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What are you planning to augment to? 6, 8 or 10? I've known too many towers go from 6 to 8 because they have 12 ringers in the band. The most important fact that they totally overlook though is, of those 12 ringers who already is, or who are most likely to become 8 bell ringers. If the answer is less than 8 then I would seriously consider if this a good idea. Also there was a time when my T shirt drawer was full of purchases in aid of augmentations which 5 years later were a silent tower. Beware.

Suggest you start with bastow minimus, ringing the treble but with the 2nd as the hunt bell. Then do exactly the same again for bastow minor, so dodging in 3-4 then 5-6 up, followed by 5-6 and then 3-4 down. Then simply try treble bob hunting which includes the 1-2 up and down dodges (ok, it has repeated rows but you're trying to learn a new skill). Once that's sorted nothing better than say three leads of Kent or Oxford on the treble next. After that it's to infinity and beyond.
Plenty more where this came from so please ask if I can help.