General Principles

76 entries in Lapping Principles / General Principles
Creators Title Comments & References Year Source Page AA Categories
To consume (or rather to conveie) one or manie balles into nothing lapping ball after false transfer for complete vanish
 		1584
The Discoverie of Witchcraft (Issue XXIII)
183
How to make a stone seeme to vanish out of your hand lapping the stone while asking a question
 		1634
The Art of Legerdemain Discovered
18
Henri Decremps Deux moyens différens, l'un ancien, l'autre nouveau, de le faire lier les pouces, & de se délier en un instant. "Métamorphose d'un verre en morceaux de papier. Réflexions sur les fausses théories. Prétention absurde. Preuve captieuse de cette prétention." (title continued) more tricks by Pilferer, two methods for thumb tie and a glass is thrown into the air where it changes into confetti / pieces of cards, seated, thoughts about vanishing an object by throwing it into the air and the advantages of using confetti
 		1785
Supplément A La Magie Blanche Dévoillée
18
Eddie Joseph The Slide Vanish ball dumped into left fingers below table edge
 		1942
The Last Word on Cups and Balls
21
Scoop Lapping basic technique explained as a vanish, scoop-lapping coin off table and pretending to place into other hand, much detail about naturalness, three tricks using the move
  • I. Coin vanishes and appears under/in object
  • II. T&R napkin
  • III. One object transformed into another
 		1944
The Art of Illusion
35
John Mulholland I. Coin Vanish and Reappearance coin vanishes and reappears under a saltshaker, ashtray, in a sugar bowl or someone’s pocket, uses extra coin, see p. 43 for standing alternative
 		1944
The Art of Illusion
40
John Mulholland Lapping Alternative When Standing
  • for coin vanish: scoop-ditching a coin off a plate so it falls behind it
  • for T&R napkin: scoop-ditching torn napkin behind book on table
 		1944
The Art of Illusion
43
Tony Slydini The Art of Using the Lap as a Servante
Also published here 1954
Stars of Magic (Vol. 12 No. 1)
162
Tony Slydini Vanish of Paper Ball as lapping application
Also published here 1954
Stars of Magic (Vol. 12 No. 1)
163
Eddie Joseph What the "Extempore" Dinner Magician Ought to Know on lapping
  • letting objects fall through the legs on chair and covering them with legs
  • catching object between legs and standing up, retaining object
 		1954
A Magician Goes to Dinner
2
Tony Slydini Lapping Vanish with sponge ball
 		1957
26 Originals
19
Tony Corinda (8) The Billet Switch (by lapping)
1959
Billets
178
Tony Slydini The Art of Using the Lap as a Servante - Part One - Position and Timing
Also published here 1960
The Magic of Slydini
21
Tony Slydini Vanish of Paper Ball as lapping application, see also next item
 		1960
The Magic of Slydini
23
Tony Slydini The Art of Using the Lap as a Servante - Part Two - Misdirection
1960
The Magic of Slydini
31
Tony Slydini The Art of using the Lap as a Servante with notes by Slydini
Also published here 1966
Slydini Encores
13
Tony Slydini Vanish of Paper Ball as lapping application
Also published here 1966
Slydini Encores
14
Tony Slydini Revolve Vanish
1966
Slydini Encores
31
Tony Slydini One Coin Routine many phases, featuring lapping vanishes, retrievals, hand penetration
  • Slydini "Touches"
VariationsAlso published here 1966
Slydini Encores
35
Lewis Ganson Ganson's Cushion cushion for easier placement and pick up of object in routines, where lapping is involved
 		1967
The Art of Close-Up Magic — Volume 1
223
Jens Korth Roulette chips penetrates table, chink a chink with one jumbo card, color change, shells
 		1969
The Art of Close-Up Magic — Volume 2
268
Jerry Mentzer Commentary on the performance of close-up magic, lapping possibilities, gaffed objects
 		1973
Close-up Cavalcade
3
Kevin Fox We'll Ring You after the deck is removed from the case a die is tipped out, a coin appears under a card,the back of the card changes color, then the die and the coin vanish
 		May 1975
Pabular (Vol. 1 No. 9)
101
Scotty York Fake Wand-Spin Vanish
1975
Cups & Balls
7
Scotty York A Ring Trilogy two ring on string phases, then ring penetrates finger and is linked to safety pin, slit ring
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1975
Lecture
21
El Fakir Tragacuchillos swallowing a knife
 		1975
Magia en el Bar
25
Tony 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
 		1976
The Best of Slydini ...and More
11
Tony Slydini The Sweep Technique
1976
The Best of Slydini ...and More
21
Tony Slydini Coordination - An Example retrieving a ring (or object) from behind cigarette case on table (not really lapping related)
 		1976
The Best of Slydini ...and More
29
Tony Slydini Misdirection vanish of object using lap
 		1976
The Best of Slydini ...and More
34
Tony Slydini The Retrieval retrieving object from lap
 		1976
The Best of Slydini ...and More
35
Tony Slydini The Handling of the Misdirection Vanish
1976
The Best of Slydini ...and More
36
Tony Slydini Miniature Misdirection vanish using lap
 		1976
The Best of Slydini ...and More
36
Tony Slydini Timing - A Simple Routine vanish using lap
 		1976
The Best of Slydini ...and More
39
Tony Slydini Producing the Ball by Timing from lap
 		1976
The Best of Slydini ...and More
40
Tony Slydini The Revolve vanish using lap
  • Details of The Revolve
  • Checkpoints
 		1976
The Best of Slydini ...and More
41
Tony Slydini One Coin Routine eleven phases, featuring lapping vanishes, retrievals, hand penetration
Related toAlso published here 1976
The Best of Slydini ...and More
70
Karl Fulves Notes on Slydini, stand-up lapping on a chair
 		1978
The Chronicles (Issue 7)
1132
Tony Slydini Remote Lapping coin lapped with coin forward on table and not near edge
 		1979
The Magical World of Slydini
49
Steve Beam Eyeglasses glass vanishes, and is produced from eye
 		1979
Magic — The Vanishing Art
78
Haruhito Hirata The Hirata Master Move coin is brought down on table and vanishes
Related toVariations 1980
The Silver Passage
20
Gary Ouellet The Whoops Move vanish of a ball
 		1980
The Two Goblets
28
Shigeo Takagi Lapping Move small ball, solid cup
 		1980
Shigeo Takagi's New One Cup Routine
2
Camilo Vázquez Transformation of Jeton similar to Ross Bertram's Rubdown, as a transformation of to square casino chips
 		1981
Das Camilo Seminar "81"
5
Meir Yedid Glass Through the Table
Inspired by 1982
Incredible Close-Up Magic
129
Gary Ouellet Swindle Ring ring vanishes from string and appears on finger, seated
  • The Rear Shift Lap
 		1983
The Homing Ring
16
Vic Trabucco Using the Hand as a Servante
1984
Fork Full of Appetizers — Book 2
110
Tony Slydini, Gerald Deutsch Timing Principle Lap
1985
Best of Friends — Volume II
555
Glass Lap covered glass transferred from table
 		1985
Magic By Gosh
121
Bagel Load bagel load to bowl
 		1985
Magic By Gosh
126
Ben Harris Ring-O-Go-Go finger ring in fist vanishes
 		1985
Out Of His Mind!
109
Ron Wilson The Color-Changing Silk close-up and stage version
Also published here 1987
The Uncanny Scot, Ron Wilson
37
Gary Ouellet Lapping Plus Technique
1990
Close Up Illusions
324
Paul Gertner Tips on Lapping
1994
Steel and Silver
41
Tony Slydini Slydini Action Coordination brief
 		1995 ca.
Relentless (revised edition)
5
Screened Lapping under cover of arm
 		1995 ca.
Relentless (revised edition)
20
Gary Kurtz Notes on Angles lapping surrounded
 		1995 ca.
Relentless (revised edition)
24
Paul Harris Laws of Lapping jokes
 		1996
The Art of Astonishment — Book 2 (Issue Misc. Pieces of Paul)
261
Michael Skinner Taking Our Lumps applications for sticking things behind table edge: broken and restored match, dice transformation (to sugar)
 		1996
Classic Sampler
16
Howard Hale Der Lap-It bag to be placed over legs under table for storing props and lapping
 		1997
Intermagic (Vol. 21 No. 4 & 5)
152
Tony Slydini Revolve Vanish here with torn card pieces
 		2000
Escamotage 1
48
Tony Slydini Put-And-Take Theory on ditching things
 		2001
DeSouza's DeCeptions
20
Robert Byrne Impossible Coins Thru Table one coin in each hand above table, chosen coin penetrates table
 		2006
Prolix (Issue 1)
17
Tony Slydini Revolve Vanish
2006
Prolix (Issue 1)
17
Curtis Kam Standing Lap one arm under table
 		2006
Earning Interest
14
Gabi Pareras Torniquete y desaparición seated vanish of ball, à la Slydini one coin
 		2008 ca.
El Chop-cup
24
Tony Slydini Revolve Vanish
Oct. 2012
New Avantgarde Magic (Issue 1)
15
Ricky Smith The Art of Using the Coat as a Servante when sitting, also without table
Also published here 2015
Nothing as it Seems
35
Dani DaOrtiz The Gun lapping technique, here to make a card vanish from the hand
 		May 2015
Genii (Vol. 78 No. 5)
39
Tony Slydini Revolve Vanish
2015
Burners — Vol. 1
58
Alexander de Cova Lapping-Servante cloth back to keep on legs between the knees
  • Wie man die Servante in Position bringt
  • Das Prinzip der Servante
  • Das Lappen mehrerer Münzen
  • Clean-up
 		2015
Burners — Vol. 1
224
Alexander de Cova Ein Tuchverschwinden am Tisch silk vanish at table, lapping thumb tip
 		2016
Burners — Vol. 4
209
Lorenz Schär Clap-Lap two coins slapped together, one vanishes, also to switch coins with other objects
 		2019
Cards Against Reality
145
Roberto Mansilla Bolas de Esponja thorough spongeball routine, two balls with different color appear from purse frame, travel from hand to hand and vanish back in frame
  • Aparición de dos bolas
  • Ten Count
  • Sin la Cuenta
  • Interceptada
  • En la Mano del Espectador
  • A Guardar, A Guardar
Related to 2019
Çerca
53
Steve Forte Leg Padding to avoid things falling through the legs
 		2020
Gambling Sleight Of Hand — Volume 2
548
Ricky Smith The Art of Using the Coat as a Servante when sitting, also without table
Also published here 2023
I Spilled the Coffee
43