Sunday morning Jan 25th saw the second qtr peal rung by the Alderney band with our new flat 6th

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We weren’t entirely sure what to expect of our new bell but it is absolutely lovely:-)

To practice triples and major we had sometimes been (naughtily) ringing 1 – 8 so 2- 9 (with flat6) is not only musically far more pleasing obviously, but also just a tad heavier so has more ‘substance’ but the unexpected benefit is that the rope circle is tremendous:-):-) the 9 has always been a bit more forward/closer to the middle than the 8 & 0 so having it as the tenor of the middle 8 works VERY well indeed, and as flat 6th is also forward of the old 6 the circle is doubly improved. Our old middle 6, 3-8 has 3, 4, 5 & 6 in almost a straight line but 4-9 with flat 6th is VASTLY more circular.

Now we have 2 eights and 3 sixes – affording us a huge variety on a practice night.

Whole band very upbeat about it, watching the hoisting and cleaning the tower afterwards – we even had an Indian to celebrate – attached