The following is a description of the settings for the Carter Ringing Machine for Watford Surprise Major.
| bells | 8 | |
| Peg settings | ||
| Handstroke | row | Backstroke |
| ////|| | 3 | //\||| |
| 4 | \\|/|| | |
| 5 | /\|/|| | |
| 6 | \|//|| | |
| 7 | /|//|| | |
| 8 | \\\||| | |
| 9 | |///|| | |
| Calls | ||
| Bob | \|//|| | |
| Drums | ||
| 3 | Drums |
3,4,3,5,6,3,7,8, 7,3,6,5,3,4,3,9 |