Experienced ringers were going “all out” in their efforts to get rookies up to scratch before coronation day on 6 May.
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It took up to 20 hours to teach a new recruit to ring a solo bell and “a lot longer” to learn how to ring in a group, Chapman said. “We’re hoping that the bells ring at as many parish churches as is humanly possible.” “We might need some ringers to go to several churches in one day,” she said. Some of the gaps would be made up by individual ringers dashing from one church to another, said Vicki Chapman of the CCCBR. The authoritative record of NPR’s programming is the audio record.But there is still a considerable shortfall to be made up if all the UK’s church bells are to be rung and there is now insufficient time to train new starters in the month before coronation day. This text may not be in its final form and may be updated or revised in the future. NPR transcripts are created on a rush deadline by an NPR contractor. Visit our website terms of use and permissions pages at for further information. SIMON: You're listening to WEEKEND EDITION, from NPR News.Ĭopyright © 2013 NPR. Butch Soriano, speaking with us from the studios of KPBS in San Diego. (SOUNDBITE OF SONG FROM "GUYS AND DOLLS," "IF I WERE A BELL") SORIANO: Just like the song you sang in the very beginning, "Silver Bells." And, you know, the person that wrote it, because they were away from their family in the city and they heard the bells, it just reminds them it's Christmastime in the city. SORIANO: But I'm sure it relates to the kettles. SIMON: Somebody other than me should sing it for you some day, Major. So, there's the song in there, right? If I were a bell, I'd be ringing - (Singing) If I were a bell, I'd be ri-i-i-ng.you know, OK.
Well, you know, I'd vowed to stay away from this, but I have to ask. So rather than knocking out an opponent, my job was to knock out the kettle. I know I made a training video, but it was just a spoof of the Rocky Montage training. SORIANO: No, there isn't any particular diet, particular training. I mean, are you juicing five minutes an hour or.
SIMON: If you don't mind giving away your tips, Major, what's the diet of a championship Salvation Army bell ringer? So if you don't take a break for four hours, you can take a 20-minute break to have a snack or to use the facilities. So, what they allowed this year was a five-minute break every hour in which you can accumulate. What are the provisions there? Do you get to - well, do you get to take breaks, if you catch my drift? SORIANO: Well, the record that I share with two other individuals is 105 hours straight.
BUTCH SORIANO: Well, thank you for having me. Butch Soriano, thanks very much for joining us. One bell ringer now shares the record for ringing the longest. And a number of them have been ringing their bells for days on end for charity, of course, but also to try to set a world record. The Salvation Army may have the most identifiable corps of bell ringers in the country. They are one of the sounds of the season, on city streets and in shopping malls.
Silver bells, silver bells it's Christmastime in the city.
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