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So I have been looking around at differnt cup and balls sets (with a chop cup) and had a question. Why is there a 10 to 20 dollar difference (or 5 to 10 pounds I should say) between aluminum and bronze cup and balls sets? Does it really make a practical difference besides looks? Just wondering.
-Donkeylord

Just looks they all work the same.

The most comprehensive guide to buying cup and ball sets, what makes them good, etc., is here:

http://www.jamesriser.com/Cups/SelectingCups.html

Mike.

That's a really comprehensive guide to cups and balls!

Personally, I've got a Morrissey Chop Cup, and a Morrissey Chop Cups and Balls set, I've had them for around 15 years, and they still provide great service. You can get a tennis ball under the chop cup nicely, but that would be a little big for the standard chop cups and balls set.

Cheap and cheerful, and didn't notice any bad workmanship or anything like that, if you're worried about that, your maybe better visiting a magic shop and checking them out in the flesh first. I prefer the aluminium ones myself, I've never really been attached to the copper colouring.

The guide is right about the depression on the Morrissey cups though - it isn't great. You have to put the balls on top with a little care to stop them rolling off.

I got an aluminium one made by Bazaar De Magica recently from www.magicmagic.co.uk for under £20 which I'm more than happy with.
Good quality and big enough for a decent load.

Lord Freddie wrote:I got an aluminium one made by Bazaar De Magica recently from www.magicmagic.co.uk for under £20 which I'm more than happy with.
Good quality and big enough for a decent load.

Actually that was the set that I was looking at. So you think that it was a good buy? (it's the best priced one I could find)

I have a set of copper cups from Bazaar De Magica and a great first set to buy. I got the set of three with one of the cups being 'chopped' but I prefer the Morrisey as it's lighter and I think that it looks more like a traditional goblet. It's all personal choice and I've got 8 different chop cups to select from but for the vast majority of the time I still go back to the same one.

Michael Jay wrote:http://www.jamesriser.com/Cups/SelectingCups.html

Mike.

Thanks for the link. Great read although i already own a set of cups and balls.

donkeylord wrote:

Lord Freddie wrote:I got an aluminium one made by Bazaar De Magica recently from www.magicmagic.co.uk for under £20 which I'm more than happy with.
Good quality and big enough for a decent load.

Actually that was the set that I was looking at. So you think that it was a good buy? (it's the best priced one I could find)

It was a good buy. The cups look nice and the chop 'release' works nice and easily. Comes with a cloth drawstring bag and some routines for normal C&B and chop cup routine.
Good quality and good value for money. I was pleased with it.

i think as magicians we tend to look deeper into things than we need too, i am not sure about this but maybe aluminum is just a more in-expensive material. over the years i have used all sorts of cups, my favorite remain the cups (made for a completely difference purpose) i discovered in a charity shop when i was first cutting my cloth as a performer hahaha good times!!!