1 review for Double Door Checker Cabinet by Eposito’s Magic Workshop
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Andy Martin –
Don Esposito created this wonderful Checker Cabinet back in the 1970’s. Don ran a well stocked Magic Studio in the town of Rockville Center, New York that opened c. 1973. He filled the studio with a lot of great magic some of which was designed and built by Don himself in his Workshop.
This Checker Cabinet is one of the items built in Eposito’s Magic Workshop and it is very simple to use but has a lot going on. You have plenty of options for dressing up your routine, and below you will see the effect I chose to prepare for my next Speed Demo this weekend 🙂
When I received this cabinet the single lever which is used to cause the change would stick and was fairly noisy. It would be acceptable for a parlor set-up but not so much formal close-up. I removed the unit and noticed the wood was scraping against wood. I think it was probably like this when it was first purchased too. So I stripped it down and added some industrial dry film graphite lubricant which creates a wonderful slick layer on both sides of the wooden base – now this thing moves smoothly and silently. It is night and day different and the way it should have been from day one. As a side benefit it covers the unprepared wood with a black coat so now it even looks more pleasing inside (nothing changed from the outside of course).
I then set about working on a routine to maximize the features of this cabinet. I really like this routine and although there are plenty of other things you could do, this works for me. A really great and colorful item, that is easy to do and has plenty of surprises and action.