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Reinhard Mueller

I had a lively correspondence with Karl and wrote several articles for his magazines, he used my "Three Card Catch" as the cover picture for his Dover edition of Self Working Card Tricks. Every year at Christmas I sent him my Escorial manuscript, to which he sent me valuable comments. I mi...

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I have just found two trick descriptions from a letter from Nick Trost to me on January 5, 2004, relating to this 4 by 4 square of 16 cards. In 1991 Nick Trost published the QUADRAPLEX effect. Nick wrote that the basic principle goes back to Shigeo Takagi, who uses it in one of his videos. Nick sent...

Reinhard Mueller

The effect "Königs Teppich" -- "King's Taprestry" was shown to Camilo Vazquez Aleman by the late Volkmar Mrasek on November, 3, 1984 at the Jornadas Carto Magicas in Escorial/Madrid.

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Philippe, are you sure they are using "plancher" for the ceiling, not the floor? It sounds interesting - is the text available online? The Card on Ceiling is also in "HOCUS POCUS kürtzweilige approbirte Kahrten-Künste" (1669), which was the German translation of "Hocus Pocu...

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I also have a complete set ....

Reinhard Mueller

Jon Racherbaumer describes in his COUNTHESAURUS (2004), on page 18 what Tony Kardyro's contribution to the move was!

Reinhard Mueller

I just got an interesting information by Clemens Ilgner about a forerunner of the Magician's Dream deck: In Hoffmann's MORE MAGIC (1890) you will read in Chapter II "To "FORCE" A CARD. New Methods"; and in the sub-chapter "To Force three Cards together" the following pa...

Reinhard Mueller

The December issue arrived in Passau today, December 12!

Reinhard Mueller

I would say, it is a cyclic set-up with the last card in the stack goes back to the first card. It is a closed cycle. Interesting is that, if you count off any number of cards into a pile, and riffle shuffle this pile into the remaining packet, then any four cards right next to each other are a 1, 2...

Reinhard Mueller

The spelling of his name strikes me:

ANNEMAN with one "N" in the end!

Reinhard Mueller

Here is an excerpt from MAHATMA magazine (Oct. 1895): "In legerdemain he is equally fine, his dexterity in throwing cards being extraordinary; for he is able to project these little pieces of glazed cardboard from the stage of the Alhambra (the largest hall in Europe) to the furthest part of th...

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Stepanov, another source is for example: Sleight of Hand - A Practical Manual of Legerdemain for Amateurs and Others (3rd ed. 1900, and 4th ed. Fleming Book Company (1946) [=reprint of the 3rd ed.] by Edwin T. Sachs Here on page 369: TREWEY'S BACK CARD PALM, which really is a Color Change, see: <!--...

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I am really deeply distressed of Vannis' death. Last time I met my friend in Vienna in April 2008, where he lectured on the occasion of the festivities of "100 Years of Magischer Klub Wien". Then I met him several times in Escorial. We have lost one of the most creative,lateral thinking ma...

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Was Fred Braue ever known as "Fritz" Braue? I see card routines published by that name in the early days of Genii (1937, 1938). As far as I know, that's the same guy. -Jim "Fritz" is a common first name in Germany! And "Braun" is a similar last name to "Braue"...

Reinhard Mueller

If you double lift turnover the top two cards on the deck, you can let both cards (as one)spin by making a quick move outwards off the reel!

Reinhard Mueller

Thanks Evan Schuster for your hint!
Reinhard

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A really very sad news.
I corresponded with him about about problems and sources regarding card magic, and especially about the Gilbreath principle, for which he had some first-rate ideas.

May he rest in peace - Mge Nick in Frieden ruhen!

[size:14pt]Does anyone know how old Nick was?[/size]

Reinhard Mueller

Most two-card transpostions are inspired by the Scarne effect done in the old Schaffer beer commercial. The Bluff Shift was first published in a small British book (Wesminster Wizardry?)--before the Tarbell SYSTEM in 1927 (not the Course, which didn't start until 1940). The other one commonly used ...

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Don't forget

Paul Hallas' SMALL BUT DEADLY (The Packet Trickster's Handbook)(2002), which begins with "A Journey Back in Time".

Reinhard Mueller

I own 11 single pages in an envelope. The envelope shows the photo of Jaks' face with his eyes covered by black blindfold. The text on the envelope is: "Who/ is this/ Dr. Jaks/ ? / THE DR. JAKS LECTURE!//" But NO date is given. Introduction 3 pages, then follow seven effects: Sponges - 4 B...

Reinhard Mueller

In Jon Racherbaumer's e-book GOOD TURNS 2.0 A Retrospective Study (SECOND EDITION 2002 by Jon William Racherbaumer)
you really find, as it was already mentioned, Roger Smith's Maxi-Twist

See also Jon's TWIST KIT (2005)

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I just note that in Gibeciere #5 (Vol. 3, No. 1) among others is to find the following(I quote from the advertisement): "...Also includes the first English translation of Satana raccolta Europea: passatempo dell'intermezzo nelle sedute: di magia egiziana: del cavaliere Bartolomeo Bosco, a rare ...

Reinhard Mueller

Really, those books are different!

All the best,
Reinhard

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Pekka,

...gut.
I hope you will enjoy the Jaks books!
Best,
Reinhard

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Mr. Stepanov: This is the text from the Oettermann p.57, note that there is given the name of his parents! Bosco, Eugene = Bosco junior, ital. Zauberknstler (*06.05.1830 Hamburg) - E:(=ELTERN!) Bartholomeo Bosco & Antoinette Rosir. ber seine Herkunft bestand bisher Unsicherheit. Doch weder ist e...

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Liebe Pekka Gunst, The two volumes, which I mentioned above "Die mentalmagischen Experimente des Dr. Stanley Jaks" Band 1 und und Band 2, are available from the author:(price about 21.00 Euro each) Reinhard Trstler - Perkeo Hinterhfen 23 77955 Ettenheim, e-mail: <a href="mailto:Z...

Reinhard Mueller

As I see you have access to The Oettermann Lexikon, please read on page 57 the item Bosco, Eugne

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I discovered a thorough investigation about B.Bosco in the book: Stephan Oettermann, Sybylle Spiegel "Bio-Bibliographisches Lexikon der Zauberknstler" Edition Volker Huber, Offenbach am Main 2004. I think that the headword is notable: "Bosco, Bartholomeo (Carlo)"! Regarding Eugne...

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... and please note that the two books, Vol.1 and 2, NON PLUS ULTRA book is offered only under Christian Stelzel's stage name: MAGIC CHRISTIAN.
The second volume is about Hofzinser's card magic. The first volume tells about Hofzinser's life, shows his critics and his letters, etc.

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Hofzinser wrote on Nov. 13, 1828 (!) that he had the highest respect for B. Bosco's ability.[see Magic Christian J.N. Hofzinser Non Plus Ultra (1998) p.35]. In 1846 and 1848 Hofzinser wrote three rhapsodic eulogies about B. Bosco [see Magic Christian J.N. Hofzinser Non Plus Ultra (1998) pp. 210 - 21...

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Dear Mr. Stepanov, to 1. haven't you seen that list under the link, which I had given? There are real peoples with the name CARLO BOSCO! --> Ellis Island Passenger Arrival Records (1892 - 1924) Results 1 - 12 of 12 for Carlo Bosco Given Name Surname Approximate Year of Birth Date of Arrival Age on A...

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There are two recent volumes (2002,[118 pages] and 2003,[130 pages]) with a collection of tricks, stories, and history about Dr. Stanley Jaks. These two volumes were written by Perkeo, and they are written in German. ... and not to forget: Eperny published in private publishing venture Vienna 1961 ...

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I just looked through two further German books about magic history as Graf Klinkowstroem DIE ZAUBERKUNST (Mnchen 1954), Gnther Dammann ZAUBERKUNST und ZAUBERKNSTLER (Wien 1937). The common view is: 1. Carl(o) Bosco is a "Mystifikation", there are about 20 of this "Mystifikationen"...

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Dear Mr. Stepanov, In Dr. Aloys Christof Wilsmann "Die zersgte Jungfrau" (Berlin 1938)I read on page 231 a comment about Carl not Carlo; I quote and translate: "Carl Bosco: Kartenknste, Berlin 1866, 18. verm. Auflage (If Carl Bosco was a relative of Bartolomeo Bosco ,is not truly know...

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Epilogue (Karl Fulves) No. 19, November 1973, p.3 Backflip Version of Vernons TWISTING THE ACES with gaffs (6 cards, 2 double back) [Epilogue 1973]: Four cards turn face up, color of backs change from blue to red, and then to green. Distinctive handling of the Elmsley Count. Sams is very respectful ...

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Kurt Volkmann wrote a history of magic "Gechichte der Zauberkunst" as a long running series in the German magic magazine MAGIE of the Magischer Zirkel von Deutschland (Magic Circle of Germany). In MAGIE Vol. 33, No.6 , June 1, 1953, pp. 122 - 126 Dr. Volkmann dealt in the chapter 6 with th...

Reinhard Mueller

There are two recent volumes (2002,[118 pages] and 2003,[130 pages]) with a collection of tricks, stories, and history about Dr. Stanley Jaks. These two volumes were written by Perkeo, and they are written in German.

Reinhard Mueller

Don't forget
Frank Garcia's Handling in the NEW STARS OF MAGIC, Vol.1 No.2 "MacDonald's $100 Dollar Four Ace Trick", Tannen, Inc. New York 1972

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Richard, that is the result of your decision: " After further thought, I have decided that anyone (not just Genii readers) will be able to register and once again post on the Forum. I preferred it when there were a higher number of active posts." May be that is the new generation of YouTub...

Reinhard Mueller

Thanks, jmac,

I could not understand your patter because of that background noise, but now with your explanation it's o.K. I realize the idea.

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