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jskalon Special user Shorewood, IL. 869 Posts |
I was wondering if anyone has found that certain color combination's work better for this trick. I have been doing this trick for about a year and use 6 silks of the same color. I get good responses, but was just wondering if anyone else has tried this both ways: single and multicolored and what you thought worked better for you.
Thanks, Jack
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Bob Sanders Grammar Supervisor Magic Valley Ranch, Clanton, Alabama 20504 Posts |
I use two sets of red, white and blue silks. Then after Sympathetic silks I use one set of three for MisMade Flag and the other set for my version of Soft Soap (Spot out). I like to do magic using whatever was left in my hands for the last effect.
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jskalon Special user Shorewood, IL. 869 Posts |
Thanks Bob.
The reason I use the same color is because that is what I had when I learned the trick, but am thinking of using different colors.
Jack Skalon
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Bob Sanders Grammar Supervisor Magic Valley Ranch, Clanton, Alabama 20504 Posts |
Jack,
You are not the Lone Ranger. At least half of the silks we sell for Sympathetic Silk routines are one color. For me Sympathetic Silk is just my method to get silks to use for the rest of the routines. I don't really know why any two silks must be the same color. Bob Sanders Magic By Sander |
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[quote]On 2010-05-19 14:02, Bob Sanders wrote:
I don't really know why any two silks must be the same color. It might be because if you need to switch a knotted set for an unknotted set at the beginning, they should appear to be duplicates so the switch is not evident.
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Bill Hegbli Eternal Order Fort Wayne, Indiana 22797 Posts |
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On 2010-05-19 14:02, Bob Sanders wrote: Bob, can I suggest you look up the trick in the Encyclopedia of Silk Magic or get the booklet from Rice Studio's. I understand, we are all getting older. |
Bob Sanders Grammar Supervisor Magic Valley Ranch, Clanton, Alabama 20504 Posts |
LOL!
False counts in the hands of pros don't require matching colors. Just like a rain dance, the most important part is TIMING! (When cowboys count cattle and horses, they don't count the legs and divide by four.) - One, Two, Four, Five, Six, and Three still totals SIX separate (so it appears) silks. I'm almost glad so few performers use Sympathetic Silks. It is a great piece of work to captivate an audience. But Bill, you are right. Nothing counts like a convincing count. Bob Sanders, Magic By Sander |
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***, I have been counting the herd the wrong way for all these years. It wasn't too bad with the cows but those rabbits were tough so I counted the ears and divided by two.
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I'm not sure if Bob Sanders isn’t just having a little fun with all of us. I can't think of any pro who has done this effect without using duplicate colored silks. What would be the upside in that?
Certainly if you could do the effect with three white and three red silks it might be easier to remember where the knots were at any given moment...but that would not 'fly' for the first counting phase. Regards- JNeal Ps_ I do agree that the timing is essential and many people get 'bound up' at that point. Of course, learning the 'Odin' count with Linking
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Bob Sanders Grammar Supervisor Magic Valley Ranch, Clanton, Alabama 20504 Posts |
I'm not trying to pull your leg here, but to say any more would absolutely be exposure. I start with all six 18" silks together. I've used this method since the 70s in many stage shows.
I do understand about the benefits of having matching sets and use that at times too. Gee! I never meant to invent something. I've just worked where I needed more than three colors. The upside of that is employment! Perhaps necessity is still the Mother of Invention. Less than five years ago I even did this in the night stage show at the Cavalcade of Magic with an all magician audience. The only thing reported to me was that I did not tear up the Soft Soap (Spot Out) box. (Although I did open it out flat and showed both sides fairly.) In that show I guess I broke at least two "procedural rules" of magic in Rice instructions. Rice simply didn't cover my method for that. But he was still alive for many of the early years I did this. Maybe on a future lecture tour I should include this count. There is nothing unusual about the silks. Bob Sander Magic by Sander PS --- Yep! I'm the guy who did Walk-Around Silk to Egg for many decades before putting it on the market. Now it is performed all over the world including Las Vegas, Japan, China, New Zealand, Ecuador, France, Finland, Switzerland, Canada, Australia, UK, Norway, Sweden, Ireland, India, etc.. But apparently I also broke another rule there. I use both white and brown eggs. Much of the world doesn’t even have white eggs. http://www.themagiccafe.com/forums/viewt......rum=54&0 |
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