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Just a quick question: I'm looking to fit a Topit to a set of morning tails, and was wondering if there were any especially suited to this, or whether I should just tinker.

To the best of my knowledge there aren't any topit's specificaly for tails so you will probably just need to tinker about.

The standard Topit will fit into a penguin suit with no problems. It doesn't matter what length, or type of jacket, or number of vents you have.

As long as the colour is close to yout jacket lining.

To my knowledge a topit would work with your morning coat ( also called cut-away coat). But it also depend if you want to empty it during your performance without looking suspusious witch unfortunally you can't do that with your coat. As for topits heres a list of topits:
(the lower the number the more recomended it is)
1-Michael Ammar topit
2-Davenport/Patrick page topit
3-Fito Pavese Fitopit
4-Carl Cloutier topit
5-Dan Sylvester (AKA Sylvester the Jester) Suspended Dimention
Video recomendations:
1-topit dvd Michael Ammar
2-Expert topiting made easy by Carl Cloutier
3-Topit Workshop Bob Fitch

my tailcoat, which i wear for period shows, is one that once belonged to a victorian magican,and came to me, with a topit style pocket built in.


just out of curiosity...why are you wearing a tail suit?

I wouldn't recommend expert toppiting made easy by Carl Cloutier. I was rather disappointed with this one. However, I would recommend the Patrick Page DVD but especially the Bob Fitch Topit Workshop.

I've reviewed the first two somewhere on TM if you care to take a look here.

http://www.talkmagic.co.uk/sutra254166.php and here:

http://www.talkmagic.co.uk/sutra234386.php and finally:

http://www.talkmagic.co.uk/ftopic22542.php

Enjoy

I know a magician in the US who has a Topit in the tail and uses it to vanish doves. Excellent to see.

Dat - I had Jay Scott Berry install his full works in a jacket of mine but I can't seem to get the space needed for vanishes (even by lifting my elbow as suggested by Pat Page). Is is worth getting Bob Fitches workshop or am I throwing more money away ?

I've not had time to write a review of the Bob Fitch 3 DVD set but it is the best of those that I have.

I would recommend this but of course it's all subjective.

If you want to hang fire for a few days then I'll try to review it by the end of the weekend.

Kevin Cann wrote: Is is worth getting Bob Fitches workshop or am I throwing more money away ?

From reasearch on the internet. It looks like Bob Fitch's dvds look promising. He put out three dvds on the subject and sounds like he goes indeapth into it too.

Bill in Kiwi by Carl Cloutier teach some good topit moves and have great effects in it.
If I were putting a topit into my tails, I would buy some heavy black material that matches the colour of your suit. Then cut out the material in the shape of the tails while leaving an opening for the objects.