Posted September 22, 2009:
Andy,
I love the new site and I’m very happy to be chosen for it. I’ve been looking at your regular site for years.
Thank you again,
Dave
Dave Powell
Colin & Sharron Rose
Posted September 21, 2009:
Hello Andy,
Congratulations on your new Website!
Everything is so beautifully laid out with wonderful photographs …a fabulous magic resource site that Magicians are sure to visit time and time again…This new site is set to become a firm favourite with anyone who loves magic…and I will certainly be adding it to my links page.
To be included with some of Magic’s Finest Artisans & Craftsmen today is a real honour for us and we thank you most sincerely for your continued support and encouragement…the site is more than a showcase for your own collection, it is an informed directory of the ‘Magical Artistry’ that is being made today and a record of Magic Collectibles for the future… “The Magic Goes On”
In Magic & Friendship
Sharron & Colin Rose
Five of Hearts Magic
Colin & Sharron Rose
Soren Harbo
Posted September 20, 2009:
Hi Andy
I am happy and also honoured to be on this site.
I will keep on doing my best to supply the magic community with quality effects.
Best Soren
Labcomagic
Soren Harbo
Richard Gerlitz
Posted September 20, 2009:
Andy,
Congratulations on your new web site. Of course I had to upgrade to Internet Explorer 8 to see it, but well worth all the effort 🙂
As one of my early supporters, I appreciate you listing me as one of the Magical Masters. It is really fun looking at other peoples workmanship.
Thanks for keeping the magic alive.
Richard Gerlitz
Gerlitz Magic
Richard Gerlitz
Phil Schwartz
Posted September 20, 2009:
Andy,
Congratulations on a dazzling site!
Quality magic apparatus collectors everywhere will surely embrace it, learn from it and visit often.Yours for greater magic,
Phil Schwartz
Thayer historian and collector
Review by George Guerra for Mini Flame Clock by Jim Riser
Am I Glad I Got This!
I have been a avid admirer of Jim Riser’s work since about 2001. That same year I acquired his Mini Cube-On Release (only two were ever made, I heard). Having bought many of his beautiful magic over the years, this Mini Flame Clock had become a sort of "holy grail" to me.
It is truly a unique, one of kind, Riser apparatus, beautifully handcrafted with innovations to the design (open, deceptive top view; solid brass corner trims atop each corners with brass hardware on the doors; and a true mini-magic look standing at about 6 1/2 inches tall). The blades are heavy, solid, brushed brass. The mechanics is solid in construction and smooth in operation. The paint job on the cabinet is superb…not an easy accomplishment. Clearly a masterpiece from the Riser workshop.
Overall, a great acquisition to behold. Best of all, this baby has been so pampered by previous owners as the overall condition of the apparatus despite its many years is fantastic…you would think it was just finished and shipped by Jim Riser himself!
I would normally add my "highly recommended" note here, but as I stated earlier, there is no other copy out there and there will never be one. Glad I got the unexpected e-mail from the previous owner offering me this for sale.
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Review by Bob Meigs for Jumbo Rising Cards by Marcelo Contento
Best of Both Worlds
I chased the Contento Jumbo Card Rise for a couple of years as a "must have" effect in my card rise collection. But when I finally found one, it quickly became a performing favorite as well. It’s reliable, the cards are very visible, and the effect is simply magical. It is a beautiful piece and looks great in my collection, but it plays too strong to just sit on the self. Even at the current "collectors’ prices," the Contento Jumbo Card Rise is a bargain!
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Review by Andy Martin for Blue Phantom (Magic Wagon) by Magic Wagon
One of Magic Wagon’s Best!
This latest installment from Magic Wagon is a real beauty. Of course it is an old effect, but the Magic Wagon guys have created a beautiful version for an amazing price. In effect the chips are stacked on the stand and are seen to move to the middle and finally the bottom. At the end the chips are tipped from the spindle and they are all seen to be separate – the chips can be minutely examined before and after too. As with the standard effect the base cannot be examined, but it looks innocent enough, as does the tube.
The brass cover and wooden base complement the choice of yellow and blue chips perfectly and if you are a collector of Blue Phantoms you’ll certainly want this one. If you have never been able to afford this effect before (the current Owen’s one is $750 now I believe) at under $300 this is a steal.
Highly Recommended for Collectors and Performers.
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Review by Todd Dowell for Blue Phantom (Magic Wagon) by Magic Wagon
One Stunning Effect
This is perhaps my favorite Magic Wagon item ever. Not only is it a beautifully made collectible, but it is a real fooler too! The basic effect is simple: The blue chip magically penetrates through the yellow chips each time it is momentarily covered, beginning at the top, then seen in the middle, then resting on the bottom of the stack.
The people that I have shown this to are absolutely stunned to see the blue chip decend down through the yellow chips. It just seems impossible, and they have no idea how it is done. There are no funny moves. The chips can be examined at the beginning and the end of the effect. The base can be shown all arond and the cover can be casually shown empty prior to covering the chips. While the base and cover can not be closely examined, there is no heat on either one. No one asks to see them at the end of the effect as the heat is on the chips themselves.
The item is very well made and the mechanism is smooth and easy to operate. This is one of those collectible effects that you will actually want to use and show, its that good.
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Review by Shannon Cunningham- Sharpermagic for Miracle Card Frame by Magic Wagon
Nice micro magic
This is a wonderful piece of magic. The more you know about metal and wood working the more you can appreciate this piece. Wonderful teak wood with brass and glass workings are truly an art. Not as thin as the Gerlitz model, but not the price of Richards either.To appreciate it you have to understand all involved so just get one.
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