Blog entries from aramaic tagged CloseUp

Ring And Program Trick

Aramaic Kasvinski — Sun, 13 Dec 2009 15:51:23 +0100

Introduction:

This was one of the best features of the program given by Guibal when he played at the Eden Musée many years ago. It was not new even at that time; in fact, I had made it a part of my own show in my amateur days; but it is extremely effective if properly handled, and it has always been a surprise to me that it has not come into more general use.

Guibal probably learned the trick from Verbeck, for whom he acted as interpreter during the tour of the Read More...

Gone Without Trace Card Tutorial

Aramaic Kasvinski — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 21:46:57 +0100

This is an amazing trick that is guaranteed to get reactions like no other. This version is designed so anyone can do it. No sleight of hand at all, just simple, pure effect. You make a selected card completely vanish from the deck and appear wherever you want it to.

This trick requires you to make up a simple gimmick using two ordinary playing cards. Tape any two cards together as shown in Photo 3.1. NOTE: The front card is cut a little short. The back card (8 of spades) is the caRead More...

Cut & Restored String

Aramaic Kasvinski — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 15:06:12 +0100

The Effect:

A string or rope is cut into two pieces, and then magically restored into one piece!

The Requirements:

One piece of heavy string or thin rope.
A piece of writing paper.
A pair of good scissors.

The Method:

The Cut-and-Restored rope effect is a classic of magic. Prefold a piece of paper before the show so it looks like the paper in Figure 1. When it's time to present the trick, pull out the paper and lay the string inRead More...

String Them Along

Aramaic Kasvinski — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 06:00:00 +0100

Effect:

A piece of string is cut in half - two of the ends are crossed over one another and a borrowed ring is placed over the crossed ends. - The crossed ends with the ring are given to a spectator to hold in their clenched fist and when you (the magician) pull on the other ends of the string, it magically melts into one single piece of string again, - with the ring securely threaded on to it.

The Secret method:

1. You require a piece of sRead More...