9E
  1437562890ET
  ------------
  13542796E8T0
-135294E7T608
  1593E2T40786
  19E5T3028467
  1ET905836274
  1T0E89657342
  108T6E794523
  18607T4E2935
x59E3T2048716
  5ET903821467
  5T0E89136274
  508T1E697342
  58106T7E4923
x39E2T4078651
  3ET902845716
  3T0E89521467
  308T5E196274
  38501T6E7942
x29E4T7068135
  2ET904873651
  2T0E89345716
  208T3E591467
  28305T1E6974
  2358106T7E49
  251368704T9E
  2165734890ET
  ------------
-21674593E8T0
  264197E5T308
  2496E1T70583
  29E4T6018735
  2ET904863157
  2T0E89345671
  208T3E597416
  28305T7E1964
x49E6T1078523
  4ET906812735
  4T0E89263157
  408T2E395671
  48203T5E7916
x69E1T7058342
  6ET901874523
  6T0E89412735
  608T4E293157
  68402T3E5971
x19E7T5038264
  1ET907856342
  1T0E89674523
  108T6E492735
  18604T2E3957
  1648203T5E79
  142638507T9E
  1234567890ET
  ------------
1788 rows ending in 1234567890ET
Touch is true

Philip

Philip Earis said  on 14/11/2010 17:04:
> Here's a composing challenge that I've been playing around with a bit this afternoon. A prize is on offer for the best solution...
>
> For a historic commemorative reason, I need a touch of 1788 plain bob maximus. I would like this to be 'pure' (ie no splicing with little bob!) and relatively simple, with a maximum of two types of call if possible.
>
> Now 1788 changes equates to 74.5 leads. A logical way to start would be with the tenor in the hunt, with a call to swap it with the treble after 5.5 leads.
>
> I did this with a 3T call, bringing up:
> 1T243658709E
>
> then I used just 4ths place bobs:
>
> 1T2E09876543 (5b)
> 1ET209876543 (10p b)
> 1354267890ET (8p b 8p)
> 1524367890ET (p 8b)
> 1342567890ET (p 7b p)
> 1423567890ET (8b p)
> 1234567890ET (8b p)
>
> Whilst this works, plain bob's a-group nature causes some serious constraints.
> I wonder if there's a better, innovative approach. Ideas very welcome.
>
>