The following is a description of the settings for the Carter Ringing Machine for Crayford Surprise Major.
| bells | 8 | |
| Peg settings | ||
| Handstroke | row | Backstroke |
| /\\||| | 3 | ////|| |
| //\||| | 4 | \|//|| |
| ////|| | 5 | //\||| |
| \|//|| | 6 | \\|/|| |
| 7 | ///||| | |
| 8 | |///|| | |
| Calls | ||
| Bob | \|//|| | |
| Drums | ||
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3,4,5,5,5,5,6,6, 6,6,5,5,5,5,4,3 | Drums |
3,4,5,6,4,5,3,7, 3,5,4,6,5,4,3,8 |