Bellringing at Faringdon, Oxon

Part of a peal of Birthday Delight Major rung for my 16th birthday.
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[@simonbellringer]

This was the second course - we settled very, very quickly. Some nice ringing and they are a lovely eight, albeit trickier than they should be with the clock wires and floor timbers. Enjoyed ringing today, thanks for asking - and Happy Rest Of Your Birthday!

[@danielbellringer]

Thanks simonbellringer, happy to have rung a peal here!

[@Steven_Rowe]

Cracking bells deserve cracking ring.. Fantastic mental therapy to listen to.

[@user-sn1qx1tm4l]

@@danielbellringer hohoho taylors

[@ryantrout6094]

Good striking, lovely bells, rung here a couple of times at the beginning of tours into Oxon. I agree with Simon, pity about the floor beams and clock wires which make ringing awkward, other than that they are real gems. Thanks for posting

[@TheDroghedaBellRinger]

Beautiful sound

[@danielbellringer]

this is the best ring of 8 in the world

[@Steven_Rowe]

Does it honestly get any better, a beautifully harmonically tuned classic pre war Taylor peal and beautiful ringing. I love thexwell definded open leads which are easy with a tenor behind to lead from but when the tenor is turned in more difficult.

[@christianong3703]

Just noticed the sixth is catching on that shelf. There a lovely 8

[@danielbellringer]

its catching on the clock wires

[@christianong3703]

@@danielbellringer yeah 🤔 when I was your age, I couldn't ring inside like that impressive for major. Now I'm learning method well still learning it since late last year.

[@michaelwoolley7034]

Nice ringing 😊 Quite quiet in the ringing chamber compared to most places, but it seems to be the perfect volume. Most towers have ringing chambers where the bells are too loud for my tastes (or else excessively inaudible), these are just right. Reminiscent of volume in ringing chamber of Basford in Nottingham

[@danielbellringer]

I would they say they are fairly loud rather than quiet but certainly not deafening

[@michaelwoolley7034]

​@@danielbellringerLooking back you're right & I was talking nonsense, as my phone had decided to turn the volume down without me noticing 😅 They are indeed a tad loud

[@RingerThomas]

How would you say Abergavenny are in the ringing chamber?

[@michaelwoolley7034]

​@@RingerThomasAbergavenny are too quiet