169 entries for Herb Zarrow

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Jules D'Hotel A New Top Card Production card pushed out and pivoted upwards behind deck
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1939
More Card Manipulations (Issue 2)
25
Herb Zarrow Spring Riffle Top Palm while springing the cards after in-the-hands riffle shuffle
 		July 1957
The New Phoenix (Issue 346)
209
Herb Zarrow Full Deck Control by a Riffle Shuffle the Zarrow Shuffle, block cover
 		July 1957
The New Phoenix (Issue 346)
210
Herb Zarrow Zarrow False Shuffle
Related to 1959
Riffle Shuffle Systems
128
Herb Zarrow Zarrow Full Deck Control
1960
More Inner Secrets of Card Magic
49
P. Howard Lyons One-Speed Reverse card is reversed on bottom, comes back face-down to top, repeats in various variations
Related toAlso published here Mar. 1961
Ibidem (Issue 23)
17
Herb Zarrow Revolving Aces four times Christ Force
Related toVariations 1962
Close-up Card Magic
98
Herb Zarrow Red Ace - Black Ace
1962
Close-up Card Magic
253
P. Howard Lyons, Neal Elias On Herb Zarrow and "One-Speed Reverse"
Related to Sep. 1962
Ibidem (Issue 26)
8
Herb Zarrow Penny and Nickel Transposition
Inspired by 1966
The New Modern Coin Magic
373
Dai Vernon Vernon's Variant four cards
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1967
Ultimate Secrets of Card Magic
226
Herb Zarrow Oil and Water Phase 3&3
 		1967
Deck-Sterity
95
Frank Garcia Notes on the Zarrow Shuffle two Methods
Also published here 1972
Million Dollar Card Secrets
108
Herb Zarrow Switch-Change coin balanced on fingertip transforms when other hand waves over it
 		1972
Tarbell Course in Magic — Volume 7
355
Herb Zarrow "Trapeze" one-handed flourish production
 		1972
Tarbell Course in Magic — Volume 7
371
Herb Zarrow Herb's Variant four cards, with selection that travels into deck
Inspired byVariations Sep. 1972
Kabbala — Volume 1 (Vol. 1 No. 9)
72
Herb Zarrow Tosheroon Two credit information, borrowed coin put on face-up deck, deck cut, again cut at coin, now coin on selection
 		Aug. 1973
Kabbala — Volume 2 (Vol. 2 No. 8)
63
Oscar Pladek A Modern Chinese Marvel "two in the hand, one in the pocket" routine, credit information on the plot, with pop-up move, five phases
Related toAlso published here Apr. 1973
The Pallbearers Review (Vol. 8 No. 6)
611
Herb Zarrow 4-Card Catch
Also published here Mar. 1974
Epilogue (Issue 20)
184
Herb Zarrow Swindle Mates matching order of two suits, swindle switch
 		July 1974
Epilogue (Issue 21)
196
Herb Zarrow, John E. Mintz Reference Shelf - A Modern Chinese Marvel more credit claims
Related to July 1974
The Pallbearers Review (Vol. 9 No. 9)
757
Herb Zarrow Full Deck Control
1975
Riffle Shuffle Technique — Part One
24
Herb Zarrow Additional Zarrow Technique
  • Preliminary Cut To Set Deck
  • One-Shuffle Technique
 		1975
Riffle Shuffle Technique — Part One
26
Herb Zarrow Herb Zarrow's False Shuffle slip cut and using center packet
 		1975
The Magic of Francis Carlyle
115
Patrick Page The Page Boy Speaks... on Charles and Regina Reynolds, Jay Marshall, Francis Marshall, Marshall Rodine, Jack Alden, Keith Walker, Al Cohen, Herb Zarrow, Martin Kaplan
 		Apr. 1976
Pabular (Vol. 2 No. 8)
248
Herb Zarrow Comments
1976
The Cold Deck
Herb Zarrow Zigs & Zags
Inspired by
  • George Kaplan's "Zig-Zag" (Hugard's Magic Monthly)
 May 1978
Apocalypse (Vol. 1 No. 5)
53
Herb Zarrow Pendulum Knot knot shaken into rope with one hand
 		1979
The Chronicles (Issue Close-up Folio No. 12)
1
An Instant Flip-Over Change card is flicked onto some cards on table and changes visually
Related toVariationsAlso published here Feb. 1980
Apocalypse (Vol. 3 No. 2)
307
Herb Zarrow Swivel Round-A-Bout
June 1980
Apocalypse (Vol. 3 No. 6)
352
Herb Zarrow Starfish Copper/Silver Coin Change
 		1981
CoinMagic
204
Herb Zarrow The Zarrow Shuffle
1982
The Complete Works of Derek Dingle
137
Herb Zarrow Flicker Again
Inspired byVariations Dec. 1982
Apocalypse (Vol. 5 No. 12)
719
Herb Zarrow, Dan Garrett Visu-Pinch coin dropped into other hand changes visually (or dollar to two half dollars), see credit correction on page lxix
Related to Oct. 1982
The Collected Almanac (Vol. 1 No. 2)
14
Harry Lorayne Herb Zarrow mini bio
 		1982
Best of Friends
200
Herb Zarrow Faro Throw-Off locator card changes into selection, faro is apparently used as part of method
 		1982
Best of Friends
201
Meir Yedid Perpetual Force Variation see Zarrow's Christ Force handling
Inspired by 1982
Incredible Close-Up Magic
100
Herb Zarrow Zarrow Block Addition
1983
The New York Magic Symposium — Collection 2
48
Herb Zarrow, Michael Skinner Block PushOff Technique
1983
The New York Magic Symposium — Collection 2
48
Michael Skinner, Herb Zarrow Block Push-Off Technique Herb Zarrow's?
 		July 1983
The Collected Almanac (Vol. 1 No. 11)
91
Herb Zarrow Multiple Switch-In while counting four cards in Biddle fashion, two are placed in different locations in the deck
 		1984
Fork Full of Appetizers — Book 2
76
Herb Zarrow Choose the Aces named colored aces travel to the deck face up
 		1984
Fork Full of Appetizers — Book 2
76
Herb Zarrow Two Card Transition Biddle trick with two selection, in different parts in the deck
 		1984
Fork Full of Appetizers — Book 2
77
Justin Higham Revolving Aces Lead In losing the Aces before Zarrow's routine
Inspired byRelated to 1985
All Hands on Deck!
9
Larry Jennings Reaping the Aces I & II two handlings
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1986
The Classic Magic of Larry Jennings
130
William Goodwin Flicker Again Variation with triple, as visual split
Inspired by 1986
At the Expense of Grey Matter
1
Roberto Giobbi Der Psychotest spectator cuts deck into four piles, the top four cards match four prediction cards
Also published here 1987
CardPerfect
9
Herb Zarrow The Zarrow Shuffle also as red-black shuffle
 		1988
Darwin Ortiz at the Card Table
53
Herb Zarrow Unlinking Bands
1988
The Chronicles (Issue 31)
1365
Herb Zarrow Linking Bands
1988
The Chronicles (Issue 32)
1377
Herb Zarrow The Zarrow Block Addition Move
VariationsAlso published here 1989
The Vernon Chronicles — Volume 3
30
Herb Zarrow A Note on Zarrow's Revolving Aces spectator says stop four times while riffling
 		1989
The Vernon Chronicles — Volume 3
35
Herb Zarrow Revolving Force
1989
The Vernon Chronicles — Volume 3
35
Sam Schwartz Order Restored two rows of three cards each (mates), after some exchanges one of each is each row
Variations 1989
And a Packet of Cards
58
Herb Zarrow The Pendulum or Lazy Magician's Knot flourish knot
Also published here
  • Herb Zarrow's "The Pendulum or Lazy Magician's Knot" in Karl Fulves "Close-Up Folio" No.12 /1979
 1989
The Knot Collector
36
Herb Zarrow Zarrow Shuffle brief
 		1990
Up in Smoke and Other Tantalizing Mysteries
8
Herb Zarrow Zarrow Shuffle
1990
The Very Best, Yet!
20
Dan Garrett Pinch Switch here as transformation
Related to 1991
Smoke and Mirrors
67
Herb Zarrow Triple Buckle with three fingers
 		Sep. 1991
Magic (Vol. 1 No. 1)
34
Herb Zarrow Zarrow Addition
1992
Totally Out Of Control
58
Herb Zarrow Zarrow Shuffle brief
 		1992
Modus Operandi
8
Herb Zarrow Zarrow Block Addition
1992
Modus Operandi
24
Herb Zarrow Super-Mezcla Falsa Zarrow Shuffle
 		1992
La Magia de Ascanio — Vol. 3
87
Alberto Reyes Cronica de un Viaje a U.S.A. on the trip to the USA with Ascanio in 1989, about Bob Elliott, Father Cyprian, Ken Krenzel, Herb Zarrow, David Roth, Eric DeCamps, Aaron Dutton, Howard Schwarzman, Johny Thompson, FFFF, Derek Dingle
 		1992
La Magia de Ascanio — Vol. 6
97
Herb Zarrow Zarrow Block Addition
Nov. 1992
Magic (Vol. 2 No. 3)
51
Herb Zarrow Zarrow Shuffle
1993
By Forces Unseen
120
Herb Zarrow Easy Cut Flourish
Oct. 1993
Apocalypse (Vol. 16 No. 10)
2279
Karl Fulves Think Ace handling detail
Related to 1993
Verbatim (Issue 9)
101
Herb Zarrow The "Color Change"
Inspired byAlso published here
  • MUM, March 1969
 1993
Card File
122
Herb Zarrow The Vertical Turnover Pass deck turned end-for-end
  • The First Handling
  • The Second Handling (spread pass)
  • The Third Handling
 		July 1993
Magic (Vol. 2 No. 11)
54
Herb Zarrow, Dai Vernon Zarrow Shuffle
1994
The Collected Works of Alex Elmsley — Volume 2
453
Herb Zarrow, Edward Marlo, David Neighbors Zarrow Shuffle
Sep. 1994
The Minotaur (Vol. 6 No. 3)
3
Herb Zarrow Foreword
1994
Magical Wishes
7
Herb Zarrow Think Ace four Aces removed and one thought of, shuffled back, one half jogged, face-card of lower half changes into thought-of Ace once named
Related to 1994
Rigmarole (Issue 9)
97
Herb Zarrow Interlock Change one half jogged, face card of lower half changes
 		1994
Rigmarole (Issue 9)
98
Herb Zarrow Zarrow Shuffle description checked by Herb Zarrow according to p. 230
 		1994
Roger's Thesaurus
17
Herb Zarrow After-the-Shuffle Reverse swing cut, halves kiss
Related to 1994
Roger's Thesaurus
107
Herb Zarrow Zarrow Block Addition
1994
Labyrinth (Issue 1)
5
Herb Zarrow Zarrow Block Addition variation
1994
Labyrinth (Issue 2)
23
Herb Zarrow Zarrow Addition Move
1995
Cardshark
104
Herb Zarrow Stop at an Ace No. 17, four chosen cards via cuts or stopping at riffling turn out to be the Aces, consecutive Christ Forces
 		1995
Self-Working Close-up Card Magic
29
Jo Sarles, Sam Schwartz, Herb Zarrow Letters Jo Sarles is the widow of J. W. Sarles (Jim?)
 		1995
Underworld (Issue 2)
26
Herb Zarrow Zarrow Shuffle
1996
Miracle Material
9
Vernon Winiecke Bottom Reverse "Reversal of any number of cards - Dedicated to Tony Kardyro"
during swing cut
Related to 1996
The Fine Print (Issue 3)
44
Herb Zarrow Zarrow Block Addition
1997
The Expert's Portfolio No. 1
42
Herb Zarrow, Ken Krenzel Block Addition Version
1997
Ingenuities
143
Nick Trost Ace Stop
Related to 1997
The Card Magic of Nick Trost
76
Herb Zarrow Progressive Oil & Water 4&4, then 3&3, then 2&2, then 1&1, dated 1955
Variations 1997
Underworld (Issue 6)
71
Herb Zarrow, John J. Beck III, Les Wade, Max Abrams Letters
Related to 1997
The Fine Print (Issue 5)
121
Herb Zarrow Progressive Variations
Inspired by 1997
The Fine Print (Issue 6)
139
Herb Zarrow A Brief Description of the Zarrow Shuffle
1998
Down Under Deals
45
Herb Zarrow The Zarrow Dynamic breakdown of the basic procedure
 		1998
Card College — Volume 3
629
Herb Zarrow The Zarrow Shuffle
1998
Card College — Volume 3
632
Herb Zarrow, Juan Tamariz, The Direct Zarrow Shuffle
  • With a Slip Cut
  • A Shuffle Strategy by Juan Tamariz
  • A Refined Block Cover
  • With Running Cuts
 		1998
Card College — Volume 3
634
R. C. Fields Diminuendo simplified handling
Inspired by 1998
The Fine Print (Issue 7)
173
Herb Zarrow Zarrow Addition brief
 		1999
21st Century Card Magic
128
Herb Zarrow Zarrow Block Addition
1999
Kort
74
Herb Zarrow, David Regal Zarrow Addition Variant
1999
Close-Up & Personal
22
Justin Higham Revolutionary Ace Cutting Aces found through consecutive cut forces
  • Cut-Deeper Ace Cutting
  • So-Simple Ace Cutting (Discard)
Inspired by 1999
Collected Card Notes
87
Karl Fulves Switch Poker Solution outline of effect
Related to 2000
Latter Day Secrets (Issue 4)
97
Herb Zarrow Switch Poker cards switched back and forth between two poker hands, performer wins
Inspired byRelated to 2000
Charlatan (Issue 3)
25
Herb Zarrow, Tom Burke Herb Zarrow on Tom Burke's Master Move
Related to 2000
Discoverie (Issue 2)
21
Herb Zarrow Zarrow Block Addition
2001
Try the Impossible
106
Karl Fulves Utility Transfer card appears between to sandwich cards
Related to 2001
New Card Controls
101
Herb Zarrow Z grip starting position for following cuts
 		2001
Artifice, Ruse, and Subterfuge in the Hands
44
Joe M. Turner (reviewer) Herb Zarrow on the Zarrow Shuffle by Herb Zarrow Aug. 2001
Genii (Vol. 64 No. 8)
83
Herb Zarrow Outnumbered complicated mathematical location with two packets of five cards each
Inspired by
  • Karl Fulves effect from Precursor
 2001
Discoverie (Issue 6)
71
Michael Close (reviewer) Herb Zarrow on the Zarrow Shuffle by Herb Zarrow Nov. 2001
Magic (Vol. 11 No. 3)
25
Herb Zarrow Zarrow Addition
2002
Scams & Fantasies with Cards
204
Herb Zarrow Zarrow Block Addition
Nov./Dec. 2002
The Penumbra (Issue 4)
13
Herb Zarrow Zarrow Block Addition
2002
Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 4
230
Steve Neruda, Lee Jacobs, Gerald Deutsch, Christian Doeding, Gerry Katzman, Peter Duffie, Herb Zarrow Messages
Mar. 2002
Genii (Vol. 65 No. 3)
14
Herb Zarrow Speaking Volumes
Related to
  • "Sleight of Mind" (Clayton Rawson, Hugard's Magic Monthly, Feb. 1950)
 June 2002
Genii (Vol. 65 No. 6)
32
Jules Lenier Lenier's Lair
Related to June 2002
Genii (Vol. 65 No. 6)
76
Lawrence Sagstetter, Shep Hyken, Alex Callow, Phil Reda, Bob Parmacek, Jim Snapp, Jeff Haas, Herb Zarrow, Theuns Snyman, Walter B. Graham Messages
Related to Aug. 2002
Genii (Vol. 65 No. 8)
16
Aaron Smith (reviewer) Herb Zarrow on the Zarrow Shuffle by Herb Zarrow Jan./Feb. 2002
Mr. Gadfly (Vol. 2 No. 1)
41
Herb Zarrow, Roberto Giobbi A Psychological Test spectator cuts deck into four piles, the top four cards match four prediction cards
Inspired by
  • "Matched Revolvers" (Herb Zarrow, Linking Ring, July 1977)
Related toAlso published here 		2003
Card College — Volume 5
1139
Herb Zarrow Prologue
2004
Gary Plants on the Zarrow Shuffle
5
Herb Zarrow Zarrow Shuffle with double cover
Also published here 2004
Mnemonica
335
Herb Zarrow Zarrow Shuffle very brief
 		2005
Up In Smoke
42
Herb Zarrow Insight a trick Zarrow invented for a blind magician, magician matches shuffled red / black order of a pile
 		2006
Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 7
177
Herb Zarrow, Jack Parker Sloppy Zarrow Addition
2007
52 Memories
155
Herb Zarrow Zarrow Block Addition uncredited, also see p. 5
 		2007
Thought of Cards Across Project
2
Herb Zarrow Zarrow Block Addition uncredited, also see p. 2
 		2007
Thought of Cards Across Project
5
Nick Trost Revolving Aces - A Clean Version double backer
Inspired by 2008
Subtle Card Creations — Volume 1
154
Richard Kaufman Genii Speaks on Herb Zarrow, Zarrow Shuffle, DVDs, Walter Gibson, Ricky Jay, David Blaine, Uri Geller, Alan Greenberg, Marco the Magi, Muhlenberg College
 		Feb. 2008
Genii (Vol. 71 No. 2)
10
Herb Zarrow The Zarrow Shuffle detailed explanation
 		Feb. 2008
Genii (Vol. 71 No. 2)
57
Edward Marlo, Herb Zarrow Ed Marlo & Herb Zarrow Letters regarding the Zarrow Shank controversy
 		Feb. 2008
Genii (Vol. 71 No. 2)
79
Jamy Ian Swiss In Memoriam: Herb Zarrow - A Giant Among Us
Also published here July 2008
Genii (Vol. 71 No. 7)
18
Jamy Ian Swiss (reviewer) Zarrow: Lifetime of Magic by Herb Zarrow (written by David Ben) Nov. 2008
Genii (Vol. 71 No. 11)
106
Dani DaOrtiz Herb Zarrow
2008
El Manuscrito (Vol. 1 No. 5)
66
Meir Yedid Herb Zarrow on Herb Zarrow
 		2008
El Manuscrito (Vol. 1 No. 5)
66
Herb Zarrow Falsa mezcla Zarrow Zarrow Shuffle
 		2008
El Manuscrito (Vol. 1 No. 5)
69
Herb Zarrow Técnica de carta cazadora card face up sticking from deck, deck thrown in other hand card is now sandwiched
Also published here 2008
El Manuscrito (Vol. 1 No. 5)
70
Herb Zarrow Zarrow Block Switch
2009
Prolix (Issue 6)
389
Herb Zarrow Le mélange Zarrow
2009
Le chapelet Periodo-Aperiodique C-PAP
29
Herb Zarrow Zarrow Block Addition
2011
Evolution
49
Persi Diaconis, Ron Graham, Ronald A. Wohl (Ravelli), Herb Zarrow Gilbreath's Second Principle Spectator shuffles the cards, deals out five hands, one of the hands is a good hand, but the hand of the imaginary partner gets a straight flush, uses ideas from Herb Zarrow and Ron Wohl
Related to
  • "U-shuffle Poker" (David Ben, Zarrow, A Lifetime of Magic)
Variations 		2012
Magical Mathematics
66
Dan Garrett The Pinch Switch
Related to 2012
The F.F.F.F. Book
101
Herb Zarrow Coincidentally Yours multiple phases, finding mates
 		2012
The F.F.F.F. Book
291
Aaron Fisher Advanced Methods: Cliff Green and Herb Zarrow intro
 		Feb. 2012
Genii (Vol. 75 No. 2)
34
Herb Zarrow The Double and Triple Buckle
Feb. 2012
Genii (Vol. 75 No. 2)
34
Herb Zarrow, Tony Chang Outjogged Zarrow Block Addition
2013
I Was Kidnapped
22
Herb Zarrow Zarrow Shuffle brief
 		2013
Confident Deceptions
192
Herb Zarrow The Really Inside Zarrow Shuffle bowed top card
 		2013
Nukes
30
Nick Trost Revolving Marriages four times Christ Force to locate Kings, Queens are found together face up in center
Inspired by 2013
Subtle Card Creations — Volume 4
623
Herb Zarrow The Zarrow Shuffle
2014
Classic Fantastic
83
Herb Zarrow Zarrow Block Addition
2014
Mayhew
50
Nick Trost Revolving Queens and Aces four times Christ Force to locate Queens, then the Aces turn over
Inspired by 2015
Subtle Card Creations — Volume 5
1231
Herb Zarrow Block Addition brief
 		2016
Nothing but the Family Deck
34
Herb Zarrow Zarrow Block Addition
2016
Notes de Causerie
3
Jamy Ian Swiss A Giant Among Us on Herb Zarrow
Also published here 2017
Preserving Mystery
127
Herb Zarrow Zarrow Shuffle Handling buckling the single cover card, bubble cover
 		2018
The Magic of Johnny Thompson (Issue 1)
38
Herb Zarrow Reaping the Aces I Finesse
Inspired by 2018
The Magic of Johnny Thompson (Issue 1)
169
Herb Zarrow, Johnny Thompson Zarrow Translating Deck spectator answers some questions, performer apparently removes four cards according to answers, spectator cuts to the four mates
Inspired by
  • "Matched Revolvers" (Herb Zarrow, Linking Ring, July 1977)
Related toAlso published here
  • "The Translating Deck" (MUM, Sept. 1995)
 2018
The Magic of Johnny Thompson (Issue 1)
187
Herb Zarrow Stealing Back cards counted outjogged onto deck, secretly into deck/under top cards, Howard Lyons
 		2018
The Magic of Johnny Thompson (Issue 1)
190
Johnny Thompson Expert Vernon's Variant card vanish finale
Inspired by 2018
The Magic of Johnny Thompson (Issue 2)
59
Herb Zarrow Zarrow Block Addition
2018
Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 11
70
Herb Zarrow Zarrow Block Addition see reference (the second variation of the original technique, p. 34), also see p. 71 for a subtle variation of the original technique
Also published here 2018
Pure Imagination
65
Matt Baker Gilbreath Poker Both spectator and magician deal five hands of poker from their cards, each deal a good hand to an imaginary player, leaving the best hand for themselves
Inspired byRelated to 2019
The Buena Vista Shuffle Club
195
Herb Zarrow Zarrow Block Addition
2019
Grand Livre de Cartomagie
41
Herb Zarrow, Yves Carbonnier Zarrow Block Addition variation, to get a break
 		2019
Grand Livre de Cartomagie
56
Yves Carbonnier Le CABDD ("Le Contrôle Au Bout Des Doigts"), cards fairly shown and placed into the deck, controlled to the top
Inspired by 2019
Grand Livre de Cartomagie
72
Herb Zarrow Zarrow Addition with packet
 		2019
Tesseract
40
Joe M. Turner Zarrowskill with three written prediction
Inspired by
  • Herb Zarrow's "Minimal Miraskill" in David Ben's "Zarrow: A Lifetime of Magic"
 2020
Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 12
88
Michael Rubinstein The Flash Vanish coin held onto palm of other hand, hand closes and opens quickly and coin is gone
Inspired by
  • vanish on Eric Chien's DVD "Coin"
  • Herb Zarrow Vanish on Master Coin Technique videos, 1985
 2020
Rubinstein Coin Magic
241
Gareth Bell Close-up Comfort in Harry's High Herb spectator finds Royal Flush, four times Christ Force handling
Inspired byRelated to Sep. 2022
The Hermit (Vol. 1 No. 9)
394
White (陈怀宇), Bob (张熙禹) Ambitious Collector (有雄心的收集者) Three selections rise to the top one by one, then suddenly appear between the Collectors in a visual manner
Inspired by 2022
Nothing But Collectors
43
Herb Zarrow Zarrow False Shuffle
Related to 2022
Nothing But Collectors
102