Compositions by John R. Ketteringham

PLAIN MAJOR


 
The bells which can be heard are those of  Sts Peter & Paul, Warsop
8 bells, Tenor 18 cwt 2 qrs 24lbs in F
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5040 DOUBLE NORWICH COURT BOB MAJOR (No. 11)

1 4 6 23456             
- -   65324             
S   3 25364             
-   2 35624             
-   3 56234 3 = - S -   
-   3 63254             
2   - 62534             
-     23564             

Repeat twice
First rung at Bolsover on 31 January 1959
Comp 501 p. 13

5008 DOUBLE NORWICH COURT BOB MAJOR (No. 12)

 1 4 5 6 23456    
 S S   2 46325    
 -     2 36245 }  
 -     3 64235 }  
 2     - 62345 } A
 2     - 63425 }  
 -       32465 }  
 S     3 62435    
 2     2 43625    
 -     2 63245    
 -     - 42365    
     X   34526    
       - 45326    
         32456 A  
 S     2 45236    
         23456 A  

First rung at Bolsover on 8 January 1960
Comp 501 p. 13

5008 DOUBLE NORWICH COURT BOB MAJOR (No. 43)

1 4 5 6 23456                               
S(S) (3)53425 }                             
-     2 43265 }                             
-     3 36245 }A                            
-     3 64235 }                             
-     - 32465                               
        64325 A omitting bracketed calls    
-   X   34526                               
      - 45326                               
-     2 35246 }                             
-     3 54236 }                             
2     - 52346 }B                            
2     - 53426 }                             
-       32456 }                             
S     2 45236                               
        23456 B                             

First rung at Heckington on 25 February 1984
Comp 501 p. 13

5152 DOUBLE NORWICH COURT BOB MAJOR (No. 52)

1 4 6 23456
- - 2 36524
-   2 56234
-   - 32654
  3 - 26354
  3 - 63254
-(3)  35264
-   - 62534
-     23564

Repeat twice omitting three bobs at 4 in second part only

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5040 LITTLE BOB MAJOR (No. 1)

In/5ths W H 2345678                      
            2475628 S5ths, SH            
            5463278 S3rds, B5ths, SH     
   X        46532   }                    
   X        654     }                    
   X      S 564     }A                   
   X        645     }                    
   X        456     }                    
        - 3 34652                        
        - 3 53642                        
        S   43652                        
   X        364                          
   X        643                          
        - 3 56342                        
        - S 43562                        
            345     A                    

Repeat four times
First rung at Bolsover on 27 September 1958
Comp 501 p. 16

5000 LITTLE BOB MAJOR (No. 2)

 In/5ths W H 2345678                 
         S   53426                   
    X        345                     
    X        453                     
         - 3 24356                   
         -   52346                   
    X        235                     
    X        352                     
             532764 BIn, S5ths, SH   
    X        325                     
             253467 BIn, S5ths       
    X        532                     
    X        325                     
             42653 S3rds, S5ths, SH  
    X        264                     
    X        642                     
    X      S 462                     
    X        624                     
    X        246                     
         - 3 52643                   
         - 3 45623                   

Repeat four times
First rung at Tuxford 25 October 1958 (LDG 3675)

5104 LITTLE BOB MAJOR (No 3)

 3 W 5 B H 23456     
 S   S     56342 }   
   -   X - 45623 }   
   -     2 46253 }   
   -     3 54263 }A  
   2     - 24653 }   
   2     - 64523 }   
   -       26543 }   
   S     2 65423     
   -     2 64253     
   -     3 56243     
   2     - 26453     
   2     - 46523     
   -       24563     

Repeat three times. Call A in part as follows :

 S   S     56342
   -   X - 45623
   3     - 64523
   -       26543

First rung at Creswell on 2 July 1969
Comp 501 p. 16

5016 LITTLE BOB MAJOR (No. 19)

3/5 I/5 W M H 23456   
 SS           56342   
     X        635     
     X        356     
 SS           42563 } 
     X        254   }A
     X        542   } 
        - - 3 25346   
        -     42356   

Repeat eleven times calling SH in third course of sixth and twelfth parts and in last course of third, sixth, ninth, and twelfth parts.
Call A in third part only :

SS         23564   
  -S     - 235746  
  -S       352647  
   X       52364   

First rung at Loughborough Bell Foundry on 9 September 1963

5008 LITTLE BOB MAJOR (No. 22)

 I/5 W M 23456    
       - 43652 }  
     -   54632 }  
   X     46532 }A 
   X     65432 }  

     2   53462 }  
   X     34562 }B 
   X     45362 }  

   2   56342  
 X     63542  
 X     35642  

Repeat nine times substituting for first course in first part :

   W M 5 234567
     - - 476325
   S   - 356724
       - 346527

and for the first course in sixth part :

 3rds 5ths I/5 243567
  S     -      564723
            X  645723
            X  456723
        -      436527

First rung at Clevedon on 23 November 1960

5000 LITTLE BOB MAJOR (No. 23)
As No. 22 above but substitute for first course :

 3rds 5ths I/5 H 234567  
  S    -       S 536724  
               S 563     
            X    635     
            X    356     
       -         346527  

Substitute for first course in sixth part :

 3rds 5ths H 234567
  S    -   - 456723
       -     436527

5000 LITTLE BOB MAJOR (No. 24)
As No. 22 above but calling SH in last course of first and sixth parts.
Call ‘A’ in fourth part :

 In 5ths W M 563247   
           - 364257   
         -   234657   
  -   S      342756   
  -   -      423      
  -   -      234      
  -   S      342657   
  -   -      423      

Substitute for ‘B’ in first part :

In 5ths W M 645327  
        2   435627  
 -   S    S 345726  
          S 354     
 -   -      543     
 -   -      435     
 -   S      354627  
 -   -      543     

5040 LITTLE BOB MAJOR (No. 89)

I/5 W H 23456
 SS   - 35642
      S 36542
    - 3 43562
    - 3 64532
    - - 53642
      S 56342
    2 S 63452
 X      34652
 X      46352
 X    S 64352
 X      43652
 X      36452
    2   65432
 X      54632
 X      46532
    -   34562

Repeat four times

5152 LITTLE BOB MAJOR (No. 155)

 W M H 23456    
 -   3 45236    
 - - 3 45623    
 -   3 24653 }  
 - - - 36245 }  
 2   3 64235 }A 
 -   2 62345 }  

Repeat A three times and then repeat the whole adding Single halfway and end

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5088 PLAIN BOB MAJOR (No. 8)

 W B H 23456            
 S X - 53264            
 -   3 65234            
 -   3 63254 3 = - - S  
 -   3 56234            
 2   - 26354            
 2   - 36524            
 -     23564            

Repeat twice
First rung at Creswell on 3 January 1959

5088 PLAIN BOB MAJOR (No. 9)

W B H 35264                  
- X 2 35264                  
-   6 63254 6 = - - S - - S  
2   4 23564 4 = S - - S      
- X - 62345                  
2   - 32465                  
3   - 43265                  
3   S 42365                  
    2 23465                  
-   2 24635                  
-   2 26345                  
    S 23645                  

Repeat last 16 courses
First rung at Caythorpe on 9 February 1957

5024 PLAIN BOB MAJOR (No. 18)

 W B M H 23456                                          
 - X   - 52364                                          
     S 3 42365                                          
     S - 35264                                          
 S     3 65234 These 3 H are called in one part only    
 S     - 23564                                          

Repeat five times
First rung at Leyton on 15 August 1964
Comp 501 p. 17

5136 PLAIN BOB MAJOR (No. 63)

W B M H 23456
- X   - 52364
    S 3 42365
    S - 35264
S     3 65234
S     S 32564
- X   - 63245
    S 3 53246
    S - 26345
      S 23645

Repeat twice

5088 PLAIN BOB MAJOR (No. 64)

W B M H 52364
- X   - 52364
    S 3 42365
    S - 35264
S     3 65234
      S 32564
      - 53264
    S 3 43265
    S - 25364
      S 23564

Repeat twice
First rung at Sutton on Trent on 12 Feb 1986 (LDG 7218)
 

5072 PLAIN BOB MAJOR (No. 75)

 W 5 4 M H 23456
 S     S S 64325
   S - - 3 43265
       - 2 35264
(S)        65234
(S)      - 23564

Contains 132 CRUs. Repeat twice calling Bob for first Single in first and fourth parts and omitting bracketed Singles in first part.
First rung at Tottenham on 22 March 1969

5200 PLAIN BOB MAJOR (No. 84)

W B H 23456
- X - 52364
S   3 62354
-  (3)56324
-   3 25364
S     65324
-   3 26354
-   2 23564

Call (3) H in two parts only
First rung at Salford Priors on 23 September 1972

5472 PLAIN BOB MAJOR (No. 87)

   W 5ths H 234567
1S          352746
       -  2 623547
   3      - 362547
   2   -    265347
   -        325647

Repeat five times Reduce to 5024 by omitting two blocks of 3W.S = 1278
First rung at Berkhamstead on 28 June 1969
Comp 501 p. 17

5104 PLAIN BOB MAJOR (No. 90)

W 5/4 M  H 23456
-     - SS 42635
2        - 62345
   X  -  3 43265
   X  -  - 36245
         S 32645

Repeat five times calling SS in one part only
First rung at Burgh le Marsh on 27 July 1986 (LDG 7278)
 

5184 PLAIN BOB MAJOR (No. 91)

W 5/4 M H 23456
        - 42356
S       3 52346
S       - 34256
   X   (3)62534
   X  - - 23564

Repeat five times. Call single halfway and end. Omit (3) H in three parts

5216 PLAIN BOB MAJOR (No. 94)

M 5/4 W H  23456
-  X  -    34256
-       3  53246
-  X       62345
-     - (3)36524
-          23564

Repeat five times calling (3)H in two parts only

5040 PLAIN BOB MAJOR (No. 95)

 W M H 23456
 - - - 64235
 S   3 34265
 -   3 63245
 -   3 46235
 S     36245
 -   - 24365
 2   - 34625
 -     23645

Repeat twice Rung at Netherton on 19 July 1975

5152 PLAIN BOB MAJOR (No. 103)

W M H 23456      
S   2 34256 }    
-   2 35246 }A   
-   3 43256 }    
- S 2 42635      
-   2 46325      
-   3 24365      
2   - 34625 }    
2   - 64235 }B   
-     36245 }    
A     26345      
B     34265      
S S   54236      
-   - 23546      
2   - 53426      
-     25436      
A     45236      
B     23456      

Omit 3H in last A block

5152 PLAIN BOB MAJOR (No. 109)

W M H 23456
S S 2 34625
-   2 36245
-   3 43265
2   - 23645
2   - 63425
-     26435

Repeat three times omitting SM in second and fourth parts
First rung at Pershore Abbey on 26 December 1975

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Revised: 21 April 2003