[r-t] Bristol Major Handbell Miracle

[Graham John]

On Sun, 30 Aug 2026 at 11:54, Alexander E Holroyd <holroyd at uw.edu> wrote:
> It is a peal composition of Bristol S Major in which all three inside handbell pairs (34, 56, and 78) ring only the coursing position, together with one additional lead where they are place bells 3 and 4 (also an easy handbell lead), so only 8 possible leads for all three pairs.  This puts the method within reach of more handbell bands.  Moreover, the music is very decent.

That's a fascinating and impressive discovery, Ander. It will be
interesting to see if it helps a band ring Bristol that might
otherwise have struggled, given its unconventional structure.

Graham