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Simon Gay's Surprise Royal Article
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This collection consists of the methods and compositions discussed in my article "Ideas for a Modern Surprise Royal Repertoire" https://www.handbellringing.co.uk/blog/ideas-for-a-modern-surprise-royal-repertoire
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Middlesex Surprise Royal
Notes: A double method, described by E Bankes James as "the finest royal method that I know".
Bristol Surprise Royal
Notes: An established classic.
Flaming Star Nebula Surprise Royal
Notes: Another example of a Nebula name being used for a more difficult method.
Horsehead Nebula Surprise Royal
Notes: Another example of a Nebula name being used for a more difficult method.
Eskimo Nebula Delight Royal
Notes: Another example of a Nebula name being used for a more difficult method. Not a very PC name.
Dumfries Surprise Royal
Notes: Belfast backwork and wrong hunting on the front six.
Clifton Surprise Royal
Notes: Bristol Major padded out with double dodges.
Redcliffe Surprise Royal
Notes: Bristol Major padded out with stretched fishtails.
Iddesleigh Surprise Royal
Notes: Bristol with 9ths at the half lead and wrong hunting on the front six.
Quakers Friars Surprise Royal
Notes: Cornwall backwork with an adjusted frontwork to adapt to the length of the lead.
Fermanagh Surprise Royal
Notes: Cornwall backwork, with the frontwork stretched out by adding some wrong hunting.
Pollokshields Surprise Royal
Notes: Glasgow backwork (so, similar to Clyde) but a different and more musical frontwork.
Vermuyden Surprise Royal
Notes: Lessness backwork with an adjusted frontwork to adapt to the length of the lead.
Cotteridge Surprise Royal
Notes: London backwork and Sgurr A'Chaorachain frontwork.
Triton Delight Royal
Notes: London backwork with a different and more musical frontwork.
King's Norton Surprise Royal
Notes: London backwork with wrong hunting on the front six.
Anglia Surprise Royal
Notes: Not related to anything else, but long dodging on the front six produces some good roll-ups.
Crab Nebula Surprise Royal
Notes: Perhaps easier than some of the other Nebula methods.
Shipshape Surprise Royal
Notes: Proposed by E Bankes James as an extension of Bristol Major.
Ujay Surprise Royal
Notes: Remus backwork and wrong hunting on the front six.
Walsworth Surprise Royal
Notes: Sgurr A'Chaorachain backwork and wrong hunting on the front six.
Munrung Delight Royal
Notes: Sgurr A'Chaorachain with an easier right-place frontwork.
Remus Surprise Royal
Notes: Similar structure to Phobos Surprise Maximus but with an easier right-place frontwork.
Sgurr A'Chaorachain Surprise Royal
Notes: Similar structure to Zanussi Surprise Maximus.
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Created on
Sat 11-Sept-21 19:39
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Simon J Gay
Modified on
Wed 18-Jan-23 15:20
by
Simon J Gay