The Stedman Course Pricker  Mark II

Generate courses of Stedman by clicking in the coloured calling squares next to the six-end numbers. One click for a bob, two for a single; click again to revert to a plain six. The Course Pricker works for any odd number of bells from 7 to 15, and you can try different course lengths and starting rows.

Once you've found a useful calling, you can save it, then continue experimenting with other variations. Click "Revert" to revert to a previously-saved calling. Note that all settings will be lost if you change the number of bells, or leave the Pricker web page.

Pricker Mark II allows you to create, prove, and save and restore compositions from text files. Use the Paste or Insert buttons to add pricked courses to the composition; double-click a course or press Copy to edit. The Load/Save and MSiril tabs can be used to load, save and export compositions. Use the Music tab to count musical changes.

Number of bells: Triples Caters Cinques Sextuples Septuples   Starting Row:     Course length:     Current calling:   Saved calling:  123456789012345678901234567890123456789012 To save a composition, hit EXPORT then copy-and-paste the results into a text file. To load a previously saved composition, paste into the composition pane below and press IMPORT. The Pricker's proving algorithm is not guaranteed, so you should always double-check your compositions in an independent proving program. Press the GENERATE button to export in MicroSiril format. Press the ANALYSE button to count the musical changes in your composition. Note: for peal-length compositions, this may take several seconds, especially on older PCs. It is best to prove the composition first.

Composition    Rolling course entry