Sixty on thirds

This is the name for the Devon Call Change competition piece.
So called because it is 60 changes based on the starting point of “Queens” (135246).
Why not “60 on Queens”? Well Queens was previously called “Thirds” because musically the intervals between bells when rung in that order are thirds.
It is actually 66 changes because it takes three changes to get from rounds to queens and three to get back again at the end.
Here is a link to a team from Shaugh Prior ringing a beautifully struck peal of 60 in thirds:

And these are the changes for “60 on thirds”

So you read the dash as “to” which actually means “after”
It begins in rounds , 1 2 3 4 5 6
4-5 means the bell no 4 should ring after the bell no 5
The change is made at the next handstroke (when you pull on the sally or fluffy bit). You keep ringing in the order 1 2 3 5 4 6 until the next call is made.
The tenor, or bell no 6, does not change position, it always rings at the back no matter what order the others, or working bells, are ringing.
The piece finishes when the final call is made “5 to 4” and the order returns to rounds.
The aim is to make the changes smoothly maintaining the rhythm, keeping the same gaps between each bell sounding with no clashes where two bells try to ring at the same time and no clips where you don’t quite leave enough space between you and the previous bell or between you and the bell after you. This is called good “striking” and is the whole purpose of a competition.




 

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