5088 Spliced Major (2 Methods)
Composed by A G Reading (5184 reduced)
2688 Double Norwich Court Bob, 2400 Bristol Surprise; 58 com, atw.
5184 (5088) Spliced Major (2 methods)
 A G Reading
 23456  I  W  F  V  M  B  H
 64352              -  a  - DDD,D,DBBD,DDDDD,DBB,
 64253  b                   D,DDDDD,DBBD.DDDD
 56342  b  -                D,DDDDD,DBBD.DDDD,B
(56342)                a    BD,DBBD,DDDDD,
 573624          -           D,DDD
 35264  c     -        -    D,DBBD,DDDDD,D,DDD,BBB
(35462)             -s      BB,B.
(473526)         -  3*       BDB,BD,D(BB)D,D(BB)D. 
 34256        -        - ss  DB,BB,BD.DBBD.    
 45362                 -    DB,D
(374526)         -  3*      BBBD,BD,DDDDD,DDDDD.
(24635)       -              DB,
 42635     3^                BDB.B,B,B
 243756 -                 3”D,DDDD[,B.B,]
 537264       s             BBBBB.DDDD        
 24365  -              -    D,DDDDD,D
 53462              -  a  - DDD,D,DBBD,DBBD,DBB,
(53462)       d             BBD,DDDDD,DDDDD,
(65432)    -           a     D,BBD,DBBD,DBBD,
(674523)         -     a     D,DD,DBBD,DBBD,
 32465        -           -  DDD,DD,
 42563              -       BB,DD
 54326        e             DDDD,DBBD,BBBB
 42356              -  -    BB,D,D
 23456                    3’DDDDD.DBBD,DDDDD.
 
 a=B/F/I
 b=I/B/sF
 c=I/B/F
 d=F/I/B
 e=F/I
 3*=--s
 3^=s--
 3”=-s-
 3’=s-s

 May be reduced to 5088:
 Call 3" as sH and omit the leads of B in []'s. 
 Also replace each of the two (BB)'s with  DDD. 
 Any combination of these alterations is also possible. 

 24 each 5678, 6578, 8765, 4567, 7654, 3456, 6543,
 2345, 5432, 16 8756, 14 (6 in 5088) 7568 at the back.
 24 each 5678, 8765, 4567, 7654, 3456, 6543, 2345, 5432,
 11 8756 off the front. 
 Backrounds
 
 5184 contains:
 2592 each Bristol Surprise Major, Double Norwich Court Bob Major;
 62 com, atw.

 5088 contains:
 2688 Double Norwich Court Bob Major, 2400 Bristol Surprise Major, 
 58 com, atw.

This composition was rung on Friday, 1 March 2019 at Bristol.