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Alewishus Inner circle parts unknown 1226 Posts |
I was wondering who do people consider the best thimble worker.
Who knows the real work and what dvds would you recomend. A.
Sack subs, ok Ross?
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Pete Biro 1933 - 2018 18558 Posts |
Me. And I would suggest forgeting DVDs and start to work out your own way of using them.
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Danny Diamond Inner circle Connecticut 1400 Posts |
I believe Dai Vernon's Book of Magic features a nice thimble routine. Jeff McBride also has some material available on his World Class Manipulations series.
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Randy Loyal user Rochester, NY 261 Posts |
Joe Mogar has a whole book on Thimble Magic
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dk New user 15 Posts |
Tarbell may be old, but there's a ton of good info in there. Magicians these days look down on thimble manip. But with a little creativity, many old thimble moves could be applied to more modern items for an unusual and contemporary act.
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rikbrooks Inner circle Olive Branch, Mississippi 1317 Posts |
There's a really nice thimble routine that comes with the Vernet silver thimbles. I always begin thinking of how I can personalize a routine that I get with a product but this one is really nicely put together. I've only changed the patter. Of course I will eventually make some changes but it stands powerful on its own.
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David43 Regular user 133 Posts |
Jeff Sheridan has a great routine on his DVD
I Put a Spell On You
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Richard Tremblay Regular user Québec, Canada 120 Posts |
John Carney has an excellent routine also.
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asper Veteran user 364 Posts |
Leipzig. He wasn't just a magician, he was a gentleman.
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Larry Davidson Inner circle Boynton Beach, FL 5270 Posts |
I second Randy's suggestion to go with the Mogar book and Pete's suggestion to develop your own routine.
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asper Veteran user 364 Posts |
Pete, what is your routine like? Is it for stage, or close-up?
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Pete Biro 1933 - 2018 18558 Posts |
My routine is parlour or close up... Funny, I was booked to do TAOM one year when I was doing the thimble routine and the show was in the Astrodome hotel with over 4,000 in the audience. Needless to say, I had to change my material.
The routine, "Pete's Peeper", is a comedy bit where I worked it out so you are always standing FACING square to the audience. I hate tricks where you turn sideways and half the audience can't see what you are doing. Greatest complement was Mike Skinner bought and used it. Anyway, the thimble jumps from finger to finger in a kind of "Hide and Seek" sequence... then they think they caught you for having 2 thimbles... but the second one turns out to be almost a foot long. Ken Brooke named and marketed it. Planning to re-introduce it later this year.
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Harry Murphy Inner circle Maryland 5444 Posts |
I bought used (and still use) “Pete’s Peeper” from Ken Brooke years ago. I got a second set just recently.
It is a quick and solid little routine. It is not technically difficult (well then no thimble routine really is) and is amusing. If you can mug a bit it helps the comedy of the routine. Pete has already described one of the strengths of the routine. You perform it square on to your audience. Another strength is that is uses only two props, one regular and one elongated/jumbo (not really jumbo in the sense of Berland’s, or Fakini’s jumbo thimbles more like a normal thimble stretched out 10 inches). You carry it set up and ready to go in your inside coat pocket or shirt breast pocket. It is a one-thimble routine with a jumbo thimble climax. I have performed it in small venues (parlor, bar/pub) up to 100 people. It was performed at a bar/pub just last night as part of a stand-up set. I wear a long-sleeve, black t-shirt, which makes a great backdrop for the thimble and helps them “pop” out visually. Berland put out two or three different thimble routines. He provided all the necessary props and gimmicks and he also provided well-written and illustrated instructions (the best!). He built his routine in phases that could stand-alone. Very often one of his sets comes up for sale on eBay or here. I’d buy one and learn the routine. They are well structured and lead to a surprising climax (as does Pete’s Peeper).
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mike gallo Inner circle 1341 Posts |
It is not technically difficult (well then no thimble routine really is).
LOL...try some of Joe Mogars stuff! Mike |
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JimMaloney Inner circle 1184 Posts |
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On 2005-09-13 17:04, asper wrote: While I don't disagree with the idea that Leipzig may have been the best thimble worker, I should point out that the routine attributed to him (in the Vernon book on Leipzig) is not actually the routine that he did. -Jim
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Pete Biro 1933 - 2018 18558 Posts |
Harry: Glad to hear you have success with Peeper...
As a side note, I made one of the long thimbles into a holdout and used it to fool Vernon at a convention. The thimble acts as the weight and is held onto the cord by a rubber cup and the small thimble was made to fit tightly into the long one. I think you will understand this brief description.
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Harry Murphy Inner circle Maryland 5444 Posts |
Pete, Got it! Will give that tip a try!
Mike, yep! Joe has put out an encyclopedia of nice moves and routines some of which is pretty complicated to learn. I can do much of Joe’s stuff (or at least his published stuff). I look him up at conventions and have him show me and critique me. He is a very giving and generous man. I enjoy my little “tutorials” with him (just last week at MAES was one). One of the reasons (not the only reason but a reason) I chose the last three conventions I attended was because Joe Mogar was going to be in attendance. To hear Joe tell it…it’s all easy, just a matter of practice! LOL!!! But then I guess everything is easy if you give it the proper amount of practice. LOL!!!
The artist formally known as Mumblepeas!
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A.J. Veteran user Michigan 314 Posts |
Harry, I agree...Joe Mogar is a real gem. A very friendly and giving person. Yes, stop and say hello to him if you see him at a convention.
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Vibono Magic Special user Växjö,Sweden 647 Posts |
The greatest thimble worker of al times the late but great Viggo Jhan!!!!!! The man with the black gloves, FISM gold. A real genleman on and off stage.
Vibono Mirage
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Pete Biro 1933 - 2018 18558 Posts |
Carney is no slouch, his close up version is excellent.
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