Plain Bob Minor Touches

This is a collection of touches of bob minor that I have composed or used. Most were computer generated for a specific purpose (eg to give bells specific work to do for practice). If anyone would like me to work out a particular touch, let me know. I've written some very flexible software to find such things. For more touches and touches of other methods, try Mark Banner's touches collection.

Enjoy!

Brute Force Searches

These are simple brute force searches of bob minor touches, they are probably of little use compared to the program that generates them! but I've used them for finding wierd length touches. Note that the list includes rotations and reversals.

All bobs only touches of plain bob upto 360 changes (48k)
All singles only touches of plain bob where the 6 is unaffected, upto 720 changes (warning...3.8Mb)

Useful touches of bob minor

Learning Singles

This 108 gives the 3 four chances to make thirds at a single. The others also get plenty of practice doing various things.

108 Plain Bob	108 Plain Bob (same touch)
23456 35264 s 53642 s 35426 s 53264 s 35642 s 53426 32564 - 32645 s 23456	23456 W 4 H 35426 s s 53426 s s s 23456 - s

On a similar theme...a 132 with practice running in and out.

132 Plain Bob	132 Plain Bob (same touch)
23456 - 23564 - 23645 34256 s 43562 36425 s 63254 35642 s 53426 32564 - 32645 s 23456	23456 W 4 B H 34256 - - 53426 s s s 23456 - s

180 where the 3 makes 2nds, 3rds and 4ths at a single at least twice each. The 2 also gets a good chance to practice 3rds.

180 Plain Bob	180 Plain Bob (same touch)
23456 s 32564 s 23645 s 32456 25364 s 52643 s 25436 s 52364 s 25643 54236 s 45362 - 45623 52436 23564 s 32645 s 23456	23456 W 4 H 32456 s s s 25436 s s 54236 s s 52436 s - 23456 s s

Here are some components for a quarter with lots of singles

720 Plain Bob	540 Plain Bob
23456 W B H 52346 s s s 42356 s s* 6 parts s* is a single in 3rd and 6th parts	23456 W B H 52346 s s s 43256 s s 42356 s 3 parts

720 Plain Bob	540 Plain Bob
23456 W B H 52346 s s s 45236 s s s 34526 s s s 24356 s s 52436 s s s 35246 s s s 34526 s s s 42356 s s 54236 s s s 35426 s s s 32546 s s s 23456 s i.e. call 12 parts of sW sB sH, miss the sH in 4th, miss the sW in 8th, miss the sW and sH in the 12th.	23456 W B H 52346 s s s 45236 s s s 35426 s s 23546 s s s 42356 s s s 52436 s s 35246 s s s 43526 s s s 23456 s s i.e. call 9 parts of sW sB sH, miss the sH in 3rd, 6th 9th.

720 Plain Bob

540 Plain Bob

23456  W B H
52346  s s s
45236  s s s
34526  s s s
24356  s s   
52436  s s s
35246  s s s
34526  s s s
42356    s s
54236  s s s
35426  s s s
32546  s s s
23456    s   

i.e. call 12 parts of sW sB sH, 
miss the sH in 4th, 
miss the sW in 8th,
miss the sW and sH in the 12th.

23456  W B H
52346  s s s
45236  s s s
35426  s s   
23546  s s s
42356  s s s
52436  s s  
35246  s s s
43526  s s s
23456  s s   
i.e. call 9 parts of sW sB sH,
miss the sH in 3rd, 6th 9th.

Slightly diferent touches

These touches are short, simple touches that are a little different from the usual "wrong and home twice"

144 Plain Bob Minor

23456  4 I H
35426  -   -
52436    -  
23456  -   -

168 Plain Bob Minor

23456  O I
45236  - -
23456  - -

156 Bob Minor

23456  W 4 I H
35426  -   2  
54326  - -    
23456    -

Other oddities

576 bob minor

23456  W 4 I H
42356        -
54326  -      
25346  -      
53246  - -    
32456      - s
2 parts

Longest 4 part touch: 576

23456  W B H
45326  - A 
42536    s s
4 parts
A=sB, sIII, sB
(3 consectutive singles)

Rotation of same touch

23456  W B H
54236    A -
34526  s s   
4 parts
A=sB, sIII, sB
(3 consectutive singles)

Rotation to call from 5th

23456  B H W
26453  s    
36254  A - s
4 parts
A=sB, sIII, sB
(3 consectutive singles)

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