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mndude Special user 901 Posts 
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Tenyo effects are amazing. They are so clever and imaginative. Unfortunately, they all look like something you got from a kid's magic kit.
Is there any that you'd actually use above the hobbyist level? |
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Julie Inner circle 3947 Posts
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Sand Frame, wooden (ala Mikame') or plastic. Each works well and neither looks like a "toy" item.
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Magical Moments Special user 872 Posts
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I would say WHATS NEXT, GORILLA BAR, and CRYSTAL TUBE are excellent for parlor/stage performances.
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mandrax New user Montreal, Canada 45 Posts
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Prison box, 4D surprise and Telesphere
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Snidini Special user 776 Posts
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The Usual Suspect.
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martinlaw1989 New user London, UK 8 Posts
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4-D Surprise
Magic Maze Four Nightmares DX |
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rowdymagi5 Inner circle Virginia 3748 Posts
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Ultra Tube
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Magical Moments Special user 872 Posts
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Mystery China Box
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rowdymagi5 Inner circle Virginia 3748 Posts
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Mystery China Box is a good one!
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VolunteerMagic New user 22 Posts
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Unfortunately, most Tenyo seem to anchor themselves to tabled close-up. If that’s your medium, you have the litany if the Tenyo library at your fingertips.
However, for something like stand up-strolling, there’s a fraction of available options, and less that pack flat. To which, I’d recommend Dream Psychometry, Mysterious Pocket, Cubio, Tiny Rings. Maybe Mentalist’s Flashcards (I don’t have that one, but it seems like you could do phase 2 standing up). And MAYBE the new +1, Liar’s Fruit. At least, it seems like it could be done standing up going off the description. |
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Julie Inner circle 3947 Posts
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Another "Pro" level effect/routine is combining Tenyo's JUMBO SIDE TRACK with Don Alan's BIG DEAL.
Julie |
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DelMagic Special user Delaware 755 Posts
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For close-up, I am a big fan of Rabbit in Wallet. It is very hard to find these days.
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Magical Moments Special user 872 Posts
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I am thinking that THE FINAL PIECE will certainly be one which will be performed by many. It meets the requirements for a really good performance piece. No pun intended.
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dragonash Veteran user the sticks 381 Posts
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Someone did Zone Infinity (key through coin) on Fool Us in the last two years and it fooled them. How could they not have been aware of this item? Also it was done at our magic club meeting and people seemed impressed.
The noise it makes seems suitable for a metal passing through metal. |
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Nicolino Inner circle 2891 Posts
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On Dec 7, 2023, dragonash wrote: Quoting from stereos blogspot: "Everyone agrees that this trick [Zone Infinity] is a masterpiece that satisfies many of the elements that Tenyo creators are always striving for. Naturally, it has become one of our best selling items. The elements this trick incorporates are: 1) it uses everyday items, 2) it can be carried in your pocket, 3) nothing is added, and nothing is taken away, 4) it is easy enough for anyone to perform, and (5) it will even fool magicians." Nothing to add. 
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WalterPlinge Elite user 449 Posts
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Most kids' magic kits don't have items of the quality that Tenyo offers.
CRYSTAL CLEAVER slays young and old. I am only a hobbyist, however. To me, Tenyo tricks look no different than most magicians' props. To me there is little to no difference between a Tenyo trick and illusionists' props on a big stage -- we all know that they're trick props. The advantage of Tenyo is that they are relatively reasonably priced (when first released), and can be performed in intimate settings. They are engineered like stage illusions, but scaled down. One could argue that the most impressive tricks that look like real magic are the ones done with ordinary objects, like cards, coins, cigarettes, etc. Other props are fun to use, too, and isn't variety the spice of life? I probably wouldn't try to base your whole professional act on using Tenyo items, but there is certainly no harm in using 1 or 2 on occasion. Tenyo has lasted so long due to their clever designs, high-quality manufacture, and entertainment value. They leave most tricks found in kids' magic sets in the dust -- in the aforementioned attributes, and in really fooling the layman.
"Of course, it's the old marked deck trick!"
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bmilanowski New user 29 Posts
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I have used What's Next and Tenyo's version of the Koornwinder Kar. I prefer the Tenyo car because it can be quote-unquote turned off and on.
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Julie Inner circle 3947 Posts
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On Nov 7, 2024, WalterPlinge wrote: How about a really creative Tenyo magician--hobbyist or otherwise-- assembling a presentation of "The Magic Set that introduced me to the real secrets of Magic"? It seems there would be almost unlimited possibilities! Julie |
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WalterPlinge Elite user 449 Posts
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On Nov 10, 2024, Julie wrote: Not sure I understand -- is that some kind of set that Tenyo released? I just wrote in another thread about Harry Lorayne's advice in THE MAGIC BOOK -- know your audience. I would certainly enjoy a presentation of just Tenyo tricks. In fact, I've seen youtube videos of performances of Tenyo tricks I already have that took the prop to another level. As with most magic, you don't need to stick to the instruction booklet. One of the many things I like about Tenyo tricks is that they can be pretty hard to figure out the secret. I'm pretty good at figuring out card tricks (after repeated viewings of a video), but the properties of a card deck are more or less finite. (Let's exclude gaffed decks for the moment.) What might be going on hidden inside a Tenyo trick is limited only by the imagination! On rare occasion where I figured out a Tenyo trick, building it myself was another thing entirely. I tried -- but was unsuccessful. I obviously don't have the means to build something of such high quality and precision. Now to be a "devil's advocate" -- isn't showing a Tenyo trick to anyone a "performance"?
"Of course, it's the old marked deck trick!"
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Julie Inner circle 3947 Posts
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[quote]On Nov 10, 2024, WalterPlinge wrote:
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On Nov 10, 2024, Julie wrote: ...Not sure I understand -- is that some kind of set that Tenyo released?... _____________________________________________________________________________ No, this is not suggesting there is such a TENYO set. However, think How much fun you would have creating one (or two or three etc. etc.) shows customized for your audience! This vaguely reminds me of performing from a Mr. Creepy Magic Set at one of our Ring Meetings sometime ago. Mr. Creepy was a magic set packaged at 3 different (I think) price points to kids. What made it fun for me was the tricks were fairly standard toy items, but each was uniquely designed to reflect some element of Halloween. Everyone enjoyed that meeting! It's not quite the same approach, but it is the same general principle. Spooky Julie 
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