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MagicMan1957 Inner circle 1445 Posts |
Been doing this for a while now, but I find the 2 wire gimmicks sometimes get stuck on the rope a bit.
I have the original version. Did JB change or improve the gimmick when they released the new version with the DVD instructions? |
magicians Inner circle Teacher and Legend 2898 Posts |
Is there a video demo??
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magicians Inner circle Teacher and Legend 2898 Posts |
That's the demo I saw.. I thought there was something new out.
They present it as a puzzle more than an effect. Doesn't Tabary do an ungimmicked version?
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adamferrucci Regular user Newfield, NJ 169 Posts |
I just received my optical ropes yesterday and it's very easy to do. One of the ropes is made wrong though and falls right off the gimmick. I wrote the company I bought it from to see if they'll exchange it for a new one. Even with that I'm still very happy with my purchase. I learned the routine in less than an hour. It's a little difficult right now because I have to be careful that the one rope doesn't fall out but once I get it replaced I should be able to do the routine much more smoothly.
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Al Angello Eternal Order Collegeville, Pa. USA 11045 Posts |
It looks a lot like a Tabary routine.
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magicians Inner circle Teacher and Legend 2898 Posts |
Classless effect, a puzzle. Not magically performed. "Watch how well I hide the gimmicks." And, it screams gimmicks.
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adamferrucci Regular user Newfield, NJ 169 Posts |
I wouldn't say classless effect. Maybe it just doesn't suit you. I like it and it fools people. A lot of effects use gimmicks. Anything presented properly can be magical. Take "salt shaker through table" Very simple and extremely obvious but if done correctly you can blow people away with it. Everyone's entitled to their own opinion though.
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Pete Biro 1933 - 2018 18558 Posts |
I recall some of Hen Fetch's great early rope stuff, like "Quad-Rope-Lets". There were others and in my day were "must have's".
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magicians Inner circle Teacher and Legend 2898 Posts |
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On 2010-05-18 10:09, adamferrucci wrote: It is not original, it is a remake and a poor demo. No EV "entertainment value) the way he does it. I use gimmicks as well.
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Marvel the magnificent New user 2 Posts |
I like Optical Ropes. Sure its a puzzle but it is so amazing to non-magicians. I did it at my day job the other day and even though I was close my friend was totally baffled about how all these things could be happening. Much of magic is pure fantasy! Speaking alternate ways of accomplishing a similar effect, Aldo Colombini has a great routine using ungimmicked ropes called RopeIn.
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Isaiah Veteran user 376 Posts |
Ahhh easy yes maybe? but you cant hand it out ( I am assuming?) I think a short rope routine is much stronger and examinable. The one thing that doesn't interest me about this effect is the fact that it looks to robotic. I mean the phases seem fast, and that demo took less than 2 minutes. I don't know I am not sold. I am sure it works for some, I just don't like gimmick ropes.
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Bill Hegbli Eternal Order Fort Wayne, Indiana 22797 Posts |
The video is actually 57 seconds in length. I am sure in actual performance it would be a little longer. I can see this as an excellent stand-up item with a lot of comedy possibilities in the routine. I would think this is something for performers who value Entertainment over mystery and fooling an audience.
What comes to mind is effects like Trouble Wit with the folded paper and the felt hat routine Chapo. Kind of like a Chinese sticks routine as well. With the right presentation and funny patter and acting, this could be a real winner. That is how I see it. To bad the YouTube video did not have sound of the performers voice. |
Xcath1 Inner circle 3052 Posts |
Sorry but..... Fiber Optics, Fiber Optics, Fiber Optics.
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Russell Davidson Inner circle Hampshire, England 1108 Posts |
This is a perfect comedy rope routine. If that's not your style then Fiber Optics or one of the older classic methods is the way to go.
But you can't beat this for comedy. Unexaminable doesn't figure in to it if your patter is that you were going to do a rope trick but you that you received a faulty length of it & it does all this weird stuff that would ruin what you were going to show them. This way you're in a bit of an annoyed mood by the end where you just simply put them back in your pocket in a huff & move on to your next effect. But I will have to learn Fiber Optics cause that looks good too! |
magicians Inner circle Teacher and Legend 2898 Posts |
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The one thing that doesn't interest me about this effect is the fact that it looks to robotic. I just looked at the demo again, I also saw Mark at a lecture. 1) It is not his effect. 2) it is done as a puzzle 3) It screams "show the hidden stuff in the hand" 4) Shades of Tabary? only in that Tabary has multiple ends, watch Tabary again before you compare. I would compare this to chinese sticks which is a great puzzle. Mark is a salesman here, an impersonal routine and I agree "robotic". This is my opinion, and my vote is as good as any ones.
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milesart Loyal user Switzerland 215 Posts |
Hello everybody, yes it is true, the gimmick stucks a bit and damages the ropes pretty fast. I closed the gimmicks with a tiny bit of silikon (like an 8), now it's very smoothly! hope it helps someone as well. however I do not know hot to reset it for the next table. mason shows this part to fast on the dvd for me. anyone can PM me about this (skype would be awesome)
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wally Inner circle 1828 Posts |
I am looking for this, is it on a video / dvd explanation, thanks, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Okb9Szy347Y
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