Often enough the extra ropes between bells are the sharp or flat alternative of the bell. They are used to create a lighter 6 or 8 or a different scale. Worcester Cathedral have a few of these bells so they can ring what is known as a "Harmonic minor 10"
you also forgot to mention that the back four bells of the church were cast using the lost wax process of casting
Magnificent bells!
Do you know what the extra ropes were for in the church (between 3-4 and 10-1)? the one beside the tenor looks like it's got a ringers knot in it
Often enough the extra ropes between bells are the sharp or flat alternative of the bell. They are used to create a lighter 6 or 8 or a different scale. Worcester Cathedral have a few of these bells so they can ring what is known as a "Harmonic minor 10"