The Best of Slydini ...and More

1976
Written by Karl Fulves
Work of Slydini
108 pages (Hardcover), published by D. Robbins & Co., Inc.
Illustrated with photographs
Language: English
76 entries
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Creators Title Comments & References Page Categories
Tony Spina Preface
2
Karl Fulves Introduction on close-up magic
Related to 3
Karl Fulves Slydini - A Brief Biography
5
Karl Fulves The Incident in Cuba Slydini anecdote
 		9
Karl Fulves A Story from Baton Rouge, La. Slydini anecdote
 		9
Slydini Basic Precepts
  • Slydini's Secret of Entertaining Audiences
  • The Basic Starting Position (for lapping tricks)
  • The Eyes
  • Notes on Natural Magic
  • Developing Grace
  • Coordination
  • Noise
  • Some General Observations
  • To Conclude
 		11
Karl Fulves Easy Routines and Moves chapter intro
 		17
Slydini Sightless Vision card divined behind back, corner torn off
 		17
Slydini Mongolian Clock
18
Slydini Impromptu Miracle packet counted, numbers added and card from face remembered
 		19
Slydini Psychology - Too Good to Be True coin vanish with lapping, psychology, too-perfect theory
 		20
Slydini The Sweep Technique
21
Slydini Sleeving
22
Slydini The Sleeving Switch
22
Slydini A Direct Palm with Checkpoints
 		23
Slydini Slydini on the Mock Pass with Checkpoints
 		24
Karl Fulves Basic Moves chapter intro
 		26
Slydini The Fake Take
Variations 26
Slydini The Fake Drop
27
Slydini Applying the Moves short coin routine, vanish, reproduction and through the hand
 		28
Slydini Another Routine short coin routine, vanish, reproduction and through the hand
 		28
Slydini More on Coordination
29
Slydini Coordination - An Example retrieving a ring (or object) from behind cigarette case on table (not really lapping related)
 		29
Slydini Leave and Take on ditching items when picking up something else
 		30
Karl Fulves Fundamental Concepts of Slydini's Magic chapter intro
 		32
Slydini Slydini's Concept of Misdirection
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Slydini Invisible Sleights
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Slydini Misdirection vanish of object using lap
 		34
Slydini The Retrieval retrieving object from lap
 		35
Slydini The Handling of the Misdirection Vanish
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Slydini Miniature Misdirection vanish using lap
 		36
Slydini Timing
  • Checkpoints
  • Applying the Concept of Timing
 		37
Slydini Timing - A Simple Routine vanish using lap
 		39
Slydini Producing the Ball by Timing from lap
 		40
Slydini The Revolve vanish using lap
  • Details of The Revolve
  • Checkpoints
 		41
Slydini The Imp Pass
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Karl Fulves Applying the Concepts chapter intro
 		45
Slydini First Routine packet of matches vanishes and is reproduced via imp pass, any object possible
 		45
Slydini Second Routine - Vanish and Production of a Ring
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Slydini Third Routine ball vanishes, appears, repeat
 		46
Slydini Fourth Routine - Vanish and Recovery of a Glass glass of three inches height
  • Notes on the Handling
 		47
Karl Fulves More Slydini Moves chapter intro
 		49
Slydini The Han Ping Chien Move
  • The Right Hand Only
  • The Left Hand Only
see also p. 63 ff. for applications
 		50
Slydini A Simple Routine for learning Han Ping Chien
 		51
Slydini Slydini Technique for Palming a Cigarette
  • The Retrieval
  • Checkpoints
 		52
Slydini Copter Control card inserted in fan is brought to top via temporary Tenkai palm
 		53
Slydini The Purse Frame sponge balls appear from purse frame, spectator's hand phase, small balls finale
Related to 54
Slydini Destroyed and Restored Cigarette
Variations 59
Slydini Torn and Restored Lit Cigarette
61
Karl Fulves Slydini's Coin Classics chapter intro
 		63
Slydini Six Coins and English Penny using Han Ping Chien
 		63
Slydini Six Coins and a Ring using Han Ping Chien
 		65
Slydini Six Coins using Han Ping Chien
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Slydini Four Coin Routine using Han Ping Chien
 		68
Slydini Sound Shake Illusion sound comes from other hand
 		68
Slydini Two Coin Routine one in each hand, one travels through table
 		69
Slydini One Coin Routine eleven phases, featuring lapping vanishes, retrievals, hand penetration
 		70
Slydini The Helicopter Card half distributed on table, selection placed in other half travels onto tabled mess, five phases
Also published here 75
Slydini Fan Steal in two phases
Related to 75
Slydini Direct Fan Steal pushed in and stolen out
 		76
Slydini Paper Balls Over the Head
Related to 79
Slydini Poetry in Magic: The Close-Up Cigarette Production
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Karl Fulves New Card Moves chapter intro
 		91
Slydini Drop Steal top cards lapped while inserting card near top
 		91
Slydini Flat Tabled Palm cards added from tabled deck to tabled packet
 		92
Slydini Card Mates card selected from spread matches prediction card
Related to 93
Slydini Timing Lap while removing card from in-the-hands spread
 		93
Slydini Pick-Up Switch as tabled card is picked up
 		94
Slydini Card Mates - The Repeat card selected from spread matches prediction card
Related to 94
Slydini Pick-Up Switch II as tabled card is picked up, open grip
 		94
Slydini Paper Balls in the Box
Variations 96
Slydini Gypsy Thread Trick two methods
 		100
Slydini Production of a Glass of Liquid empty glass is suddenly filled, handkerchief cover, table edge glass switch
Related toVariations 103
Slydini The Slydini Switch table edge
Related to 105
Karl Fulves Addenda
108
Karl Fulves The Second Book announcement
 		108
Data entered by Denis Behr.