On 2011-02-04 03:27, mtpascoe wrote:
Tarbell never said that it was a trick, just that Foo used three red balls that he called "Chinese Cherries." More than likely Foo did the Mora trick putting them into his mouth or maybe the Ball and Net.

On 2011-02-03 22:56, Spellbinder wrote:
You are lucky that I like a challenge. I was disgusted that you didn't provide a reference page number or even chapter number. But then I got curious to see if my on-line index to the Tarbell Volumes would give me a clue, so I got over my disgust and went to http://magicnook.com/forum/tarbellV1.htm I guessed that the Cherries would be balls, and that narrowed my search down to Chapter 8. A quick skim gave me "The Three Wandering Sponge Balls" on page 163. See how much time you could have saved me by providing this information?

All Tarbell is pointing out is that Ching Ling Foo used small red balls for this "wandering sponge balls" trick, that he called Chinese Cherries. You could actually do some parts of it with real cherries. The actual details of exactly what Ching Ling Foo did with his routine are probably not written down anywhere. The best you can do is work with what you have and that begins on page 163. Enjoy your trip!

You might want to see what Wiz Kid Qua-Fiki did with his trip through the mysteries of spongeballs, now being featured in The Wizards' Journal #20, "One Fish, Two Fish." Ching Ling Foo called them cherries, Qua-Fiki uses sponge fish, but he has the capability of writing his routine down complete with photographs for future generations, something not available or made use of by Ching Ling Foo.

On 2011-02-06 09:01, Spellbinder wrote:
J.G. - ignore RS1963 who can't even get your initials correct. He is obviously a fountain of all knowledge and likes to get others wet with his drippings.

The reason the link doesn't work is that some links need to be copied and pasted into the address bar, rather than just clicked on. However, there is a clickable version on my Biography of Silent Mora. http://magicnook.com/forum/bioKLM.htm and click on the Link Words "Informative Web site HERE."

Notice that the net Mora is using is different from the net that used to be sold commercially. It is just a regular net fabric chosen for its transparency. Almost any thin ladies' scarf could be used today, using a dark color scarf to allow the brightly colored balls to show through.

As for the one that USED to be sold commercially, the old catalogs listed it as a "Utility Net" in the accessories sections, but unless you can sew or have one sewn, you probably won't be able to find one.

Tannen used to have them in their catalog, but no one seems to have them any more. Tannen's nets were made by Senor Amedeo.