[r-t] Spliced (was Spliced Cinques & Max)

[Don Morrison]

> (D)C.1: Compositions in more than one method in which the change of method
> occurs at the lead-head and/or the half-lead shall be called 'Spliced'. In
> the case of compositions containing changes of method at both the half-lead
> and the lead-head, all the methods shall be symmetrical about the half-lead
> with no two of them differing only in the places made at the half-lead
> and/or the lead-head.

There's a further, silly implication of this.

Suppose the following touch were extended in some way to peal length.
If a band were to ring it, how should they report it?

384 Spliced Surprise Major (3 methods)
23456  H
________
42356  -  (SY)SWY.
________
Repeat twice.
Contains 144 each Superlative and Yorkshire and 96 Woodstock,
with 14 changes of method (11 at the lead end and 3 at the half
lead).

According to (D)C.1 it's not legal as spliced since Yorskhire and
Woodstock differ only by the place made at the lead end. But you've
got to leave Woodstock as a distinct method, since 18 as a funny call
doesn't pass muster with (E)A.2.

So, what is it?




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Don Morrison <dfm at ringing.org>
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