The Tower Handbook
For a full list of all 800+ questions, see Section 16 . For 1000+ entry topic index, see Section 17 .
3.1: Safety. - 3.2: Be Prepared. - 3.3: Pride and standards. - 3.4: Good striking. - 3.5: Hospitality. - 3.6: Housekeeping. - 3.7: Record keeping. - 3.8: Thinking of others
4.1: Ringing history. - 4.2: Ringing customs. - 4.3: Change ringing. - 4.4: Words and names
5.1: Striking. - 5.2: Effects of weather?. - 5.3: Go of the bells. - 5.4: Ropes. - 5.5: Stays. - 5.6: Towers. - 5.7: Bells
6.1: Furniture. - 6.2: Creature comforts. - 6.3: Being organised. - 6.4: Practicalities. - 6.5: Handbells. - 6.6: Teaching aids. - 6.7: Trophies
7.1: Objectives. - 7.2: Officers. - 7.3: Roles in the Tower. - 7.4: Meetings. - 7.5: Legal responsibilities. - 7.6: Insurance. - 7.7: Finances. - 7.8: Constitution. - 7.9: Example constitution
8.1: The tower and the church . - 8.2: The tower and the neighbours. - 8.3: The tower and the community . - 8.4: Organising a tower open day. - 8.5: Visiting other towers. - 8.6: Local ringing organisations . - 8.7: Ringing meetings. - 8.8: Striking competitions
9.1: Developing and sustaining a band. - 9.2: Recruitment. - 9.3: Running practices. - 9.4: Ringing for services. - 9.5: Wedding ringing. - 9.6: Muffled ringing. - 9.7: Outing. - 9.8: Social events. - 9.9: Fund raising
10.1: The tower and bells. - 10.2: The band . - 10.3: The family
11.1: Structured approach. - 11.2: The teacher. - 11.3: Teaching handling and bell control . - 11.4: Teaching raising and lowering in peal. - 11.5: Teaching speed control . - 11.6: Teaching to ring with others . - 11.7: Teaching to ring called changes . - 11.8: Teaching method ringing . - 11.9: Teaching ropesight . - 11.10: Teaching rhythm and good striking . - 11.11: Teaching listening . - 11.12: Teaching conducting
12.1: Filling in. - 12.2: Standing behind. - 12.3: Looking after a touch
13.1: Learning to handle a bell . - 13.2: Learning to ring with other ringers . - 13.3: Learning to ring rhythmically and strike well . - 13.4: Learning to listen . - 13.5: Learning ropesight . - 13.6: Learning call changes . - 13.7: Learning dodging and hunting . - 13.8: Learning to ring simple methods . - 13.9: Intermediate method learning . - 13.10: Advanced method learning . - 13.11: Learning calling and conducting . - 13.12: A lifetime of learning?
14.1: Frame. - 14.2: Headstock. - 14.3: Bearings. - 14.4: Wheels. - 14.5: Stay. - 14.6: Pulley. - 14.7: Clapper. - 14.8: Rope. - 14.9: Bell . - 14.10: Sound control. - 14.11: Safety . - 14.12: Miscellaneous. - 14.13: Symptoms and what to check
15.1: Method construction. - 15.2: Blue line. - 15.3: Setting out compositions. - 15.4: Clock face tapping
16:Section by section list of all 800+ questions, see Section 16
17: Subject index containing over 1000 entries
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