i am playing the bells for my children in class as the custom of tolling bells have become a scarcity in some of our areas in South Africa. . Thank you its glorious to hear the bells.
Each time I listen to this - it's bloody marvelous. Paul is definitely my hero. Rang a couple of peals with him thirty years ago and he still remembers my name at ASCY dinners to this day!!
I was just listening to this in bed. Any good well struck ringing is nice but I do love the effect you get on 12 where you get a a trance like pattern on the back bells, it can almost send you sleep. Really beautiful ringing
Indeed the 5/4 near miss at 6:20 could have seen the peal off if the 4th had dropped his backstroke. The nice thing is that the treble is perfectly audible. so often in 12 bell towers, the treble is drowned by the heavier bells.
Had a QP recently on a (not very acoustically rewarding) 12 where there was a 3/4 near miss. I was on the 4 and the 3 dropped their bell ever so slightly as to make it not just a near miss, but a *very* near miss. Conductor agreed that it was definitely not rounds and we scored.
Excellent ringing! (Also cutie in foreground Yes I have rung with FODS in London!)! I used to live in NYC but jaben't been there since this ring had been installed. (When I lived there I always remarked why couldn't their be ring here at Trinity? My dream came true! One day I have to ring there myself (preferably on tenor).
@KDowner94 I quite like rings with a treble like that!! Just cause your used to a grumbly old 8, nice in their own way, of course, but in a completely different (lower!!) league to these!!
That's a pretty amazing pace. How long did that peal take at that pace 2:45 on the twelve I should think. Though some would say that there is no handstroke pause.
shipsbells just did a calc with a stop watch and counted 26 changes per minute so assuming 5040 changes that is 3hrs 13 mins. some of the ringing doesn't have lead breaks and I was counting fro. lead breaks. They would make Devon change ringers jealous. Suberb ringing I thought
There is a hand stroke lead, but often they miss it out. I think that is the only thing that stops this being Perfection! It is a joy to listen to . I think to be in the ringing room and simply lay of the floor with a pillow and close my eyes would be an incredible moment of mindfulness.Just being in the zone
