bill switch and more...without TT

Discuss your favorite close-up tricks and methods.
Guest

bill switch and more...without TT

Postby Guest » January 13th, 2005, 2:47 am

Hi folks
Here is a new way to do the classic bill switch, using nothing except...the bill you borrow and ....
Of course evrything is motivated when I do it in action.
Of course I move on, I don't stop here proud of me having switching the bill.
Why I wanted you to see that? Because for me it's a new way, but it's more a concept because you can use this technic in a lot of ways. For example imagine asking someone to pick up a card and signed it, you lost it, you pick up from your walet a piece of paper and you ask the spectator to write the name of his card on. "you motivate" the folding and you switch this piecee of paper into his card in a flashing way....just like I switch the bills on the video.... Imagine also the spectator writing something on a piece of paper, let's say a quarter coin, "you motivate again" the folding and you switch this piece of paper into the coin the spectator ask for, again in the same flashing way.
So it's not only a way to do a bill switch without a TT but a way to do a lot of things only by using this technic with nothing except your hands.

Tell me what you think. here http://www.lsp-fr.com/videos/bill_switch-tivoli.wmv

Arthur Tivoli

User avatar
Pete Biro
Posts: 7124
Joined: January 17th, 2008, 12:00 pm
Location: Hollyweird
Contact:

Re: bill switch and more...without TT

Postby Pete Biro » January 13th, 2005, 9:40 am

I like it here too, Tivoli...
Stay tooned.

Guest

Re: bill switch and more...without TT

Postby Guest » January 13th, 2005, 10:45 am

thanks Peter I will send you all the explications just like I said on the cafe....
arthur

Guest

Re: bill switch and more...without TT

Postby Guest » January 13th, 2005, 3:50 pm

That is one beautiful bill switch.
I like that the bill doesn't dip out of sight at any point. The illusion of the bill staying in view the entire time is perfect.
Elliot

Don
Posts: 56
Joined: August 25th, 2008, 1:47 pm

Re: bill switch and more...without TT

Postby Don » January 13th, 2005, 6:24 pm

That was very nice indeed. Great job!

Guest

Re: bill switch and more...without TT

Postby Guest » January 13th, 2005, 9:43 pm

Oh so sweet. I'll get in touch.

Guest

Re: bill switch and more...without TT

Postby Guest » January 13th, 2005, 9:59 pm

Looks fantastic, about as clean as anyone could hope for. Great work.

cataquet
Posts: 261
Joined: January 17th, 2008, 12:00 pm
Location: England

Re: bill switch and more...without TT

Postby cataquet » January 14th, 2005, 6:57 am

I think it's a very nice handling. However, the new bill appears much earlier than many will realize. That is, the new bill appears as a very visual color change of the small packet, rather than during the traditional rotation of the (smaller) packet. That moment is wonderful!

Well done!

Guest

Re: bill switch and more...without TT

Postby Guest » January 14th, 2005, 8:54 am

thanks to all of you
I sent some explanations( but in french...) to some of you, be free to ask me.
arthur

User avatar
Matthew Field
Posts: 2846
Joined: January 18th, 2008, 12:00 pm
Favorite Magician: Slydini
Location: Hastings, England, UK

Re: bill switch and more...without TT

Postby Matthew Field » January 14th, 2005, 9:10 am

The switch looks great! There's a nice tip-less switch in Jon Lovick's lecture notes, and an exploration of several versions in Jon's as yet unpub;lished "Switch" devoted to the bill switch. (I had a hand editing it.)

I've got to say that the design of the euro makes the switch even more visual -- that big 20!

Matt Field

Tom Dobrowolski
Posts: 786
Joined: March 13th, 2008, 9:20 am
Location: Palatine, Illinois
Contact:

Re: bill switch and more...without TT

Postby Tom Dobrowolski » January 14th, 2005, 9:23 am

Jay Marshall has a great tipless bill switch also. It was published in Apocalypse I believe. I don't have the reference of which issue it is in but I've seen him do it a number of times and it looks great.

User avatar
Pete Biro
Posts: 7124
Joined: January 17th, 2008, 12:00 pm
Location: Hollyweird
Contact:

Re: bill switch and more...without TT

Postby Pete Biro » January 14th, 2005, 10:30 am

Jay does the Koslowski switch without the tip. It is in the original book but most ignored it.
Stay tooned.

Guest

Re: bill switch and more...without TT

Postby Guest » January 14th, 2005, 6:35 pm

Jay's tipless bill switch is a lesson in all magic. It's simple, straightforward, and magical! I have him demonstrating and explaining it on the Greater Magic Video Library "Our Best #3" (Volume 36). --Asrah

User avatar
Glenn Farrington
Posts: 630
Joined: January 24th, 2008, 12:00 pm
Location: Los Angeles
Contact:

Re: bill switch and more...without TT

Postby Glenn Farrington » January 14th, 2005, 11:28 pm

Very cooool. Nice job!
Comedy's Easy...Dying Sucks.

Guest

Re: bill switch and more...without TT

Postby Guest » January 17th, 2005, 9:08 pm

Hi Folks
I wanted to thanks all the persons who found interest in my bill switch
I would also tell you that now you can find an english version for the explanations translated by Doug. For all the info you can check out this web site : http://arthur.tivoli.free.fr .
Arthur

Jonathan Townsend
Posts: 8704
Joined: January 17th, 2008, 12:00 pm
Location: Westchester, NY
Contact:

Re: bill switch and more...without TT

Postby Jonathan Townsend » January 18th, 2005, 2:38 am

Thank you Arthur, your switch puts the hidden bill in position to slide behind a small envelope, as what they think is the folded bill goes in. ;)
Mundus vult decipi -per Caleb Carr's story Killing Time

dvertucci
Posts: 24
Joined: August 12th, 2008, 11:21 am

Re: bill switch and more...without TT

Postby dvertucci » January 18th, 2005, 2:56 am

Check out David Regal's bill switch in his video More Tricks volume 2. The effect is called Origami Bill.Very visual and you don't fold the bill into 16ths.

User avatar
Matthew Field
Posts: 2846
Joined: January 18th, 2008, 12:00 pm
Favorite Magician: Slydini
Location: Hastings, England, UK

Re: bill switch and more...without TT

Postby Matthew Field » January 18th, 2005, 4:21 am

Thank you, Arthur, for your generous contribution.

Matt Field

Guest

Re: bill switch and more...without TT

Postby Guest » January 18th, 2005, 4:46 am

Dear Daniel
I fold it only in 8ths, but you are right most of the time the bill is fold in 16ths

Guest

Re: bill switch and more...without TT

Postby Guest » January 19th, 2005, 6:06 pm

Did anyone ever see Irv Wiener do a bill switch? Way cool.

Bob Taxin
Posts: 35
Joined: April 1st, 2008, 11:46 pm

Re: bill switch and more...without TT

Postby Bob Taxin » January 22nd, 2005, 3:21 pm

Another thank you for your generous gift.

Another fine tipless bill switch is in Jarle Leirpol's "Pocket Power".

Bob Taxin

Don
Posts: 56
Joined: August 25th, 2008, 1:47 pm

Re: bill switch and more...without TT

Postby Don » January 22nd, 2005, 4:28 pm

now that i know how its done i like it even more. thank you Tivoli.

Conus
Posts: 50
Joined: January 19th, 2008, 12:00 pm
Location: Midwest USA

Re: bill switch and more...without TT

Postby Conus » January 23rd, 2005, 5:06 am

Arthur's switch is great -- it is my favorite new toy!

I have been playing with this ever since he sent me the instructions to translate.

I now favor this over Chosse's switch (which is also great!).

Doug MacG.

User avatar
Pete Biro
Posts: 7124
Joined: January 17th, 2008, 12:00 pm
Location: Hollyweird
Contact:

Re: bill switch and more...without TT

Postby Pete Biro » January 23rd, 2005, 5:33 am

Not to take away from Tivoli's beautiful switch, as far as those I have seen in real world performing no one... N-O--B-O-D-EEEE... has come close to Johnny Paul's handling.
Stay tooned.

Guest

Re: bill switch and more...without TT

Postby Guest » January 23rd, 2005, 7:24 am

Bauer published a SUPREB tipless switch with some OUTSTANDING presenations.. check it out:

http://www.thinklikeaconjurer.com/all24 ... lcover.htm

PS: GREAT switch Arthur!

PSS: Does anyone know if/when "SWITCH!" is going to be puslished?!?

User avatar
Terry Screen
Posts: 18
Joined: March 13th, 2008, 3:00 pm
Location: China

Re: bill switch and more...without TT

Postby Terry Screen » January 23rd, 2005, 7:53 am

Excellent Arthur ! Magnifique !
As Harold said, that change is so so visual.
Well ok . . I added an extra 'so', but 'so' what?

Loved it. :)

Thanks . . .

Terry.
Keep passing the open windows.

Conus
Posts: 50
Joined: January 19th, 2008, 12:00 pm
Location: Midwest USA

Re: bill switch and more...without TT

Postby Conus » January 23rd, 2005, 1:48 pm

Hi D. Conn -

Yes! Ron Bauer selected Chosse's switch for "Bar Bill Stunt." A great switch and super tips on presentation and handling in that booklet!

I was enamored with that switch, but I really like Tivoli's switch better. Have been experimenting with it incessently. (Will continue to use Chosse's method, tho.)

Tivoli's switch has been published. You can get the free PDF and video clips directly from Arthur at the following URL ...
http://arthur.tivoli.free.fr/

Guest

Re: bill switch and more...without TT

Postby Guest » January 23rd, 2005, 2:07 pm

Dear Peter
You are completly right concerning Johnny Paul, I came up with mine after seeing Johnny's work and I love him. I consider him as my mentor.
arthur

Chris Aguilar
Posts: 2012
Joined: January 17th, 2008, 12:00 pm
Location: Sacramento
Contact:

Re: bill switch and more...without TT

Postby Chris Aguilar » January 23rd, 2005, 2:49 pm

Another thanks for sharing this. Very nice work that looks great.

I'll concur that the Regal "tipless switch" mentioned here is also very good.

Guest

Re: bill switch and more...without TT

Postby Guest » January 23rd, 2005, 3:52 pm

Wow, that was very nice. visual and inovative method to achieve the visual change.

Robert Sixx
Posts: 70
Joined: March 18th, 2008, 4:43 pm

Re: bill switch and more...without TT

Postby Robert Sixx » January 23rd, 2005, 4:41 pm

Looks great! Thanks for sharing this with us!

Robert Sixx

Ryan Swigert
Posts: 22
Joined: May 22nd, 2008, 4:13 pm
Location: Cincinnati, OH
Contact:

Re: bill switch and more...without TT

Postby Ryan Swigert » January 25th, 2005, 9:33 am

Thank you Arthur! Your technique is what I've spent the past few years searching for!

Thank you again,
Ryan Swigert

Guest

Re: bill switch and more...without TT

Postby Guest » January 26th, 2005, 1:39 am

It's my pleasure guys...Happy you enjoyed it.
In few days I will come up with other ideas.
Hope also that you will enjoy them.

Guest

Re: bill switch and more...without TT

Postby Guest » January 26th, 2005, 3:32 am

Loving the Love video on your site amigo!
Love the switch too...
Joel.

dvertucci
Posts: 24
Joined: August 12th, 2008, 11:21 am

Re: bill switch and more...without TT

Postby dvertucci » February 17th, 2005, 6:01 pm

That is a great switch Arthur have been practicing and it looks like magic thankyou

George Olson
Posts: 979
Joined: January 17th, 2008, 12:00 pm
Location: Tigard, OR

Re: bill switch and more...without TT

Postby George Olson » February 17th, 2005, 6:19 pm

Merci!

It looks just great, I made "Change" at the bar using your method.

Thanks,

GO

Dan LeFay
Posts: 125
Joined: March 16th, 2008, 9:01 am
Location: The Hague, Netherlands
Contact:

Re: bill switch and more...without TT

Postby Dan LeFay » February 18th, 2005, 2:29 am

A beautiful visual switch and soooo generous of you to share it like this.

Thank you Arturo!

Guest

Re: bill switch and more...without TT

Postby Guest » February 27th, 2005, 8:09 am

My pleasure guys
If you want you can check those videos out :
http://www.lsp-fr.com/videos/arthur/tr-arthur.wmv
this one is my version of the T&R paper from martin Lewis.
And this one is a chop cup routine, but mot the version I do now http://www.lsp-fr.com/videos/arthur/chopcup-arthur.wmv
Hope you enjoy it

Guest

Re: bill switch and more...without TT

Postby Guest » February 27th, 2005, 8:36 am

Tivoli,

Thanks for sharing your beautiful bill switch in both video and PDF file. You generosity is appreciated.

My wife teaches French and Spanish here in the USA, and so we have visited Paris 6 times, for anywhere from 4 days to 9 days each time. It is my favorite European city, and we love it each time we come. Where is there magic to see when we come again?

Jon

John Lovick
Posts: 201
Joined: July 14th, 2008, 12:11 am

Re: bill switch and more...without TT

Postby John Lovick » February 27th, 2005, 10:40 am

Tivoli's bill switch is very visual and looks great.

Since Matt Field mentioned my book, and D.Conn asked about it, I thought I'd let you know that Andrew Pinard is doing the layout for "Switch" right now, and there is no reason the book can't be out by this summer (although in the world of publishing, you never know). It will be a very large book with over 50 bill switch routines and over a dozen methods/techniques, in addition to theory, history, interviews, ideas, etc.

Now that I'm done with my plug I would like to set the record straight on a few things. Mike Kozlowski did not invent the $100 bill switch (and he never claimed to--a guy named Vlado did), but Mike did invent the tipless bill switch that most of us are familiar with. Most tipless switches that get mentioned (mine, Jay Marshall's, Paul Chosse's, Jarle Leirpoll's, etc.) are just MINOR variations of Kozlowski's. A thorough history of all this is in the book.


Return to “Close-Up Magic”