The Genii Forum

Hey, Pete - you left out a set! The "Garcia Cups" that I have handled were obviously designed as an item to be quickly made with a minimum of skill. The idea behind the dimples was apparently to avoid spinning the upper bead. Spinning this bead is problematic in any set of cups. The worst ...

For those interested.....about 25-30 years ago I had a Jack Miller Style Egg Bag. I got it on a trade so I do not know who sold it; but I suspect Tannen. It came with the weighted egg ala Jack Miller holdout and a gimmicked black bag - not a plain bag. The gimmick was not the usual. Since I always d...

What Pete says about "keeping prices down so that the younger guys can afford them" is a critical concept in magic. There was a time when I could not afford Danny Dew cups at $15 per set! Most of us were helped by more experienced performers when we were justing starting out. I feel that a...

Oliver,
I figured I'd give all of the Riser Mini-Cup owners first chance at the Jumbos and Standards - whenever they come out. That's only fair.
Jim :rolleyes:

Pete; I'll see if I can help here. BTW - Your new cups are beautiful! Hopefully, a couple images are shown below. Jim http://www.jamesriser.com/Cups/3jumbocups.jpg http://www.jamesriser.com/Cups/bertramNpetes.jpg Pete, you can explain what is shown. Jim :D [ January 23, 2002: Message edited by: Jim ...

Guys; Thanks for the kind words about my Riser Mini-Cups. I thought I'd give you some history on them. I originally designed the cups to produce a full sized baseball - meaning the cup would have a 3 1/8" inside diameter at the mouth. The cup was designed around the largest load possible for th...