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Anyone own one of these. If so is it possible for spectators to tear out pages of the pad (post it notes). i.e. I want to do a 3 part mind reading effect. first person writes a name, tears out the page, second person a drawing tears out the page then go in to the add a number part.
Is it safe to have pages torn out by the spectator whilst the pad is in there hands without revealing the gimmick?

Possibly....

possibly risky or possibly completely disasterous

possibly risky...I think you would need to manage it too much and loose the ability to casually toss the pad to a participant.

Why not use an ordinary un gaffed note pad?
It would be much cleaner.

you would need 7 people on stage, but thats a minor thing.

I see the point in this - I like to have gimmicked pads in use for more than one effect, so the audience gets used to it being in play.

I like this add a number pad, but I wouldn't treat it like a tossed out deck.

In your case, I'd suggest tearing post-its out and handing them to the audience. You could make the pretence that you want to save time by having them all write something down at once rather than wait for the pad to be passed around.

Does anyone know if the Vernet pad would be more appropriate?

I've seen one in action, but not had any hands-on playtime with it. If you can set the gimmick to allow pages to be removed before the dirty work happens, then you'll be laughing.

Pete

I should clarify.

as i said, use an un gaffed note pad.
but gaff it in order to do what you want to do.

Its dead simple and with the right note pad, the gaffing would take 3 seconds.

what you will have to do is controll the handling, by audience management.

And considering that you can't be completely free-and-easy with the El Duco pad, you might as well consider an ungaffed approach. With this pad, I find that I have to either add seemingly uneccessary instructions about what to do with the pen (which aren't always followed), or hover over the spectator and carry the pad from person to person myself.

I'm thinking the same as Dale here, I've done a routine in the past that starts out with the pad, ungaffed. One little moment of misdirection (in my case, a spec reveals a picture they've drawn) and you've got plenty of time to add a gaff.

In your case, I'd suggest tearing post-its out and handing them to the audience. You could make the pretence that you want to save time by having them all write something down at once rather than wait for the pad to be passed around.

I like your thinking here.
I've always been wary of leather pads, they can look a little suspicious but if one can be handled throughout the entire effect then i think it has it's possibilities.
I've always used a dupe pad for this effect previously to get the first piece of information and then the one ahead system. I'm thinking that an add a number pad will make my life even easier.
I get the impression from what people say that this pad can't be handled as freely as I'd like.
Annoyingly I'm out of england until October so I can't go and have a look at one.
Think i'll take the risk and order one and have a play.

In your case, I'd suggest tearing post-its out and handing them to the audience. You could make the pretence that you want to save time by having them all write something down at once rather than wait for the pad to be passed around.

I like your thinking here.
I've always been wary of leather pads, they can look a little suspicious but if one can be handled throughout the entire effect then i think it has it's possibilities.
I've always used a dupe pad for this effect previously to get the first piece of information and then the one ahead system. I'm thinking that an add a number pad will make my life even easier.
I get the impression from what people say that this pad can't be handled as freely as I'd like.
Annoyingly I'm out of england until October so I can't go and have a look at one.
Think i'll take the risk and order one and have a play.

ed crawford wrote:In your case, I'd suggest tearing post-its out and handing them to the audience. You could make the pretence that you want to save time by having them all write something down at once rather than wait for the pad to be passed around.

I like your thinking here.
I've always been wary of leather pads, they can look a little suspicious but if one can be handled throughout the entire effect then i think it has it's possibilities.
I've always used a dupe pad for this effect previously to get the first piece of information and then the one ahead system. I'm thinking that an add a number pad will make my life even easier.
I get the impression from what people say that this pad can't be handled as freely as I'd like.
Annoyingly I'm out of england until October so I can't go and have a look at one.
Think i'll take the risk and order one and have a play.

In this case, try Ed Carlyle's add a number pad, can be made with a 69p pad...