Concertos for Pasteboard

New Card Compositions by 29 German & Swiss Masters

2000
Written by Oliver Erens
Work of Various
233 pages (Hardcover), published by Hermetic Press
Illustrated with drawings by Kelly Lyles, Frank Rosenberg
Language: English
82 entries
Cover photograph
Creators Title Comments & References Page AA Categories
Oliver Erens Terminology
i
Oliver Erens Preface English translation of Inside CardMagic Vol. 1 (1995) & Inside CardMagic Vol. 2 (1996)
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Andreas Affeldt "My Name Is...?" spectator shuffles deck, when spread face up it's blank deck with some ABC cards which spell performer's name correctly
 		1
Charles T. Jordan Interlocking Chain Principle
3
Manfred Bacia Perfect Harmony two decks, three time spectators find same card then pairs end up at same position in the deck
Related to 4
Dai Vernon Double Undercut to the table
 		6
Christoph Borer, Thomas Otto Cutting Corners corner is torn from selection, card is then restored and all the other cards have a corner missing
Also published here 13
Christoph Borer Rainbow back of prediction matches selection, rainbow deck
Also published here 17
Christoph Borer Card Force from Ribbon Spread in steps
 		19
Dieter Ebel Triple Somersault selection reverses three times in the deck, then it vanishes and appears rising from performer's breast pocket
 		22
Unknown Card Reverse while turning over the deck
Also published here 24
Unknown Card Reverse from center to bottom, while turning deck over
 		26
Oliver Erens Chicago - and Beyond chicago opener, deck changes color and then back to original color as climax
 		29
Unknown Hind Shuffle Force
31
Johann Nepomuk Hofzinser Wild Card Turnover
32
Edward Marlo, Tony Kardyro K.M. Move
33
Unknown Hindu Shuffle Display as all alike display
 		34
Oliver Erens Pressing On four blanks change to four aces one by one, only front
 		35
Brother John Hamman Flushtration Count
36
Dai Vernon Through The Fist Flourish
37
Oliver Erens Fade Away faces of selections turn blank
 		39
Edward Marlo K.M. Move - with Reverse Fingering Action single card exchange
 		40
Piet Forton, Wolff von Keyserlingk The Light-reft Spread Pass reverse spreading the halves
Related to 43
Piet Forton The Suckers' Looking Glass two cards are found with the Hofzinser catch, as a sucker effect
 		48
Piet Forton A Lesson in Addition two cards are found which add to the selection, then they transform to the selection
 		48
Gerry Scharnböck Sprung deck bound by rubber band, card pops out at right angle
Related toVariations 49
Gerry Scharnböck Shaker Uprising deck in case
 		53
Roberto Giobbi A Case for Premonition one unprepared deck
Related to 56
Allan Ackerman, Frank Simon The Convincing Control Palm
59
Peter Grandt Blackout torn and restored card, corner for verification is given to spectator, corner is eventually reattached to the card
 		62
Pit Hartling Jolly Jumper card travels three times, Dreisprung
 		71
Jan Isenbart The World's Greatest Card Trick
77
Juno Reversed selection reverses and travels to other packet
 		83
Edward Marlo, Juno Tilt variation
 		85
Juno First Reversal Technique secretly turning over a deck
 		85
Juno Second Reversal Techniqu secretly turning over a deck
 		86
Wolff von Keyserlingk Clever Is as Foolish Does spectator finds selection three times with the aid of the joker
 		89
Wolff von Keyserlingk Card Placement face up card is placed in a fan, card secretly added, force
 		90
Dai Vernon Vernon Replacement
96
Christian Knudsen Tablehopper's Holy P.O.D. flap gaff, color changing back kicker
Inspired by 98
Gerald Kosky Kosky Switch to unload a card
 		103
Erhard Liebenow Illusion in Red & Black spectator finds the only red card among then blacks, then all blacks turn into reds and the red turns into a black one
Inspired by 110
Brother John Hamman Hamman Count
112
John C. Wagner Wagner Display
Related to 113
"Magic" Christian Stelzel Super O.O.T.W. all-red deck, first published in Genii, Nov. 1980, p. 757
 		115
Unknown Deck Switch used with half deck, lapping
 		117
Carlhorst Meier, Stephan Kirschbaum Thumb Print invisible ink thumb print on three cards, name of selection appears on the blank cards
 		119
W.F.M.T.W. Melmoth Herschel two cards placed face up in the deck, cards next to them are the aces
 		124
Reinhard Müller Afterimages selection in center found on top, then put among four jacks, card again is on top, card vanishes from the jacks, two versions
Inspired byAlso published here 131
Jerry K. Hartman, Harvey Rosenthal Secret Substraction
133
Stanley Collins Tip-Over Addition
135
August Roterberg, Henry Hatton, Adrian Plate, Frederick Braue Ambitious Card Sequence cutting the outjogged card deeper into the deck
 		135
Romi Sample signed card to plastic bag
 		138
Santo UFO two signed selections one put between two kings, selection transforms into second one and first selection is found between other kings
Inspired by 141
Dan Tong, Martin Gardner The Pad Spread
144
Ben Harris, Santo Fandango one-handed, bottom cards of small packet turned over
 		145
Wolfgang Sommer Easy and Strong
Variations 147
Helge Thun Captain Hook's Card Trick one hand in pocket, selection appears folded on performer's index finger in pocket, switch or topit-to-pocket-tunnel
Also published here 150
Harry Lorayne Ultra Move
152
Helge Thun Folded Card Switch as it is removed from finger, like thimble
 		154
Helge Thun Bulkoki 20 bill changes into 100, 20 is found in case wrapped around signed selection
Also published here 158
Udo Wächter The Charm of the Queen of Hearts long routine
-spectator cuts to the aces
-the queen of hearts appears
  • the queen of hearts whispers the spectators thought
  • the queen of hearts turns an ace face down
  • the queen of hearts changes into the ace
  • the vanished queen of hearts appears between the aces
  • the queen of hearts and two aces change places in a flash
Inspired by 166
Ronald A. Wohl (Ravelli), Udo Wächter The Ravelli Pop-Out
171
Unknown Color Change
179
Thomas Waldeck Out of the Blue four aces appear, then a signed card disappears from among then, aces turn into blank cards and selection appears again with different colored back
 		183
Thomas Waldeck ATFUS Variation
184
Ben Harris SFUC Super Flip Utility Concept
 		186
Gary Ouellet The Touch Fource
187
Unknown False Count
189
Frederick Braue Braue Addition
190
Wesley James, Tom Ellis Loading Move
190
Thomas Waldeck It Doesn't Get Any Simpler signed card appears between aces held between spectator's hand
 		192
Thomas Waldeck Pentium Card 52 routine with computer presentation, floppy disk
 		195
Jörg Alexander Weber Feminine Intuition first 1992
Inspired by 201
Jörg Alexander Weber Sighting the Card riffle peek, clever handling for the glimpse
 		202
Jörg Alexander Weber, George G. Kaplan The Fan Force According to Kaplan
205
Jörg Willich Electric Wand card is found with hand-held mixer
 		211
Gerd Winkler Bizarre, Bizarre performer removes his eye to find the selection, paper is stapled over eye height
 		215
Wittus Witt The Smoke Frame selected queen appears in frame
 		219
Daryl X-tal Backstage ambitious card with card with missing corner, card to pocket and eventually card to plastic pass holder
 		223
Unknown Bottom Deal Force
226
Frederick Braue Braue Reversal
230
Data entered by Lorenz Schär.