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Hawkan Elite user Sweden 495 Posts |
I have a sl**e, I have a coin and I have the yarn. I know how the trick works. But I can´t make it work properly. The coin falls out from the ball of yarn way too soon. Please, help
HÃ¥kan |
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Julie Inner circle 3936 Posts |
Traditionally the coin winds up inside a small box, bag etc. within the center of the Ball of Yarn.
This set-up may solve your problem. Julie |
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bigfoot Special user 502 Posts |
The gimmick went into an aspirin tin with rubberbands around it. The string was loosely tied around the tin. Then the yarn is then wrapped around the tin and gaff. You can use two knitting needles to hold it up right behind your table ready for the load. I suppose you could use a small Altoids can instead of the spirit tin.
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Hawkan Elite user Sweden 495 Posts |
Yes, I have done it the traditional way (with a box inside the yarn), but wanted to do it without one. Maybe it is too hard to do that - I have tried for two hours, making the ball in different patterns. Thank you anyway.
HÃ¥kan |
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harris Inner circle Harris Deutsch 8812 Posts |
Can you please share how this plays to your audiences?
Harris Deutsch aka dr laugh
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Hawkan Elite user Sweden 495 Posts |
I have only performed this maybe five times, and for an adult audience. It plays well, and I really like how easy it is - so I can concentrate on the presentation.
HÃ¥kan |
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harris Inner circle Harris Deutsch 8812 Posts |
Thanks for sharing real world data.
My wife is a long term chrocheter but I haven't considered this after reading about it in the 70's
Harris Deutsch aka dr laugh
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Julie Inner circle 3936 Posts |
If you want to REALLY get into it, Owen's makes a wonderful Coin In Ball Of Yarn utilizing two beautiful wooden boxes with the ball of yarn locked inside...
Julie |
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Kabbalah Inner circle 1621 Posts |
I can't imagine this being entertaining without the inner container.
When I used to perform this trick, I used a Lippincott Box as the load chamber.
"Long may magicians fascinate and continue to be fascinated by the mystery potential in a pack of cards."
~Cliff Green "The greatest tricks ever performed are not done at all. The audience simply think they see them." ~ John Northern Hilliard |
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harris Inner circle Harris Deutsch 8812 Posts |
With spectators dressing down, in texting on their phones and knitting.
What do you think about the coin appearing in a container (choose your favorite tin or box) in a ball of yarn used by a knitter or chrocheter in the fourth row center?
Harris Deutsch aka dr laugh
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Hawkan Elite user Sweden 495 Posts |
Owen´s looks very nice, and without finding the price on there site I can guess it is a bit on the expensive side for me.
HÃ¥kan |
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Julie Inner circle 3936 Posts |
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On Aug 11, 2015, Kabbalah wrote: Owen's also sells a very well-made set of two "Silver Boxes" that compliment this effect. A Silver Box, flatter than a Lippincott Box, is found inside the ball of yarn/wool. This box is completely sealed with rubber bands. Inside this is another slightly smaller Silver Box that is LOCKED (built-in locking mechanism). When this second Silver Box is opened with a key, the previously marked and vanished coin is found therein! The perfect ending to a beautiful presentation. Julie |
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funsway Inner circle old things in new ways - new things in old ways 9982 Posts |
In 1960 a widow lady gave me some magic equipment form her late husband. In the bunch was a ball of yarn with a large metal G**m*c* sticking out. Shea said it was one of his favorite effects,
but that he hadn't performed it after his stroke in 1949. So, I could unwrap it and find out what kind of inner secret it holds as to inner container. but, I think it is just fine the way it is in the cabinet next to his rusted shut Squared Circle.
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Hawkan Elite user Sweden 495 Posts |
On one of my shelves I have a box that I bought maybe ten years ago. I don´t remember where I got it, but after googling Lippincott box it looks similar. Mine has a side pa**l that you can open, and you have to close it "manually". Therefore it wouldn´t load with a sl**e. Are there other small boxes that could be loaded using a sl**e?
HÃ¥kan |
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Kabbalah Inner circle 1621 Posts |
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On Aug 12, 2015, Hawkan wrote: Rubber bands are your friends.
"Long may magicians fascinate and continue to be fascinated by the mystery potential in a pack of cards."
~Cliff Green "The greatest tricks ever performed are not done at all. The audience simply think they see them." ~ John Northern Hilliard |
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Hawkan Elite user Sweden 495 Posts |
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Rubber bands are your friends. You know... Maybe I´ll start thinking just a little bit for myself before asking here in the future. Thank you. Håkan |
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Bill Hegbli Eternal Order Fort Wayne, Indiana 22797 Posts |
The trick is described in Bobo Coin Magic book. Maybe there is some information in their that will solve your problem.
I once seen a performer who put the ball of yarn in a large Brandy Sniffer glass. It was very visual watching the ball tumble about inside the glass. |
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Hawkan Elite user Sweden 495 Posts |
Now I have tried using rubber bands around the box. I doesn´t close all the way, it´s an angle thing Oh well , I can always use my old matchbox.
HÃ¥kan |
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Dick Oslund Inner circle 8357 Posts |
Hey fellow Swede!
Years ago, there was a "two box" set. Nicely made metal boxes (steel or brass, I've forgotten). The inside box had a simple lock on the lid that would snap shut when the gaff was pulled. It "nested" inside another box that was closed by rubber bands when the gaff was pulled. I can't remember the "name" of the boxes, and, haven't seen one for sale in ages. They're probably "antique", now. I think the "aspirin" box would do just fine. See Bill's note above. The brandy snifter gives some "action" to the unwrapping!
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Julie Inner circle 3936 Posts |
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On Aug 13, 2015, Dick Oslund wrote: Hi Dick You are spot on about the metal boxes, great little apparatus. M. Christopher used these alone (no yarn or larger boxes) as part of one of his very early b/w T.V. specials back when the screens were 12-21 inches measured diagonally. Refer to my more eloquent description of 8-11 a few posts above this one. >>>PLUS I also agree with Bill that the brandy Snifter gives the presentation a lot of PAZZAZ <<< Julie |
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