This is a recommendation for a new site offering handmade magic props for close up and stand up. The site is GHM Magic, http://www.ghmmagic.com/.
The work is all done by George Millward. He has been making these products somewhat underground, for a select few, for about five years. He has now decided to offer his products to the general magic community.
I have three items from him:
The Ball and Cone. Which comes with a leather cone, 3 balls, an instruction book and DVD.
Chinese Sticks. These are beautifully crafted. You get 3 sticks which are perfect for the Roy Benson routine. Instructions and a DVD. Previously George had been crafting these for Norm Nielson and Denny & Lee. While practicing with these my son, (who has certainly seen plenty of magic) walked into the room and was stunned to learn the string did not run through both sticks.
I also have Georges lecture notes. George performs in a classical style. His take on the Stop trick is brilliant.
I found the service to be reliable and prices fair.
There are more products available on the site.
GHM Magic
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- Posts: 1951
- Joined: January 17th, 2008, 12:00 pm
- Favorite Magician: Dai Vernon, Frank Garcia, Slydini, Houdini,
- Location: Gaithersburg, Md.
Re: GHM Magic
The site is now gone. Is George still manufacturing anything?
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- Posts: 1951
- Joined: January 17th, 2008, 12:00 pm
- Favorite Magician: Dai Vernon, Frank Garcia, Slydini, Houdini,
- Location: Gaithersburg, Md.
Re: GHM Magic
Thanks to George Millward who has phased out of magic crafting--our loss--I was led to Mark Teufel, another great magic craftsman. Mr. Teufel makes beautiful wood chop cups, cups, wands, and dye tubes for the color changing silk. I ordered two dye tubes and they are perfectly made straight sided brass tubes with the cloth divider. They're slightly larger to accommodate a 24 inch silk because I use the 18 inch but wanted a little extra space.
I prefer this style of dye tube over the Palmo Balls and even the Porper version. Anyone who is interested in obtaining this type of dye tube can contact Mr. Teufel:
markteufel@yahoo.com
I prefer this style of dye tube over the Palmo Balls and even the Porper version. Anyone who is interested in obtaining this type of dye tube can contact Mr. Teufel:
markteufel@yahoo.com