Year: 2014

Great Idea, Not quite as sturdy as I would like

So this table from Creative Magic is a great idea and it works well. However the table is not quite as sturdy as I would like. It will hold props for sure but anything heavy – say this beautiful Sesme Drawer Box from Milson-Worth – will cause the top to bow a little. It will still hold it, but there certainly is a small sag in the middle.

It would have been nice if they had found a way to make it more rigid when it was open – kind of like the Spider guys do.

Even so it is still a worthy attempt and I can see it being a great time and space god send for those wise performers who don’t need too many box like props in their shows. And if you think along the lines of Tony Griffith you’ll love it!

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Surely This is the Ultimate Brainwave?

If you are a lover of the Brainwave effect I don’t think anything gets cleaner than this version from Card-Shark. You can clearly show all 52 cards and any card they chose you can pull out and place directly on the table face up. Now you show very cleanly the backs of all of the cards – they are all blue. The only card with a red back is the one they selected. They don’t see 26 cards but 52 face-up and face-down.

This IS the Ultimate Brainwave and I’m done searching for a better version of this classic.

Love it!

Highly Recommended for Strolling and Close-up Performers and anyone who loves clean card miracles.

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Wonderful Micro Magic from one of the Greats

So Eckhard Boettcher has been producing amazing micro magic for years.

This particularly effect came out in the 1980’s and recently the German Magic dealer: Zauber Butike came out with this deluxe edition. And what a lovely looking item it is.

The story that accompanies the props is charming and the effect is magical and surprising.

Lovely to see great, quality micro magic still coming out at reasonable prices!

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The Search for the Perfect Spirit Bell is OVER!

I must thank Mark Stevens of Stevens Magic for getting this to me over the holidays. It is phenomenal!

I’ve see quite a few spirit bells over the years, but this one from Cesar Alonso at Cesaral Magic is easily the best. I chose the Antique Finish which really makes the bell look like a beaten up piece of junk but it works amazingly well – really clear ring. And ZERO signs of how it works. Even the ringer looks innocent. The size is perfect too – it just looks like an old bell you’d find lying around rather than a high-tech device. If you are going to use electronics for anything – they need to be this well thought out.

Yes the bell is electronic and can be recharged just by plugging the adapter in the wall. There is even a green light to tell you when it is charged. How nice of them.

This bell is 100% under your control and what is even more impressive is there are various modes that add a time delay to when the bell rings, so you can press one of the five buttons on the small remote and 5 or 10 seconds later the bell rings. There is even a programmed mode where it sleeps, rings, sleeps, rings, sleeps, rings, sleeps, rings. Really great idea. You could literally press one button then do your routine.

I love this so much I have just ordered the non-antique version – I can’t imagine spending the cash on something else that I know won’t come close.

Truly amazing!

Most Highly Recommended for Collectors and Performers who want to amaze!

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