On Pridetng C hanga. 15
fali into rounds, somo very exact and systematic method of prou.*ecling must be employed. The simplest way nf oiptess* mg the M-iws of the bells on paper is to use figures to ropresei.t the bells, and it ran easily be under.stood ihat it will be much easter to produte chartges by pricking ditferent anangements of these ligurcs on paper i han it will be to produce the diffeieot anangements of the* snunds on the bells, by puiling ai ihe ropcs. It is therefore necessary for f*veryone wbo wishes to berottie a riuger to learn to ptick chunges on papet or slale, bcfore endeaoouring to Jearn to ring 5uch changes on the helis.
In change ringmg a beli is never madę tu changę plaees pxcept willi such <111 one włrnh at the precedirsg rhange Mjuuded iimnediately hefore or after it. My menning is Ihat ftom roimdson, say, four bells {1 234) t could change with 2, or 2 with either 1 01 3, 3 with euher 2 or 4, and so on, but neithor 3 nor 4 could change willi 1. This is a generał law.
1 -'3 4
2143
2413
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4321
3 4 1 2
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1324
1234
The simplest way of producing change* is to charge as many bells as possibie at each stroke. Wrile <lown four betls, thus : — i 2 3 4, and draw a hne under ihem to signily thut you start front tliat position. Fust change a II the bells thus;— 2143. If at the next change all four are ugain changed, the original row of figures, 1 2 3 4 will be produced. Change,