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zaki_rafih99 Regular user 164 Posts |
What brand is the best brand for producing cards from thin air either from front or back palm. by best I mean thin for holding more cards.
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magic4u02 Eternal Order Philadelphia, PA 15110 Posts |
The best is simply a personal preference. Every manipulator has their favorites and the only way to really judge this is to simply try a bunch for yourself. Get different types of cards and work with each of them taking notes on which feel best for you in your own hands. Then and only then will you really understand what works best for you personally.
Kyle
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Ron Reid Inner circle Phoenix, Arizona 2732 Posts |
Hello:
I think that Norm Nielson cards are still the most popular, and for good reason. They are very thin, have a nice snap to them when produced, and have pips on all four corners. They will last a long, long time provided you use a card press to keep them in good shape. I've not tried them, but Norm Nielson sells a deck that has the fanning powder already on the cards so you don't have to powder them; I've always used his regular manipulation cards and have powdered them myself. Concerning the thickness of a card, a deck made for manipulators is quite a bit thinner than a regular, store-bought brand. I already mentioned it, but manipulation cards have pips on all corners so your fans look good, regardless of which way you fan them. Peter Marvey, Lance Burton, and Jeff McBride all have their own manipulation cards which I'm sure are good, but I've seen more top pros use the Nielson cards than the others. Whichever you go with will be alright - I really wouldn't agonize over it at all. BTW, you can get Nielson cards at http://www.nnmagic.com - also, if you're not familiar with a card press, he sells them too. I hope this helps you. Ron |
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Jeb Sherrill Inner circle Elsewhere 1161 Posts |
The NN cards work great, but I've come to prefer Murphy's as of late. The Marvey cards are interesting because they come in two thicknesses and employ an extra black art principal. I've heard good things on the others as well, but haven't tried them all. Many times I just use regular old Bee backs or casino cards, but if you want to produce large volume, production cards are often a 1/3 the thickness or less. Hope this helps.
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magic4u02 Eternal Order Philadelphia, PA 15110 Posts |
I also prefer just using Bee cards that I have broken in myself. They just seem to fit my hand better and have a great feel about them. But as stated before, I think it really is up to the individual performer to find out what works best for him or her. You really have to exeriment through trial and error. Find out what works best for you.
Kyle
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kregg Inner circle 1950 Posts |
I tend to agree with McBride... the stiffer the card the better. The cards seem to POP into appearance.
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magic4u02 Eternal Order Philadelphia, PA 15110 Posts |
Well that depends on what effect you are doing and what move you are trying to perform. In some cases stiff cards work best while in other moves you will find worked in cards are the only way to go. If this is the case, I alternate in my card manip act and use body loads and clips of stiff and worked in cards. I can then switch to what I need that will work best for the next sequence.
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Darkwing Inner circle Nashville Tn 1850 Posts |
I use both Nielson and Bees in performance. I am kind of rough on cards when I do split fans so I use Bees for fanning and Nielsons for single card productions.
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magic4u02 Eternal Order Philadelphia, PA 15110 Posts |
And you can switch between the twon in your performances? I do this as well and use steals to obtain the cards I need for various production sequences.
Kyle
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Darkwing Inner circle Nashville Tn 1850 Posts |
Absolutely, I will steal the Bees first for split fans and then steal the Nielsons for singles. The crowd, as far as I know, has never caught on.
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zaki_rafih99 Regular user 164 Posts |
Thanks for the help. I think I am gonna buy a pack of Neilson cards and try them out. I have been using bikes and tally ho's for about 2 years. but they are getting on my nerves now. haha.
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Jeff Jenson Veteran user Denver, Colorado 319 Posts |
Zaki_rafih99,
I personally use Murphy's cards made by Duffy, you can get them form the magic warehouse : http://www.themagicwarehouse.com/ I use to use Bee's but I found them to be too thick and you need to use fanning powder after a while. The Norm Neilson's are good, the thickness is great but you still need to use fanning powder on them to keep slick. The Murphy's never need fanning powder and the thickness is perfect. If you do go to the magic warehouse look under supplies for murphy's and norm neilson cards. Personaly speaking there is no comparsion between norm neilson and Murphy's, I choose Murphy's. Best, Jeff
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zombieboy Special user Connecticut, USA 889 Posts |
I use a red bee deck. It's poker sized, not bridge, and even though I have small hands I don't have a problem with that because of the unique productions I do. I don't powder the deck, and I don't break them in one by one. My hand strength is at a point where all I have to do is LePaul spread the deck a few times and give it a few faros and I am set. This is what McBride does nowadays also, on account of he uses his own cards, not bees, which are stiffer and in large supply for him. I would recommend working with unbroken in cards to build up your strength, but perform with broken in Bees. Once your fingers are strong enough, you could try what I do.
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mcmc Veteran user 310 Posts |
I must say that the individual card prep method that McBride teaches on his DVD's are indispensable, for me. I can use regular Bees with this, up to 2/3 of a deck (though of course I have to keep my hand in motion a bit more when I use this amount). This would be just too difficult with unbroken Bees, for me.
I saw his new deck on his website, too, but at $10 a pop it's too pricey for me : Though the flesh colored back is nice. |
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zaki_rafih99 Regular user 164 Posts |
Thanks, I just ordered Murphy's cards! Can't wait!
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NickJegor Elite user Lithuania 466 Posts |
Well!
I like bought ways, from the front it's very simple and effective but the weak point is you must do it very fast. From Back Palm you could make very slow and show your hand empty! |
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Toasty New user Wales 36 Posts |
On the subject of card brands, just generally (ie. not just with reference to thickness), what packs are preferred for durability and quality. Also, I'm relatively new to the whole "look after your cards business", but I saw mention above of fanning powder? Excuse me for being ignorant, but what's that?
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NickJegor Elite user Lithuania 466 Posts |
Fanning powder, this is to make your card very soft and something like that!
This powder neaded for fanning the cards. If you use cards like 'Lion', 'NAP' etc... If you are usig 'Bicycle' or 'Royal' etc. I mean very good quality card you don't nead fanning powder to make a fan. Fanning powder neaded for very used cards or not very good quality ones. This is only my opinion. ‡ Nick Jegor ‡ |
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zaki_rafih99 Regular user 164 Posts |
The Murphy cards are perfect. It's crazy when I bought them, the deck look so ... slim. I picked up and half of the deck and then started producing them from both front and back positions. It was so easy to do it with these cards. And of course the flesh colored backs made it next to impossible for people to have a chance at seeing a thing. Great recommendation, Jeff77!
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bojanbarisic Elite user Croatia 462 Posts |
UGM have also nice cards with Bee back design which are very good for single card production and fans. They also sell card wax. I always use powder but last month Yamamoto from UGM was in Slovenia and I bought his wax. It holds much better than powder. Shimada also use card wax.
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