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Jon New user Israel 64 Posts |
Hey All,
I tried to run a search for my question, but had some problems with that, so here it is: How do I buy a thumb tip ? (It'll be just fine if you just gave me a link for a former thread about that). 1. Is it really that important the it'll have the same color as my hand? 2. what should it be made of ? 3. Should it fit exactly ? or a bit loose ? 4. What size should it be ? -How long? Any other tip would be great ! thank you, Jonathan |
paulajayne Inner circle London England 1160 Posts |
Jon
Do a search for TT. Paula
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Regan Inner circle U.S.A. 5726 Posts |
Jonathan,
A lot of what you ask is a matter of preference from one magician to the next. I will try to answer some of your questions, but remember this is my point of veiw. Others may disagree. #1. Some will say if you do it right, color will not matter because it is never seen. I personally like a skin color close to mine. #2. I like the hard T.T., but many like the softer kind. #3. I like a snug fit, but not so tight that it is difficult to remove with one hand. #4. I just use the standard size most of the time. For a large load, I sometimes use a jumbo size on stage. The best thing is, they are very inexpensive. Buy a few different types and experiment and see what works best for you. Hope this helps a little. Regan
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Jeff Jenson Veteran user Denver, Colorado 319 Posts |
Jonathan,
I hope this might help you , here is a web site that sells T.T.'s:http://www.trickshop.com/vernet_XXL_tt.html Best, Jeff
Jeff Jenson
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Jon New user Israel 64 Posts |
Okey, thank you all.
I'll do a little research and read every thing you gave. Jonathan |
Sam Tabar Inner circle Austin, Texas 1050 Posts |
Why not try Jay Scott Berry's eclipse tip. It's still a thumb tip but it's more versatile than what you can do with a regular thumb tip.
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Carron Special user UK 958 Posts |
Heres a little "tip" I picked up here a while ago (jokes just roll out when I type)
position a little hole in the very end of your tip, which should then make it a lot easier to put on and remove the tip with greatly reduced air pressure Tom |
Mystician Inner circle Wallachia 3485 Posts |
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On 2004-11-13 21:03, Mister Mystery wrote: For the regular, average, thumb tip, do you normally slide it just over the joint, or just before , so you can bend ? I have an older tip but it's rather long, and I don't think it's a vernet. There's still quite a bit of plastic beyond the joint on the thing, this makes it a bit hard to conceal due to length. From what I can of pictures, vernet's pretty much end right at the joint. (I've got one on order now)
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Regan Inner circle U.S.A. 5726 Posts |
Cyberhagen,
I do not slide a thumbtip all the way up as far as I can. When it is empty, the end of my Vernet TT is usually just about to the last wrinkle at the joint of my thumb. A loaded TT is sometimes not up that far, depending on the load. I find that even if I have a TT that fits properly, there is going to be some restriction of thumb bending, no matter how far upon the thumb it is. Hope this helps. Regan
Mister Mystery
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Partizan Inner circle London UK 1682 Posts |
Peoples brains assume all hands are regular. Only if your hand has a large contrast from a blemish will people take notice.
If one digit is larger than others then it will not be recognized. The wearing of jewlery draws attention to a hand. One time I showed a friend how I made the silk vanish! I showed the trick over and over getting slower and more obvious. They never figured it even at the most slow and blatant. I showed them the TT and how it was done. They were floored! I then spent about 5 minutes asking them about what they perceived was happening when they did not know about the TT. The most interesting point they observed was that they thought I had a plaster on my thumb! This was when I was doing slow and obvious. But at no other time did they mention my thumb or see anything wrong with my hands. They were totally perplexed. I at one point said "shake hands" and tried to make them feel the loaded TT in the shake. Nothing! I said "did you feel that" they said "feel what?"
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