Review by Andy Martin for Bauer 18 – Xerox Money by Ron Bauer
5 out of 5
Easy to do and Great Entertainment!
All of the booklets in Ron Bauer’s Private Studies series are a lot more than instructions on how to do the trick. They are complete performance pieces, discussing every move, nuance, and reason why. He takes you through the process so well that at the end, if you practice and follow what he says, you are able to create a performance of the highest calibre.
This effect is great fun, easy to do and really wows the audience. The money turns from blanks to $1, then $2, then to $100, at which point things go wrong and the notes are shown to be counterfeit. Its a blast! Highly recommended!
Review by Andy Martin for Knotty Knot by Aldo Colombini
5 out of 5
This is a great rope effect!
This effect by Aldo Colombini was recommended to me by Gary Michaels. Its basic form takes a few minutes to read the simple handling and its a great trick. But if you spend a bit more time practicing some extra moves it is even better.
Basically the effect is you start off with a knot in the middle of a rope. It jumps to one end, then the other at which time it turns to red. Then the red knot slides from end to end, but at the climax of the effect you hand the rope out to the audience and there is a real knot tied in the rope and when this is undone the rope is shown to have a red part dyed in it. So how did it move?
Just one rope and no scissors, easy to follow and very visual! Thanks Gary for recommending it – I too would recommend it to anyone, who doesn’t like to bother learning rope tricks. This one is money well spent!
Review by Andy Martin for Copenetro (Early Original) by Bob Kline
5 out of 5
The original is so good!
I used to have another version of Copenetro and liked it. However, this one – an original Bob Kline one – is so much better. The base is thinner and it seems impossible for anything, certainly not 4 coins to be hidden in there, so it makes for a more amazing illusion.
This has always been one of my favorite effects, and now with this outfit its a real fooler too!
Review by Gary Michaels for Bauer 05 – Horn Swoggled Again! by Ron Bauer
5 out of 5
Best You Can Do
Caveat: Ron Bauer is a close personal friend of mine; I’m a regular member of his invitation-only Monday Night Roundtable posse in Lake Orion, MI, where many of the members have notebooks out, jotting down everything Ron says.
The guy’s the most gifted underground mind in our business: best friend of Don Alan until his death a few years back (and Milt Kort — no he’s not dead yet!) for 40 years, author, video producer, former serious associate of Louis Falanga (L&L Publishing — until the disastrous Don Alan book, which he was slated to write)… I could go on and on. But I won’t. Apart from revealing the fact that Bauer’s assisting me in writing the authorized Rings ‘n Things book with RnT founder Mike Brazill.
As for the effect:
I’ve been performing the original "Hornswoggled" from J.G. Thompson’s "My Best" since my mentor George Kirkendall taught it to me in 1974.
All of that said…
Ron’s handling is the cleanest yet — no bills are sliced from one end to the other for a spread where you have to watch how far you "spread" the bills — it’s a perfect update.
The patter is smart (and more modern), the preparation very simple, the reset instantaneous.
This is one superior effect which you will use, especially for table-hopping or impromptu. A steal at $12 or whatever Ron’s selling it for now. The bills you’ll use are $30 in real currency so add that to the price of the effect.
One tip: have the "prepared" bills in a money clip, along with some "normal" cash. It’s more convincing, especially impromptu.
Pick this up. And thanks for reading my ramblings 😉
Review by Gary Michaels for Passe-Passe Bottles by Rings 'N Things Magic Co.
5 out of 5
The Best Yet
These have been going for $250 – 400 on EBay lately (as of 3/25/03)…
The RnT Liquor Bottles were more plentiful than the RnT Bubble-Up (7-Up copies) but both sets are very rare, meticulously made and are minor miracles.
The bottles are pure perfection. The tubes are typical RnT: nary a seam to be found, rolled rims and accents, Brazill’s exclusive epoxy-baked miracle finish providing protection that will out-live you (!), realistic labels (when found in mint condition, as mine are) — basically they’re perfectly made.
You won’t find any passe passe bottles better than these.
Review by George Guerra for American Flag Knife by Joe Mogar
5 out of 5
Very Striking Knife
After getting Joe’s bone handle knife set, I decided to order a few more knives. This was one of them. Very nice American flag pattern on one side and I picked the white as the opposite side to match the white in my set of bone handle knives..should have potential for a great routine. The quality of these knives are great and this is from someone who really didn’t have an initial interest in the color changing knife effect, but these knives have made me a convert. BTW, I also ordered another set of the bone handle knives but with black as the opposite color
Review by George Guerra for The Visible Change by Joe Mogar
5 out of 5
Thanks, Joe, for the knife
This is an interesting knife with three color patterns. My knife has the white/red sectioned handle on one side as pictured and an all black handle on the other side. Top quality as is all of Joe Mogar’s knives. I am particulary grateful to Joe for this knife as he actually gave it to me as a gift on my recent order to him. It wasn’t part of the order so I was quite surprised when I received it. It’s most welcome in my collection. Thanks again, Joe.
Review by Andy Martin for Triple Coin Boxes by Mel Babcock
5 out of 5
Beautiful, Simple, and Very Amazing!
So my good, but crazy friend, down in Phoenix, AZ told me to to get this nest of boxes trick. I said who needs another Nest of Boxes when I don’t use the other 4 I have? Well this one you do need! It is, of course, beautifully made by that master craftsman Mel Babcock. I always get a bit of a lump in my throat when he sends me something new.
But once you overcome the beauty the effect is really quite amazing too. Having the coin appear inside three boxes with the third box totally surrounded by coffee beans is quite unfathomable.
As usual for Mel this is a very desirable piece and at a very affordable price. Highly recommended.
Review by Andy Martin for Porper Paddles Five Set by Joe Porper
5 out of 5
That’s a nice set of Paddles you have there!
I remember the old Jumping Toothpick Paddle from Joe Porper and always liked it. This set includes that paddle plus four others. They are all beautifully machined in metal and are of very high quality.
With this set you get: Jumping Toothpick, Red, White, and Blue, 1-2-3-4 Spot, Color Changer, and Mystery Paddle. My favorites are the Jumping Toothpick and the Red, White, and Blue. These are the easiest to work with, but the other three are not hard, just take a bit more handling. They are all gimmicked in some way, but the gimmicks are so well made that in each case the paddles can be handed out for examination.
They come in a nice presentation case with certificate of authenticity and make a very fine set of paddles. They are also available individually if you can’t afford the complete set.
Review by Andy Martin for Jumping Toothpick Paddle – New by Joe Porper
5 out of 5
A classic, made better than ever!
This paddle has always been a favorite of mine and now made in machined black metal it is more perfect than ever!
The basic effect is that the audience sees the toothpick jumping from hole to hole, but when the paddle is handed out for examination they can’t find even find any holes let alone a clue as to how the pick was jumping around!
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