Overview

This book is about bellringing on Church bells (not handbells). Peals of Church bells are rung full circle in Britain, and this book contains assistance and technical explanation for bellringers wishing to improve their practical skill and theoretical understanding. It also contains fascinating anecdotes and historical information. This updated edition reflects changes in bellringing in the last 20 years and replaces ISBN 0-9523896-0-6, which is discontinued.

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Author:   Steve Coleman
Publisher:   Sue Coleman
Imprint:   Sue Coleman
Edition:   5th Revised edition
ISBN:  

9780952389675

ISBN 10:   0952389673
Pages:   448
Publication Date:   10 September 2005
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

A Word before we Start 1; Change Ringing Matters; Ropesight; 1. The Essentials 5; 2. Hunting Up 12; 3. Extending your Ropesight 20; Learning a New Method; 4. A Plain Course 30; 5. Practising a New Method 39; 6. What to Learn for a Touch 43; 7. Cat's Ears, Fish Tails, and All That 48; 8. Moving On to Seven and Eight 55; 9. Ringing Panic 62; The Social Side; 10. Arranging a Tower Outing 71; 11. Ringing Etiquette 80; 12. Visiting Other Practice Nights 86; Ringing Teas; 13. The Planning 93; 14. The Organisation 99; 15. More About Ringing Teas 108; 16. Ringing Officers 118; Being a Tower Captain; 17. Getting Started 126; 18. Organising the Band 133; 19. Organising the Practice 142; Being a Tower Captain (contd.); 20. Making Progress 151; 21. Getting People to Conduct 158; 22. Grading Schemes 162; 23. Standing Behind 166; 24. Sunday Service Ringing 171; 25. Handling and Striking 177; 26. Ringing the New Year in 187; Call Change Matters; 27. The Basics 197; 28. The Nitty Gritty 205; 29. Coping with the Ups 212; 30. When the Going Gets Tough 218; 31. Another Perspective 224; 32. Those Named Changes 230; 33. Starting to Call 237; Calling Sequences 245; Other Ringing Skills; 34. A Delicate Subject 259; 35. Striking Competitions 267; 36. Firing 275; 37. Ringing Half-Muffled 282; 38. Slipping Wheel 290; 39. Getting the Left Hand Right 298; 40. Ringing your First Peal 310; 41. Ringing Safety 317; Lowering in Peal; 42. Practising by Yourself 327; 43. Starting from the Top 334. Lowering in Peal (contd.); 44. Putting it all Together 342; Ringing up in Peal; 45. Getting Started 351; 46. Half-Way up 359; 47. Getting to the Top 364; Leading down in Peal; 48. The Beginning 373; 49. The Middle 380; 50. The Closing Stages 387; 51. The Back/Hand Conundrum 395; 52. Full-Circle Tune Ringing 401; Getting Up to Date 410; Index 424.

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