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Here is my review of the Elevator. I recently purchased it and susequently decided that it was not for me, but here is an honest review.

What do you get?
You receive, in a box, a fully detailed manuscript - covering many ideas, techniques and presentations of the elevator. You also receive a CD ROM which basically teaches you the same as the manuscript, but is well filmed and of a high quality. Oh, i nearly forgot, you also receive that special something........which i have to say is made incredibly well and would last a lifetime.

So....The effect?
The effect is as follows, seeing as you asked.
The magician shows the bottom of his left foot and the then his right, nothing to be seen on either. Then he levitates with both feet off the ground. He can be seen levitating from the sides as well as the front. The he rotates in mid air from left to right! Then, with no moves, he descends to the ground, takes one step forward - and is clean!

Sounds great...so why was it not for you?
Yes , it does sound great - but requires much practice (in my eyes). It is not that i have no patience, as i spend most evenings practicing effects, sometimes months on just one, as im sure many of you do. Without revealing too much, the effect (to be pulled off with style and effectiveness) requires a certain amount of balance. This i have none of!
If were able to levitate i would hope to be able to do it for at least 10 seconds, and then slowly descend. Im sure this is possible with the Elevator with much practice. When performing though, i like to feel in complete control of my props, and let the audience provide me with the unexpected. Unfortunately, with my lack of spacial awareness and balance issues, this effect would only end up with me flat on my face.

Agreed, maybye i should have considered this before purchasing it, but i always was a bit of a gambler.

If you want to levitate, thaen i beleive the elevator to be the most practical real world solution. Instant reset, 75% angle proof, and no clothing restrictions or dodgy removing of jackets. In fact you can do it barefoot on practically any surface. The method is both ingenious and effective, but be prepared to invest much time.

It cost a pricey £100(ish), which was a hefty investment. Was i satisfied with the quality of the product? Yes. It was very well made. I have been on several magic forums and read that some people claim they could make it themselves. Sorry, but i think not. It would never be the same standard.

So, all in all here are the scores on the doors:

Litereature 7/10
CD ROM 6/10
Gimmick 9/10
Difficulty 7/10
Angles 7/10 (all angles except from behind)
set up 10/10 (instant)
cost 6/10 (i think £60 would have done it, and kept it within the right cicles if you know what i mean)
All in all a pretty fair............................

6.5/10


Yours still standing

Paul

It's £79.99 ( and I think that includes P&P ) from here:
http://www.magicmarket.co.uk/elevator.htm

Plus a video demonstration. Gotta admit it looks very good.

PK are you saying that apart from a balance issue it's pretty easy to do?

Yes.

Thats exactly what im saying. This is a very good effect that does what it says. Enables you to levitate, revolve from left to right, is 75% angle proof and has instant set up and you end clean!

I just cant balance.

Paul

is the gimmick something small and convienient enough that you could just 'take it with you' on a night out?

I've watched that video a couple of times now (with the sound turned right down!) and it seems as though only a very small distance of levitation is possible - 3 or 4 inches or so? Also, with one exception all the featured levitations are in dark-ish conditions, the only one outdoors is from quite a distance away and hardly looks like anything has happened.

Is Elevator better than that in reality?

Personally I'd be very happy with 3 or 4 inches levitation, I think that's plenty to blow people away, however I take the point on the darkness issue and that would be a problem.

So PK or anybody that knows, can it be done in good light?

Further information received suggests it can be done in broad daylight with no problems. Shame they didn't do it on the video!

Any info on Ozman's question?

Hi,

This can be done in broad daylight, nothng to be seen


Lewis.

Hmm, you can have it set up, and on you all the time...but its better to do this wearing a jacket as he gives some tips on doing this.

Personally I wouldnt have it on me all night for no reason, mainly because I'd probably lose it somehow


Even better is to whack it in a bag or rucksack you may be carrying until you want to do it, then go to the side and set it up in seconds

Lewis.

Do you need to be wearing a jacket?

pkmagic228 Thanks for that review!!

I was looking into getting this or Wild Levitation thing is with wild levitation not only is it £50 cheaper but you get a great height of the ground a foot or so!.

After reading what you put it seem that it might not be for you, does that mean your be looking to give it a new home in the future?

Take it easy

You can read my detailed review of this item here:

http://www.online-visions.com/reviews/0310elevator.html

Anybody know where this is still avaible, i havnt been able to find it at all