Plump Sallies
  • S Pullin
    2
    We are shortly to order some new ropes and I'm keen to avoid a repeat of our existing ropes whereby the sallies have always felt thin. Whilst they look a decent thickness there feels little substance to them and you can easily feel the rope inside. There seems to be great variety in the feel of sallies, where some still feel plump after very many years and others feel much thinner than they look from new.
    I appreciate there is a happy medium here as small hands struggle with sallies that are too thick/firm.

    So was wondering, does anyone specify anything different when ordering?

    Any recommendations for a supplier from very recent experience for good ropes (no stretch etc.) with decent sallies? The output from the small number of suppliers has varied significantly over time.
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  • John Harrison
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    ↪S Pullin
    I’ve never specified sally parameters when ordering a rope. I don’t know whether firmness can be varied but thickness presumably could. The rope markers I’ve dealt with, most recently Avon Ropes, have always been very helpful so you could try asking what is possible.
    However be warned, in my experience ringers will complain about Sallie’s being too thick as well as too thin.
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  • S Pullin
    2
    ↪John Harrison
    Thanks John, I'll heed your warning. Was just intrigued if there was any purposeful variation out there.
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