I've always wondered how they can strike so accurately, since there is a delay between when the ringer pulls the rope and when the bell sounds, and even worse, the delay is probably different in one direction and the other (?). And not only that, they aren't even ringing at an even speed. They have to constantly speed up or slow down in order to change the order of the bells. Superhuman ability, for sure!
They are not following each other by spacing after the previous bell, which is what beginners usually do. It is done by ringing by the rhythm, with careful listening to check the timing was correct, and if everyone does that it is "easy", though it takes a lot of practice to become as good as this band.
Something else to know is the ringers know when the bells strikes, normally at hand stroke the bell strikes when the ringers hand pass his nose and the same at back stroke when the tiger grabs the Sally when his hands are at nose level is when the bell strikes. After a while it just becomes second nature. Also as the smaller bells rotate quicker they need to leave a much bigger gap as they go over bigger bells. The bigger bells have the opposite problem, often they need to pull there rope at the same time or slightly before the bell they follow if it is a small bell.
nice sound of the exeter cathedral bells sounds like york minster and st paul cathedral in london i love the change ringing they use in great britain is curious too see greetings from spain
They’re in the same key of Bb, but this peal has bells cast at different times by many different founders. These are a very nice sounding 12, but York is something else, as they’re a complete John Taylor ring
awesome vid mate I'm hoping to ring here for the ringing world national you contest in march April or may I forgot which month I was told by this ringer who helps the rwnyc who rings at barrow called Jayden milby I'm really hoping to go because I'm going to be 18 in July so this is the only chance i get at ringing in the rwnyc
If you tap the link to Doves Guide in the description, it has all the details on all the bells. Including the Tenor weight in kg. But if you want to know, the Tenor is 3684kg
Those two towers both have complete Taylor rings, just cast at different times. This peal has bells cast by many different founders at many different times. But yeah they do sound very pleasant
Exeter has a mixed bag of bells where as St Paul's are old school Taylor's with pre Simpson tuning. St Paul's I must admit don't sound anywhere as nice as Exeter however they have a unique sound that make St Paul's to me at least the sound of London the sound of Victory To retune them to be is unthinkable. I hink St Paul's are a national treasure.
@@RingerPeter I am an English bellringer who is a member of the Exeter Cathedral band. I can assure you that the terminology "hung dead" in England means that the bell is hung such that it does not move, and the bell is sounded by a swung clapper, or, as in this case, a clock hammer.
Really good Stedman Cinques
Very well struck
Really lovely to listen too
Wow! Amazing and wonderful sound of the bells!
Sounds like York minster
Tenor is massive !
72cwt
❤ this is simply amazing bell frame construction
I've always wondered how they can strike so accurately, since there is a delay between when the ringer pulls the rope and when the bell sounds, and even worse, the delay is probably different in one direction and the other (?). And not only that, they aren't even ringing at an even speed. They have to constantly speed up or slow down in order to change the order of the bells. Superhuman ability, for sure!
They are not following each other by spacing after the previous bell, which is what beginners usually do. It is done by ringing by the rhythm, with careful listening to check the timing was correct, and if everyone does that it is "easy", though it takes a lot of practice to become as good as this band.
Something else to know is the ringers know when the bells strikes, normally at hand stroke the bell strikes when the ringers hand pass his nose and the same at back stroke when the tiger grabs the Sally when his hands are at nose level is when the bell strikes.
After a while it just becomes second nature.
Also as the smaller bells rotate quicker they need to leave a much bigger gap as they go over bigger bells.
The bigger bells have the opposite problem, often they need to pull there rope at the same time or slightly before the bell they follow if it is a small bell.
Superb striking!
nice sound of the exeter cathedral bells sounds like york minster and st paul cathedral in london i love the change ringing they use in great britain is curious too see greetings from spain
The change is called Cambridge Surprise Royal if you want to know
I like the duck tape on the tenor clapper bolts to stop them coming out!!
isn't it just the light reflecting off the metal?
@@RingerPeter I've seen photos of it up close. It's definitely duck tape
@@isaacoshea6529 - Lol... duct tape 😂😂😂
Yes it is duct tape but I think they’ve sorted it out now last time I looked
Wonder if that has anything to do with the clapper falling out last Saturday during RWNYC 😂
i like the sound of these bells
I'll be ringing here in July for the RWNYC
I have rang here meny times
Glorious !
Nice sound
The Stedman Cinques are rung perfectly at The National 12 Bell contest.
This is the winning team’s piece of ringing from the competition
@@JamesJoynson I know Birmingham finished 2nd in the competition but Exeter won the competition in 2019.
@@RingerJack its still to this day unbelievable
@@RingerLuca651 indeed.
2:30 to 2:45 and 4:36 to 7:11 are my fav bits and 8:05
These sounds like York minster
They’re in the same key of Bb, but this peal has bells cast at different times by many different founders. These are a very nice sounding 12, but York is something else, as they’re a complete John Taylor ring
@@JamesJoynson the tenor\s clapper came off i heard in some videos
Il Si2 mi piace da come suona
What's the pipes for that are on top of the frames?? Is that so they can direct some of the sound to the ringing chamber??
Yeah it directs the sound of those bells down to the ringing chamber so they can be heard over the back bells
Me gusta mucho las réplicas decanpanas
awesome vid mate I'm hoping to ring here for the ringing world national you contest in march April or may I forgot which month I was told by this ringer who helps the rwnyc who rings at barrow called Jayden milby I'm really hoping to go because I'm going to be 18 in July so this is the only chance i get at ringing in the rwnyc
I believe the contest in exeter is in July
@@RingerPeter it's on Saturday, July 2nd
@@RingerJack ok i know the date now but i am definitely going
@@kyletheringer ok
@@kyletheringer didn't see you there Kyle
Exeter one of the heaviest rings in the country!
liverpool is the heaviest 12 in the county
@richardharrold9736watch what you say, they are NOT a waste of bell metal
but Liverpool is the heaviest than Exeter
The off tempo striking is messing with my head
how heavy is the heaviest bell in kg
If you tap the link to Doves Guide in the description, it has all the details on all the bells. Including the Tenor weight in kg. But if you want to know, the Tenor is 3684kg
@@JamesJoynson thanks👍
sounds like york minster and st paul cathedral or
both mixed up
Those two towers both have complete Taylor rings, just cast at different times. This peal has bells cast by many different founders at many different times. But yeah they do sound very pleasant
St Paul's sound like buckets in my personal opinion. One of my least favourite london peals
@@daffyfromuk I agree they just sound awful in my opinion. I like to refer them as 'old grey plant pots'
@@RingerPeter actually there are 13 bells there is a extra bell
Exeter has a mixed bag of bells where as St Paul's are old school Taylor's with pre Simpson tuning.
St Paul's I must admit don't sound anywhere as nice as Exeter however they have a unique sound that make St Paul's to me at least the sound of London the sound of Victory
To retune them to be is unthinkable.
I hink St Paul's are a national treasure.
Sounds like the bells is york minster
They’re in the same key (Bb/A#)
One bell on the bottom right is not working
This bell is what's called a flat 6th. This is used for a lighter ring of ten bells and is not used for the 12 bells ringing here.
Campane stupende
i wanna see great peter
It is in the other tower and hung dead
@@richardjohnston1086 ik
@@richardjohnston1086 its not hung dead. It strikes the hour. Hung dead means it doesn't make any sound.
@@RingerPeter I am an English bellringer who is a member of the Exeter Cathedral band. I can assure you that the terminology "hung dead" in England means that the bell is hung such that it does not move, and the bell is sounded by a swung clapper, or, as in this case, a clock hammer.
@@richardjohnston1086 I'm an English bell ringer as well. But I thought hung dead ment that the bell is silent.