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mindfreak2.0 Regular user 106 Posts |
Hey everyone,
I'm looking to expand my repertoire and I feel like rope magic is a fantastic direction to go in. That being said though, I am VERY NEW to rope magic and was hoping to get some advice. What books and/or videos would you recommend to someone who is beginning in rope magic? |
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jimgerrish Inner circle East Orange, NJ 3209 Posts |
Http://wizkidzinc.com/DVDs/rope01/wizkidsROPE01.htm
https://www.magicnook.com/WIZj16/WIZ16-0......Fiki.htm https://www.magicnook.com/MiniMysteries/MM-08PanamaRope.htm
Jim Gerrish
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Mr. Woolery Inner circle Fairbanks, AK 2149 Posts |
I like Aldo Colombini’s rope videos. I understand that lybrary.com has at least a lot of the Colombini material.
I also like Fiber Optics by Richard Sanders. That said, a basic cut and restored rope routine is a very powerful thing. It is in a lot of books and videos. Try to come up with a story to motivate the routine, and try to make it a vehicle for your character. Patrick |
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Dick Oslund Inner circle 8357 Posts |
I have worked with Aldo. His material with rope is XLNT!
Abbott's has the "ENCYCLOPEDIA OF ROPE TRICKS. GREAT BOOK!
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funsway Inner circle old things in new ways - new things in old ways 9982 Posts |
"Self Working Rope Tricks" by Fulves can be a good place to start
"the more one pretends at magic, the more awe and wonder will be found in real life." Arnold Furst
eBooks at https://www.lybrary.com/ken-muller-m-579928.html questions at ken@eversway.com |
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Mary Mowder Inner circle Sacramento / Elk Grove, CA 3659 Posts |
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George Sands Daryl Aldo Colombini Dennis Loomis' Knot Routine Plus really got me into Rope Magic. My partner Tom and I were lucky enough to be close friends with Dennis as he prepared to make the project. I had avoided Ropes prior to that because my dyslexia made them hard to follow. Dennis had a clear style and an easy approach to learning each trick. He has a lot of one off tricks that can be added to make a routine but don't require learning a long routine to get started. -Mary Mowder |
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murf Loyal user San Antonio, TX 264 Posts |
I'll second Funsway's suggestion of the Fulves book, and add Bill Severn’s Magic with Rope, Ribbon, & String.
Murf |
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Rainboguy Inner circle 1915 Posts |
Per Dick's advice, Abbott's Encyclopedia of Rope Tricks may be the best investment you will ever make!
In my opinion, it should be in every Magician's library. |
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Lichtagent New user Bochum - Germany - Old World 20 Posts |
Dear friends in magic,
in my opinion one of the most underestimated sources for good and fundamental knowledge is Marc Wilson‘s Complete Course in Magic... I‘m definitely seconding anything said about Colombini, Daryl, Sands and Sanders above, but you‘ll find a load of fun to start with in this fine book. Greetings from Germany Chris
Doctor Mirabilis Universal Cartenmaschine
https://www.fokx-magic.de/p/doctor-mirabilis-universal-cartenmaschine |
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Dick Oslund Inner circle 8357 Posts |
Yes! The sequential drawings are vert helpful.
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thomasR Inner circle 1189 Posts |
Pop Haydn’s Mongolian Pop Knot is a full routine that has both cut and restored, and professors nightmare. For like $20, the video / book download combo is a steal as that one routine is so solid and works literally anywhere.
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JoeLyons New user Although I've lurked here for years, i only have 24 Posts |
Abbott's Encyclopedia of Rope Tricks is a great one. Also The Award-Winning Rope Magic of Francis Tabary explains his FISM act. He has some videos as well.
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Gerald Deutsch Special user 526 Posts |
Rope magic – like all magic – must be entertaining and so a routine is necessary.
In my thread of Perverse Magic on the Genii Forum I suggested such a routine on February 1, 2007 (Page 98 of the book “Gerald Deutsch’s Perverse Magic: The First Sixteen Years”) I suggested a routine based on what Slydini used to do. The routine is: 1 A cut and restored rope 2 A repeat 3 Professor’s Nightmare A card effect is done between 2 and 3 with the magician confused – as is the case with much Perverse Magic. |
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John Long Inner circle New Jersey 2826 Posts |
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On Jun 19, 2019, JoeLyons wrote: A clarification; Abbot's Encyclopedia of Rope came in 3 volumes, and I believe is not currently available, except for vol 1, or used copies of the others. Howsomever, Stewart James' Encyclopedia of Rope Tricks comprises all of the Abbot volumes, and has a LOT of stuff. If you want a simpler/cheaper book to start with, as mentioned above, Fulves' Self-Working Rope Magic is a good place to start. If you want a DVD for getting started, as mentioned above, check out the Magic Nook's rope magic. If you want a very thorough DVD, Daryl's Expert Rope Magic made Easy John
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Bill Hegbli Eternal Order Fort Wayne, Indiana 22797 Posts |
Anyone know if the current publication of Abbott's Encyclopedia of Rope tricks is all 3 volume in one book. The current book is 450 pages with added content.
The description does not say if it is a compilation or not. https://www.abbottmagic.com/Encyclopedia......oryId=-1 Actually, I don't believe in the beginner question, if you see rope trick that amazed you, and can purchase the effect, then get it and work on it, until you have thoroughly learned it. I remember when I 1st seen the Cut and Restored Rope effect. I liked it and wanted to know how I could perform it. So I went to the local magic shop, asked where I could learn the Cut and Restored Rope magic trick. The store owner did not have any reference for that simple trick. but he did have and sell the Sterling Short and Long rope trick. So I out out my 50 cents and bought the 2 pages of instructions in a little envelope. After reading and learning that effect, it as the best investment I ever made in purchasing a magic trick. This is pure gold, and a winner for adults and children shows. Much better to have a complete routine, instead of just a cut and restored rope trick. |
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Dick Oslund Inner circle 8357 Posts |
Harold Sterling's "Short and Long" routine is not not basically a cut & restored rope trick! Harold designed it as a comedy "frustration" bit with a boy. When it becomes obvious that the boy can't seem to "even up" the ends of a piece of rope, Harold would restore the "cut" rope.
Harold started with the Edward Victor method of cutting a rope, which is basically flawed. This results in a long piece of rope, and a short piece of rope. The two pieces are "linked". To achieve this, it's necessary to "do something" while the audience is staring at the "spot". Misdirection is required! Leon Maguire wrote an article in "Hugards Monthly" in the mid '40s, which "fixes" the Victor move. I explained Leon's technique in my book.
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John Long Inner circle New Jersey 2826 Posts |
Bill:
The link you gave is to what I refer to as (Stewart James') "Encyclopedia of Rope Tricks". Years ago I did a "match merge" of the old Abbot volumes and this new edition. What I found was that every trick from Abbott's volume 1 (but I don't know now if I had every thing from vol 1, but I think I did. Since I never owned vol's 2 & 3, I was able to only find a limited number of effects from vol 2 & 3. Yet, of those effects that I was able to locate, they are in the new version. So there are a lot of unverified "matches". If I remember correctly, the Magic Nook web site compiled a complete match-merge of the old volumes to the new. It was always my understanding/impression that the new edition has all of the original three - but I can't verify that. I hope that is clear John
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jimgerrish Inner circle East Orange, NJ 3209 Posts |
This is what we had as of 2005: https://www.magicnook.com/forum/abbottsrope01.htm
Jim Gerrish
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John Long Inner circle New Jersey 2826 Posts |
Thanks Jim.
Yet, I thought you guys did the same compilation for volumes 2 & 3. I guess I was wrong. For clarification, -the Magic Nook has combined the author, effect name and the page number in the original volume 1. All of these effects also appear in the new book. - Stewart James "was uniquely qualified to compile and edit three volumes of The Encyclopedia of Rope Tricks.. All three books.. have been gathered together in this new, revised edition for the first time" [from the back cover of The Encyclopedia of Rope Tricks] My list includes the above and 26 effects from volumes 2 & 3 (I don't remember where I got that information from. I don't own those books) If someone can send me a copy of the TOC for books 2 and 3, I will try to assimilate that into my list, and find a way to make that available to all, such as on https://magicref.net/magicbooks/index.htm, or even the Magic Nook if they are interested. John
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jimgerrish Inner circle East Orange, NJ 3209 Posts |
We're always interested, especially if someone offers to do the work of compiling the list! In that case, maybe I could complete the addition of volumes 2 & 3 with the Stewart James book (I never got the Abbott published volumes). Life is too short to do everything that needs to be done!
Jim Gerrish
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