by Stephen Ward » Mar 23rd, '05, 18:02
The Effect
A card is selected from the deck, the card is signed and put back in the deck. The magician then takes an indifferent card and punches a hole through it. A tag is then tied to the card and the spectator holds the tag as the magician puts the card back in the deck. The tag is pulled and it is now attached to their signed card.
Cost
£10.00
Difficulty
(1=easy to do, 2=No sleights, but not so easy, 3=Some sleights used,
4=Advanced sleights used, 5=Suitable for experienced magicians only)
I would say 2 but experienced magicians would consider it much easier.
Review
Very nice trick. The are no real difficult sleights, it is just a case of being confident. You also get ten tags so you can start right away. It says that it takes 10 minutes to learn. I agree but a beginner may take slightly longer. You need to handle to deck carefully so you do not expose the gimmick. I tried with a booking i had last night and it went down really well. An important point to remember is that you will soon get through a a lot of cards if you do this often. You really do punch a hole through a card. If you damage the gimmick you can make a new one (instructions supplied). Bear in mind that you will also need a matching biycle deck and a hole punch to perform this trick.
I would suggest that less experienced perfomers should spend a few days with this before performance. You want to perform the change as smooth as possible.
Overall
I am really pleased with this trick and it is a very commercial trick. The reaction i got with it was amazing. Check it out if you want something a bit different