Duco's place notation format.
Q. I need some help understanding Duco's place notation format.
A. OK, first here are a few examples:
Plain Bob Major: &x18x18x18x18-12
Grandsire Caters: 3.1.9.1.9.1.9.1.9.1.9.1.9.1.9.1.9.1
Bristol Surprise Maximus: &x5Tx14.5Tx5T.36.14x7T.58.16x9T.70.18x18.9Tx18x1T-1T
Summary of characters used in Place Notation
|
& |
Symmetry indicator |
x |
Cross (all bells swap) |
. |
Seperator |
- |
Seperator between most of the notation and the lead end notation |
1-0 |
Bells 1 to 10. |
E |
Eleventh bell |
T |
Twelfth bell |
A |
Thirteenth bell |
B |
Fourteenth bell |
C |
Fifteenth bell |
D |
Sixteenth bell |
Place notation is case insensitive.
If you miss out some of the characters e.g. "x6x", Duco will add the missing characters: "x16x"