Glossary
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Above the treble | |
ARTThe Association of Ringing Teachers http://ringingteachers.org/ | |
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BackstrokeAlso sometimes known as a tail stroke, this is the stroke rung with the ringer's hands on the tail, rather than on the sally. | |
Backstroke leadLeading (as the first blow in the change) with a backstroke. | |
Ball of the clapper | |
Bearing plate | |
BelfryBell chamber, usually at the top of the Church Tower, where the bells are housed. | |
Bell advisor (Diocesan)An expert on bells, usually appointed by the Diocese to advise on bell related matters. Sometimes abbreviated to DAB (Diocesan Bell Advisor). | ||
Bell frame | ||
Bell pitThis is the space in the bell pit in which a bell hangs (and swings). | |
Bell restoration fundA fund set up by a tower or local ringing society to fund projects which restore, maintain or install bells. | ||
Bell wheel | |
Below the treble | |
Blue line | |
BobA bob causes three bells to rotate in the coursing order and is generally the most common type of call. | |
BobbinsFound on many bell wheels, these are wooden half circles either side of the garter hole, to reduce continual bending back and forward of the rope in one small area as the bell wheel turns. There is usually a gentle groove carved into each bobbin for the rope to lay in. | ||
BossesAnother term for ceiling
bosses
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Boxes round the treble | |
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Cambridge backworkThe extended piece of work at the back of Cambridge (in the last two places of the change) | |