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CardsandCoins New user 15 Posts 
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Hi Everyone,
New member, here. Would someone put me in touch with or steer me the way to getting a copy of The Magic of Eddie Flechter? I've seen some nice routines and was told this the bible for Bar Magicians and some really killer routines. Would sure appreciate any and all help. Thanks! |
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Bandaloop Regular user Dodging attacks for the past 195 Posts
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I think you mean Eddie Fechter. It comes up on eBay every now and then. There's also one on Amazon that someone is selling for $175.
The Fechter book is great, but personally if I was going to point someone towards a bible for bar magicians, I would go with The Magic of Matt Schulien |
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CardsandCoins New user 15 Posts
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Thanks, Bandaloop, I'll look into that.
I have never heard of Matt Schulien. Thanks |
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rawdawg Special user Southern California 686 Posts
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175? I just dug one up at some random magic store and gave it away as a Christmas gift. I think I paid 35 bucks.
One time, when I was young, I botched a sleight so bad, Vernon, Marlo & Miller rolled over in their graves. But I didn't see Elmsley, probably because he was behind the others.
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Bandaloop Regular user Dodging attacks for the past 195 Posts
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Amazon prices for magic books are usually always very inflated. Don't know why. I've seen books on there that were still in stock at magic stores selling for three or more times the amount.
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Magiguy Inner circle Seattle, WA 5473 Posts
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On 2013-04-18 23:48, rawdawg wrote: It will most likely (most certainly) cost you more than $35, and it is ABSOLUTELY worth more than $175. |
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pnielan Regular user Northern California 154 Posts
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With both Schulien and Fechter you get routines that work. I saw Fechter perform many of the routines in the book to great effect at the Forks. It was a special place.
Karl Norman, Bob Sheets, Scotty York and Doc Eason: all incredible bar magicians. The construction of their routines is "engineering" applied to magic. They get into effects, they get out of effects. They routine effects. They think and worry. They fix. |
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foolsnobody Special user Buffalo, NY 843 Posts
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I'm in Buffalo and went to the Forks many times. Unfortunately Eddie had already died by the time I got back here. Luckily Karl Norman, Ray Mertz, Bill Okal, both Gallos, Vic Trabucco, Allan Hayden, Harrison Carroll and many others were still around and I learned from them; I sessioned with the Gallos in their home many Saturdays.
I saw Charlie and Ed Schulien perform in Chicago but I missed Matt, sorry to say. Magic Inc. is planning to update and reprint the book (it's OOP), however they don't say when. It *is* available as an authorized e-book from Lybrary.com: http://www.lybrary.com/the-magic-of-matt......id=13699 |
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foolsnobody Special user Buffalo, NY 843 Posts
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As far as the Fechter book goes, it is more complete than Magician Nitely, which I own. Maybe that "lesser" book is available cheaper someplace? (I wouldn't part with mine.)
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atucci Veteran user Middleburg, Florida 381 Posts
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On 2013-04-19 00:25, Magiguy wrote: Magiguy is right. The original book "Magician Nightly" can usually be found for $25 - $50. The larger and more complete book "Fechter: The Magic of Eddie Fechter" includes all of Magician Nightly plus other published and unpublished Fechter material and background on the man and The Forks Hotel. I use some of Fechters material myself and think his material works well for the type of magic I do. I would say if you made the investment and decided you didn't like the book you can always get your money back by selling it to someone else. But I bet you wind up keeping it.
Tony Tuccillo
Middleburg, Florida |
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atucci Veteran user Middleburg, Florida 381 Posts
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On 2013-04-19 00:25, Magiguy wrote: Magiguy is right. The original book "Magician Nightly" can usually be found for $25 - $50. The larger and more complete book "Fechter: The Magic of Eddie Fechter" includes all of Magician Nightly plus other published and unpublished Fechter material and background on the man and The Forks Hotel. I use some of Fechters material myself and think his material works well for the type of magic I do. I would say if you made the investment and decided you didn't like the book you can always get your money back by selling it to someone else. But I bet you wind up keeping it.
Tony Tuccillo
Middleburg, Florida |
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