svengali
Lynn Shaw
do with a svengali deck?
Jim Morton
you can Do With a Svengali Deck" video.
On a personal note, I use to think the Svengali deck was the coolest, until
I learned how to force cards effectively. Now the deck sits in the bottom of
my case. Svengali decks are pretty clever, but you are always left with the
need to either pocket the pack or switch it at the end of the trick. No big
deal, but why bother when a good force will accomplish the same thing.
One thing you should *never* do with the pack is the "all the cards are
different--now they're all the same" routine. I've seen salesmen use that
technique to sell the decks, but it tips the gaff and lets your audience
know that the magic is in the deck and not in you.
Jim
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In article <37C2CAEC...@frognet.net>, Lynn Shaw <ly...@frognet.net>
wrote:
Jkawashima
recall, but definitely 1999) called "Sventalism." EXTREMELY subtle use of the
Svengali gaff to accomplish a hands-off divination of two (different!) cards,
cut from a deck while the magician's back is turned (or even out of the room!).
The magician can even have the deck hidden until the conclusion of the effect.
Of course, it *is* a Svengali deck, so no examination is possible and audience
control is a must. Nonetheless, it leaves no doubt in the spectators' minds
that the "magic" is in "you," not in the deck as Jim Morton so accurately
pointed out about the standard "TV Magic" presentation.
Yours in magic,
Jim Kawashima
BllyMadisn
BllyMadisn
What i was about to say, is that a svengali deck is very useful if you
aren't good at sleights or, you aren't good at forces. In my opinion it is a
very easy and effective way to force a card. But, you should know how to force
a card. I force the svengali force card, i ask the assistant to put the card
back on the deck, and then exclaim "You just pressed the card through the deck
and through my hand, it's somewhere in my body now." I cut the cards one time,
then riffle the deck. Of course they don't see their card anywhere. Then i go
through some building up, and whatnot, yadda yadda yadda, i take off my shoe,
and there is the forced card. It gets more reaction than any trick i do.
if you need anymore, or want to know about the yadda yadda yadda's write me,
BllyM...@aol.com
david s.
Tarbox Hills
start performing for our friends. Of course I carry a standard deck
whenever I go out and matched every trick he did with my 52 Poker Size
Bicycles.
The point is most (if not all) Svengali tricks can be closely duplicated
with a standard deck. The advantage is there are even more outstanding
tricks you can perform that are NOT possible with the Svengali. Trick decks
have there place...don't get me wrong so therefore...
A CHALLENGE:
Post a trick that can ONLY be done with a Svengali deck.