Hi everyone,

I'm looking for advice from anyone who uses the "liquid" feature of the Harries Multiplying Bottles. I'd like to incorporate the sequence where the bottle and glass change places after liquid has been poured into the glass - but I'm experiencing two problems with the secret loading of the liquid into the second glass.

1) The noise of the gimmick being activated to release the liquid is very loud. It can be heard from quite a distance away - even with an audience.

2) The gimmick doesn't always stay in the bottle - it sometimes gets pushed out creating the magical appearance of a strange contraption inside the glass. So far I've not found a way of altering the gimmick to guarantee that it will always stay where it's supposed to.

Has anyone else experienced these problems or found a way of solving them?

Thanks

NO, but IMHO the liquid aspect just slows the trick down and isn't worth the trouble. Go to http://www.petebiro.com and clik the video links and see my version of the bottles. To have to deal with the liquid effect would ruin the pacing.

Awesome video Pete! But you have to admit, the pacing might be a little different if you are on roller skates...

Caliban, I've always used the liquid feature, speeding up only the last half of the routine. Its worked for me and is a little different than the usual way of doing the bottles...I won't argue that the accelerated way of using the bottles throughout the routine is very good and maybe it's the original way it was intended to be done. However, the transferring liquid is an interesting and unexpected feature and allows for the introduction of two sets of comical or emotional toasts to the audience.The stopper has to be inserted with just the right amount of force...too much and you're seen to be forcing the release but too little and the thing may drop prematurely....maybe the surrounding temperatire has an effect on the rubber or even the temperature of the liquid you are using...I think room temperature is best. PM me if you wish.

Why not just put a wedge of rubber between the tank and the bottle. YOu could glue it in with any of the adhesives on the market. Do you have a need to ever remove it?

I pinch the outside of the tube with my finger and the thumb, inside. The action is to rub my thumb against the ball, also twisting my wrist in, which creates a slow release - as opposed to depressing the ball freehand.

Thanks for all the responses. I also got some good advice on this via PM.

PM me if you would like a sure fire fix. I use these bottles in every performance. I get fantastic audience response.

Kendavis sent me his fix when I first started this thread - and it's teriffic. If you're having problems with it, I'd definitely recommend sending him a PM.