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BenSalinas Special user Coinoscenti 747 Posts 
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Thanks Carpet,
The title is absurd just to get people's attention. But, I DO see a ton of people who really make a mess of the move. I'm glad it helped you! Ben S
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Ray Haining Inner circle Hot Springs, AR 1907 Posts
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See also the discussion of the French Drop in chapter two, "The Vernon Touch," in "The Dai Vernon Book of Magic."
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Jonathan Townsend Eternal Order Ossining, NY 27464 Posts
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The trick in Robert-Houdin's book with a candle is a good exercise.
The sleight is called le Tourniquet, which is idiomatic French... The hard part seems to be motivating the transfer in routine.
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David Neighbors V.I.P. aurora co. 4902 Posts
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Yea that's why Moves By then self's will never look as good! As The Motivation for The Transfer depends On the routine that you doing!
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Mick-L-Hinman New user 50 Posts
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Good points - thanks.
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Jonathan Townsend Eternal Order Ossining, NY 27464 Posts
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The Chapender vanish would more likely serve most folks. It's also a drop but...
If you check out the Kaps video you'll likely want to use the sleight. Look at 0:14 here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5waAQ8yb91E
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Dollarbill Inner circle Colorado 1028 Posts
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Definatly #5! Will help sell the vanish when it happens. That is one of the things I picked up from Mr. Neighbors years ago.
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Ado Inner circle New York City 1033 Posts
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On Feb 17, 2014, BenSalinas wrote: Nope. Mine doesn't. I thank Gary Ouellet for writing in Close-up Illusions how to do a good French drop. One that not only looks good, but also fools you. If you haven't read that book, please do. (If you have, then do it again!) You'll be able to improve what you're currently doing a lot, by adding a retention of vision aspect to your French drop... P! |
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MRSharpe Special user Never a dull moment with 940 Posts
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Good advice. The hand drop needs to be natural too. If the arm drops stiffly at all it won't look right.
Custom Props Designer and Fabricator as well as Performer from Indiana, USA
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TuneHV Inner circle New York 2232 Posts
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Great tips
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BenSalinas Special user Coinoscenti 747 Posts
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Ado - Yes! Al Schnieder's idea (to leave that little window) is great!
Your Friendly Neighborhood Coin Flinger
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emptysafe Regular user 126 Posts
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Thanks for your advice, Ben.
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gregg webb Inner circle 1564 Posts
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Derek Dingle had very unusual work on the French Drop, but I think one problem is that so many laymen know it or "of" it. That's why the spider-grip vanish works. Meanwhile, it is better to use classic palm in the spider-grip vanish and not the thumb palm, if you can. Regards, Gregg Webb
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terryisaacs Regular user 110 Posts
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It's time for me and a mirror to have a little French Drop time. It's funny how many of the foundations of magic are done poorly by so many, thanks for the post I enjoyed the article very much Mr. Salinas.
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