Martin Lewis created and published a routine called Cardiographic. This routine was first published in the Linking Ring over ten years ago. Can anyone on the Magic Café tell me which issue of the Linking Ring contains this routine ?

With thanks,
Andy

Actually, it was first published in Martin's Miracles in 1985.

That's what I thought. I do recall though, reading something in a magazine article by, I beleive, Dan Garrett, that discussed a slight mechanical change that supposedly made the gimmick work better. I made one from the Martin's Miracles description, and I've never had a problem with it. I've never seen one of the commercially made props.

Gentlemen, thank you for both of your responses.
Andy

The first publication of Cardiographic that I'm aware of was in an MUM issue dedicated to Mike Caveny. It featured great effects from Harry Anderson, Martin Lewis, and others. As I recall, this predated Martin's Miracles.

Curtis Kam is absolutely correct. The first publication of Cardiographic WAS in M-U-M magazine, in the Mike Caveney issue (I don't recall the month or year). Even Martin Lewis forgot this, and states on his new DVD (and his newest release of the Sketch Pad Rising Card effect, much improved btw) that it was first published in the Linking Ring. The publication of Martin's Miracles came later. I learned the effect from M-U-M, before Martin's Miracles came out. I recently wrote a review of the newest release in M-U-M a couple of months ago, if you want to check out some more about this effect.

The M-U-M issue was July, 1983 (vol. 73, no. 2)