Multi-Extent Minor Blocks
Multi-Extent Blocks of Minor
by Roger Bailey

No 1

5,040 for 2nd’s Place Methods

Groups G H J K

2345   W   H 
------------ 
4235   3   3 
5432   -  ss 
3245   2   3 
4235   3  (-)
------------ 
Repeat twice; 3 = s--.


For 6th’s Place Methods

Groups L M

2345   O   I 
------------ 
4325  (-)  3 
5243   3   2 
2345   ss  - 
3425   3   3 
------------
Repeat twice; 3 = --s.

Groups N O

2345   I   O 
------------ 
4235   3   3 
5432   2  ss 
3245   -   3 
3425   3  (-)
------------
Repeat twice; 3 = --s.

The callings above are for Treble Dodging methods. For Plain methods, repeat 5 times, calling s for (-) in two parts half a peal apart.

Ringing World 1979 p 712


No 2

5,040 for 2nd’s Place Methods

Groups G H J K

23456  F  I  O  H    
-----------------    
35642           a |  
56342           2 | A
-----------------    
64235           a |  
26435        2    |  
42635  -  -       | B
42635  -  -     2 |  
-----------------    
Repeat 4 times. a = bob at 1, bringing up the course-head immediately; the calling then uses the new 6th’s place bell as observation.

Course-ends shown for group H (e.g. Cambridge). For other lead-head groups, the same part-ends will be generated, but in a different order.

Variations: the blocks may be reversed (i.e. B, A) or all the A-blocks may be called at the start, followed by all the B-blocks, or vice-versa (i.e. 5A, 5B or 5B, 5A).


For 6th’s Place Methods

Groups L M N O

23456  H  W  F  I    
-----------------    
35642           a |  
35264           2 | A
-----------------    
56423           a |  
56234           - |  
54326        -    | B
52436  -     -    |  
56342  -  2     - |  
-----------------    
Repeat 4 times. a = bob at 1; the calling uses the 2nd’s place bell in each block as observation.

Course-ends shown for group L (e.g. Primrose).

The callings are for Treble Dodging methods; for Plain Methods they may doubled with singles, but this will reverse 5-6 in half the tenors-together courses.

Composition 500


No 3

5,040 for 2nd’s Place Methods

Groups G H J K

2345  F  T  W  H 
---------------- 
3245     s  2 (-)
5342        -    
2435  -     3  3 
5243     s       
3425  -     3  3 
---------------- 
Repeat twice.

Course-ends shown for group H (e.g. Cambridge).

For Treble Dodging methods; for Plain methods, repeat 5 times, calling s for (-) in two parts half a peal apart.

Ringing World 1999 p 406


No 4

2,880 Little Bob

123456  1  4  5
---------------
123654     3  s
423156  3     2
432651    (s) s
132456  3     2
---------------
Repeat 5 times, calling - for (s) except in part 4. Contains each row 4 times. Bob = 16; single = 1456, both at the half-lead.

In principle this can be adapted for any Little method, irrespective of the treble’s path.

Compton, November 9th, 2008