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JHodgeCMI Veteran user Washington State 352 Posts |
Michael Ammar is great for Coins or cards. Jay Sankey's Revolutionary Coin Magic is also good.
Jay |
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phantomace Special user 651 Posts |
Got to say it, BOBOs! I still use this today, over 15 years since I originally bought it. There are many moves that have been virtually unexplored that should be.
Also David Roth has some incredible material. The Expert book is great. Got to love the coins through glass table. |
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James Fortune Special user UK 509 Posts |
Has anyone seen the new DVD Ultimate Coin Magic Collection 1 by David Roth?
It looks excellent as it also deals with 'standard' gaffs.
Warmest regards
James James Fortune MIMC www.comedymagiciansurrey.co.uk www.bestweddingmagician.co.uk |
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Liam Jones Veteran user 384 Posts |
The Ammar series
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kerpa Special user Michael Miller 594 Posts |
As a newbie, I can tell you what I think some of the best, and very basic books and dvds are -
Mark Wilson's Encyclopedia of Magic (I think that is the name). This is the big black book. If it is not still in print, it is not hard to get a used copy. This is a great, great book - the explanations of the basic sleights are very well done, and some good basic beginning tricks are well presented. Truly encyclopedic. A smaller, but beautifully presented book, often on the remainder tables,is Nicholas Einhorn's Encyclopedia of Magic. Also a fine job done. For DVD's - I love Daryl. I just enjoy his personality. His encyclopedia of card sleights is a bit too MUCH material for a beginner, but well done (I have the first 2 volumes). I actually think his revelation series is better for beginners, even though the apparent focus is on the revelation. - I am just beginning to enjoy Oz's basic introductory card magic DVD. His explanations are really great, with the type of attention to detail that a newbie like me can appreciate. (sorry, the name escapes me right now). kerpa a/k/a Mike Miller Chicago area
Michael Miller
(Michael Merlin: original family --and stage-- name) |
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MrBiddle Loyal user 239 Posts |
Gotta be Bobo.
Just picked up a copy. Hopefully I can pick up coin videos in the future. Any of you guys recommend reading certain pages from Bobo??? I do have stock knowledge on the basic palms or maybe some vanishes already, but what routines from Bobo's do you guys recommend browsing through? :wavey:
I would, however contest that there is in REALITY very little pportunity to perform what could actually be termed "close-up" magic.
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MKmagic New user 54 Posts |
In my opinion the best way to begin learning coin
magic is from the DVD "The Complete Introduction To Coin Magic" by Michael Ammar. |
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Rob Elliott Elite user Reston VA 487 Posts |
MrBiddle -
Everything in Bobo's is worth reading. Even if you know the basic palms and vanishes, this book is the Bible of coin magic and is the main source of reference material on the subject. You should know it forward and backward if you want to pursue coin work. |
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johnloon New user UK 54 Posts |
David Stone's coin videos.
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Liam Jones Veteran user 384 Posts |
I would say Modern Coin Magic should be the first coin magic book to start with all because it has all the basics and slowly works its way up to more advanced
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jbohn Regular user Minneapoils, MN 102 Posts |
As a relative newbie, Bobo has been an immense help, as has Mark Wilson (and of course Hugard and Braue's Royal Road to Card Magic for the pasteboards). For the absolute beginner, a good stop would be the local public library- I found all three of these there, and it was a great help in deciding which ones would be the most useful to me.
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Danno12 New user Anchorage, Alaska 1 Post |
"So many knots, so little time!"
http://www.knotical-arts.com/info.html |
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phread Elite user md 486 Posts |
Here is my 2 centavos:
The first magic book I ever owned was sold to me by Phil Thomas when I was a teenager in the late 70's: Tarbell Volume 1. Every beginner needs some idea of what "magic" is as well as how to do things. phread
Deckless Wonder
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cloneman Elite user 474 Posts |
Rubenstein, Roth, Dean Dill videos.
"Anything is possible... if you don't know what you are talking about."
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microastro New user 62 Posts |
Royal Road to Card Magic is my fav...
microastro
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JoeHohman Special user Erie 704 Posts |
Mr. Biddle,
A good "first Bobo routine" is Gadabout Coins. Another is Coins Though the Table, he has several of them, so read them all and then choose your favorite. |
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Magicmaven Inner circle 1235 Posts |
I think Ammars "The complete introduction to coin magic," is the best video or dvd for a beginner to coin magic, and I suggest if you are starting coin magic, get some sponge balls, they're only $5, and they are great to use to learn all the palms and transfers you are going to use in coin magic. I hope I helped, bye
rmaxgoodwin.com
https://rmaxgoodwin.com/ |
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Neznarf Inner circle NY then AZ now 1840 Posts |
Now You See It, Now You Don't #1 & #2 by Bill Tarr.
101 Magic Tricks by Bill Tarr. I still read my copies once in a while. And I've been at this magic stuff for a while.
"Life is not about waiting for the storms to pass...it's about learning how to dance in the rain."
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BullzEyE New user 50 Posts |
Thanks for all the suggestions. Now I must check out all these books...see which is best.
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Tielie Special user 749 Posts |
If I buy Bobo's book and start practising my ass of... will I ever really need another book on coinmagic to do some amazing tricks? Or is there enough for a lifetime in Bobo?
Deal cards, not drugs!
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