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That chink a chink trick that you did with the playing cards, when I was young I was taught to do that with my bare hands. I'm not sure the playing cards lend to it, but you did it much faster than me and probably with more skill so congratulations.

V.E. Day wrote:That chink a chink trick that you did with the playing cards, when I was young I was taught to do that with my bare hands. I'm not sure the playing cards lend to it, but you did it much faster than me and probably with more skill so congratulations.

Its not Chink a Chink in the clip, though its a common mistake to call it such. What your talking about is a bare handed coin assembly or Chink a Chink. The version you do is probably David Roths or Michael Ammars depending on what you use (cant say more on this part of the forum). The effect in the clip is a variation on Al Schneiders Coin Matrix. Al designed the original around 1960 and its become a classic, with many variations.

jim

It looks alot like the very old trick Chink A Chink, and appears to be the same effect as far as the audience are concerned, except for the playing cards.

Chink a Chink = coin assembly (bare handed)
Matrix = coin assembly (with cards)
Shadows Coins = coin assembly (also bare handed)

So it looks like a coin assembly (it is) but not Chink a Chink, which is very different.
I think that's what Jim's getting at.

This seems to be a common misunderstanding amongst magicians. Chink a Chink and Matrix are similar in that they both fall under the broad category of coin assemblys. But each one has diffirent origins.

Chink a Chink, while popularised by Max Malini was probably not invented by him. The first description of the effect that im aware of was in Sachs Sleight of Hand (1877 or 1885, im not sure if it was in the 1st edition) using sugar lumps, just as Malini did it. Years later David Roth came up with the idea of using coins. His method (like the original) had a slight drawback in that to be clean at the end the effect had to be performed seated (or using a servante). Michael Ammar then took Roths idea and added a popular gimmick. This meant the hands could be shown empty, both before and after, and the effect could be done anywhere. It is Ammars method that is seen more often today.

On the other hand Matrix, which is the effect in the clip, has its origins in another version of the coin assembly plot called 'Sympathetic Coins' by Yank Hoe. This was first published in The Art of Magic in 1909 and can be found in many places including Bobo and Mark Wilson. While this is actually a penetration rather than an assembly the similarity to 'Coin Matrix' is apparent. Al Schnieder took Mr Hoes effect, did away with the handkerchief and added 2 more cards - thus Matrix was born. Al said he came up with this around 1960.

jim

Narutodude, your site is looking good. The coin Matrix effect in your clip was done well. Keep up the good work

Thanks for posting.

jim

PS. I was going to say that its not actually a reverse Matrix you performed but people will begin to think im trying to get the ''most picky'' award

Nice!

Thanks everyone!

I will upload one magic trick each week. Next week, I will upload me pushing a coin through an aquarium

Coin through Aquarium

Nicely done Leo

PS. It may be better to post each video in a new thread

jim

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Nice coin effect!

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