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Stormer New user 7 Posts |
As the title suggests I was wondering what you guys think is the easiest torn and restored card out there to perform? I understand it's quite subjective when we're talking about how easy or how difficult a trick may be given everyone's skill level is different, but in terms of best getting to know the know the general idea of how T and R works, is there a good one to learn or one that invoves less complicated moves for someone who's fairly new to card magic?
I only ask because I find all of those routines facscinating and would like to learn a couple of them myself but just don't know which one would be the best to start at> |
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Uli Weigel Inner circle Berlin, Germany 1478 Posts |
You could use a magnetic card box. It doesn't get much easier than that.
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NeoMagic Inner circle I have... 2017 Posts |
Be sure to also check the following excellent thread on torn & restored card routines... lots of useful info on about thirty individual versions:
http://www.themagiccafe.com/forums/viewt......forum=37
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wsduncan Inner circle Seattle, WA 3619 Posts |
Uli is right. You can even do the "missing corner" bit as a convincer.
Or you should use a paper envelope and just not really put the piece in it... |
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Stormer New user 7 Posts |
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On 2006-03-18 16:25, NeoMagic wrote: It says I don't have access to that thread for some reason. Maybe I don't have enough posts or something, I don't know. Until I can get in there I'll definately check out the magnetic card box. I'm not really familiar with it so I'll do some recearch. Thanks guys. |
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NeoMagic Inner circle I have... 2017 Posts |
^ Oh yes, sorry, it is from the Secret Sessions section so you'll need to have "50 legitimate posts" to enter. Should have noticed you are a new member.
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magicmandb1 New user New Jersey 30 Posts |
The one that I think is good, and is very easy, is hoodwink.
"If a tree falls in a forest, and thier's nobody there to hear it, does it make a sound?"
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Shikina Loyal user Los Angeles 260 Posts |
The easiest I've ever come across is a routine called "The Healers" from Jerry Sadowitz' book "Cards on the Table". The effect packs a nice visual flash-climax in which the pieces restore all at once.
Another easy routine is Jay Sankey's "Ouch". The idea is that a signed card is torn down the center for about an inch. Then there is a very visual appearance of a rubber band over the torn part of the card. When the band is removed, the card is totally healed. Its not exactly the most 'exciting' torn and restored ever, but the positive side is that you have secretly set yourself up for Card Warp- and that makes the effect a lot more exciting in my opinion. |
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Geoff Williams Special user St. Pete Beach, FL 617 Posts |
Stormer,
At the risk of tooting my own horn... ...you would be hard pressed to find an easier T&R than JUST A BIT MORE ULTIMATE THAN JOHN MENDOZA'S "ULTIMATE TORN & RESTORED CARD" from Volume 1 of the DVD set "Miracles For Mortals: Killer Magic For The Rest Of Us." In an e-mail to me, Mr. Mendoza said he thinks more of this version of his trick (the original which appeared in "The Book of John") than any of the "piece-by-piece" restorations out there. You're clean at the first and clean at the end. As a bonus, it's SUPER EASY to do even though the card is signed on both sides. You might want to check it out. Geoff
"Saját légpárnás tele van angolnák."
(Hungarian for "My hovercraft is full of eels") |
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Bobby Forbes Inner circle virginia beach, VA. 1569 Posts |
Guy Hollingworths "reformation" as taught in his drawing room deceptions book. Very Easy....
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Mark Powell Special user UK 504 Posts |
Brent Braun's Torch'n'Restored gets my vote. Superb full restoration of a signed card that was definately torn up...
If you want a "piece by piece" restoration, then check out the aforementioned "Reformation" by Hollingworth or "Reparation" by John Lovick. JC Wagner does a great T&R, and David Williamson performs a brilliant "Torn & Restored Transposition". There are loads of variants out there! |
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Charlie Justice Inner circle Mount Dora, Florida 1142 Posts |
Paul Harris, in SuperMagic, has The Ultimate Rip-Off.
Although it's not a fully restored card it is a very easy T&R. The bonus is that it is 100% impromptu and uses only 1 card. |
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rannie Inner circle 4375 Posts |
Kenton Knepper showed a very easy T&R in a video called Live at the Capital (or was it Capitol). I'm not sure if it really was his effect, but he did perform and explained the effect.
rannie
"If you can't teach an old dog new tricks, trick the old dog to learn."
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joseph Eternal Order Please ignore my 17407 Posts |
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On 2006-03-19 08:46, rannie wrote: Knepper also explains this on one of the Secret Sessions or FFFF videos.....
"Everything should be made as simple as possible, but no simpler." (Einstein)...
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Platt Inner circle New York 2011 Posts |
Torched and Restored is pretty good. Ripped and Restored is also pretty good. Although both of these, and most others require your hand at some point go into your pocket. I didn't like that so I came up with my own version. Very easy. Very clean. You can check it out at dropshots.com/platt
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scorch Inner circle 1480 Posts |
In the Stranger Card chapter in Hugard's Expert Card Technique is a really wonderful T & R routine that only requires that you do a finger palm of a crumpled up piece of paper. It's also one of the only flash paper effects that I like.
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magicpro212 Loyal user 213 Posts |
Dude the easiest one ever; if you really don't want to put the pratice into it, you should look into the Guy Hollingworth torn and restored..
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scorch Inner circle 1480 Posts |
I assume you're being facetious, since Reformation has such a reputation for being difficult. But in fact it's not nearly as difficult as some people say. Mainly it's his forty page description of it that makes it hard to learn. This is one effect that could use a DVD to describe, because it's really not that difficult to learn if you see it demonstrated visually. Just make up a cheat sheet of the moves from the book so you don't have to keep flipping through it as you practice. It's not as easy as Torn, but I think it looks a little better all things considered, and still it's not terribly difficult.
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MSD921 Special user 616 Posts |
A self serving plug to have you consider Oops! as an EASY, and amazing torn and restored routine whereby the restored card is inspectable and impossible. The simple T&R routine, for the Oops! cards, is featured in this month's Antinomy.
See the "before and after" here... http://innovamagic.com/_wsn/page3.html Thanks, Mike |
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Stormer New user 7 Posts |
Thanks for all your replies guys, you've certainly given me plenty to look into. It's nice to come on a board and see so many willing to help out someone who's new to magic and not look down on them like I've found on some other forums I've been on. I think some people seem to forget that they too were once beginners and needed just as much help as anyone when just starting out.
Anyway thanks again guys it's greatly appreciated. |
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