The following is a description of the settings for the Carter Ringing Machine for Superlative Surprise Major.
| bells | 8 | |
| Peg settings | ||
| Handstroke | row | Backstroke |
| ////|| | 3 | /\|/|| |
| 4 | \|//|| | |
| 5 | //\||| | |
| 6 | ///||| | |
| 7 | |///|| | |
| Calls | ||
| Bob | \|//|| | |
| Drums | ||
| 3 | Drums |
3,4,5,3,4,5,3,6, 3,5,4,3,5,4,3,7 |
| Bob line comes in place of line 7 at end of lead (position 16) | ||