by Stephen Ward » Mar 24th, '05, 14:53
The Effect
The Raven allows the user to vanish coins and make them disappear, as used by David Blaine
Cost
Varies from £21 to £28 from all magic shops
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)
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Review
The Raven comes complete with the gimmick, full instructions and ideas, you also get a small USA coin shell. Although you can use UK coin shells (some stores have a £1 shell). When you get yours open you will need to adjust it to fit you. The set up is fairly easy so you should not have any problems. The main issue that many people have with the Raven is that you may hear a 'click' as the coin vanishes. This is not a trick that you will be able to do straight away, it does require practise.
There are several different Ravens on sale, the Raven X2 has 2 heads so you can for example bend a key or switch coins.
Overall
8/10