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This is David Roth Chink a Chink Routine. One of my favorite Matrix style routines to do. Notice how my hands look the same through out the whole routine, also my hands look like they never touch the coins , but just hover over them. IMHO I feel this alone adds so much to this already great routine from David Roth.
Enjoy , or not.....
Tim

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OIbGRtaj ... re=related

Very nice indeed

I perform a similar routine although I use a s***l, and have a sort of 'kick back' ending where the coins instantly appear back at the corners.

As is usual with your work there are some nice subtleties here.

jim

Ps, I know this routine has been called a Barehanded Matrix by many, though it is not technically a 'Matrix' but a Coin Assembly - a Bare Handed Coin Assembly.

Thanks Jim, glad you liked it.

What do you feel is the difference between a Matrix and a Assembly ?

I personally think they are the same, but that's me.
This could be a good question for the coin section.

As always my friend, thanks for taking the time to view and comment.
Til next time.
Tim

Hi Tim.

As I see it a Coin Assembly is the proper term for an effect where a number of coins, placed seperately, gather in one place - usually a corner of the table/mat. Matrix is the name Al Schneider gave to his own version of the coin assembly plot.

As an example of what I mean take the Ace Assembly routines that we all do. One of the most popular over recent years is Bob Kohlers Aces in their Faces, this is Bobs own version of the Ace Assembly. If I come up with a routine that is nothing like Bobs either in effect or method, but the aces still gather in one pile, could I call it Aces in their Faces ? I would say no. Unless I am using Bobs routine, or something that very closely resembles it, then it is not Aces in their Faces.

By the same token Als Coin Matrix uses 4 cards and 4 coins for a coin assembly. If someone is not using 4 coins AND 4 cards then it is not Als routine, and therefor not Matrix. Chink a Chink and Matrix are 2 completely different effects. A bare handed coin assembly is essentially Chink a Chink using coins, and Chink a Chink is certainly not a Matrix.

Matrix is a term that seems to have stuck (wrongly) to mean almost any coin assembly routine. Just as an ace assembly is not Aces in their Faces unless you are doing Bobs routine, a coin assembly is not Matrix unless you are doing Als routine. So the difference between a Matrix and a Coin Assembly is simply in what you do. If you are doing Als routine or something which very closely resembles it then you are performing Matrix, if not then you are performing a coin assembly

jim

I liked that a lot!

Its been years since I've done that coin matrix, (call it what you want I don't get hung up on labels) Now I am wondering why I stopped. Possibly the close up pad, but I'll have to re visit the effect. What I don't remember doing was that last subtlety. If it is your idea absolutly great if it is Roths or somebody elses you have done a great job with the effect.

Very well done! We Mentalists appreciate great sleight of hand too, ya know. Here is Doug Henning doing an assembly of sea shells:


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t9hQg5N9K1Y

Happy thoughts,
Paul Pacific