1974
Written by Jerry Mentzer
Work of Eddie Fechter
148 pages (Hardcover), published by Jerry Mentzer (Magic Methods)
Illustrated with photographs
Language: English
51 entries
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Jerry Mentzer Dedication by the Author
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Jerry Mentzer Background Information on Eddie Fechter
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Dai Vernon Introduction
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Chapter One: Magic From the Fork Hotel
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Eddie Fechter I've Got A Surprise For You wrong card placed on table, same card is removed from pocket and card on table turns out to be selection
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Toss Change while card is tossed onto table or into spectator's hand
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Karl Norman Impromptu Torn and Restored Cigarette
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Eddie Fechter Be Honest What Is It? two cards, one held by spectator and one by performer, change into two totally different cards, other two cards end up in performer's trouser pocket
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Eddie Fechter The Follow Up follow up for "Be Honest What Is It?", card changes face-up, snap-over change
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Eddie Fechter Goblin Tube coin changes into water, with Goblin Tube, gag
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Eddie Fechter, Del Ray Fechter's Aces Aces vanish from four packets and are found again, improvisational manner
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Stanley Collins Collins Glide Vanish
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Eddie Fechter Aces Up Or Down Aces are found reversed in the deck, featuring a multiple shift that reverses the cards
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Eddie Fechter You've Been Real Good To Me spectator sits on the card that the performer is thinking of
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Eddie Fechter Waterfall revelation of chosen card after waterfall from hand to hand
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Chapter Two: Request Tricks
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Eddie Fechter 6-4-5 Coin Trick tabled coins across with three coins on each side, extra coin, several phases
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Han Ping Chien Han Ping Chien Move
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Eddie Fechter Eight To Twelve two spectators hold amount of cards, number of cards changes several times
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Karl Norman Card On the Ceiling
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Insertion Crimp Control card corner crimped as it is inserted
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Eddie Fechter Fechter's Brainwave spectator-reversed card in normal deck is predicted in invisible deck
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Eddie Fechter Center Glimpse of reversed card in center of the deck, while squaring up tabled deck
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Chapter Three: Peeks
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Jerry Mentzer Introduction to "Peeks"
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Eddie Fechter Peek Force break
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Eddie Fechter Multiple Force peek forcing consecutive cards
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Eddie Fechter Tiniest Peek I've Ever Seen verbal convincer for spectator's peek
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Eddie Fechter Peek And Key Combination slip cut of top card next to selection
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Eddie Fechter Glimpse during rotation of the wrist
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Eddie Fechter Peek Subtlety using a step after the peek
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Eddie Fechter Turn Around Peek Control deck is turned 180° between the hands, inner ends to front and vice versa, with step
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Eddie Fechter Fechter's Fan Glimpse one-handed fan after peek
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Eddie Fechter Cover For Peek Control deck is flexed while holding a break, after peek
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Eddie Fechter Two Card Control From Peek
  • Pseudo Three Peek Control (with peek force)
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Eddie Fechter Eight Selections using eight cards, peeked selections and various revelations
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Eddie Fechter Peek Reverse Handling
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Chapter Four: Misc.
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Eddie Fechter Flying Locator improved version of Fechter's Fooler
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Lou Gallo Gallo's Addition flourish reveal, half is turned over
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Eddie Fechter Small Stock False Shuffle
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Eddie Fechter Gambler's Slip Cut
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Eddie Fechter Auto Jog Control side-jog ad top half is replaced, followed by swivel cut
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Eddie Fechter Spring Card Revelation card jumps from deck to hand
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Eddie Fechter Fechter's Bluff Pass
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Eddie Fechter Bar Towel Force
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Eddie Fechter Tips, Hints, and Bits of Business various gags, on the classic force and Ambitious Card bit
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Chapter Five: Previous Offerings
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Eddie Fechter Top Card Reversal for one or more cards, top or bottom
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Eddie Fechter A Magical Prediction spectator finds his own card from ribbon spread deck, risky method, with outs
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Eddie Fechter Knockout Prediction spectator and performer cut to the same card in their decks, three crimped cards
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Data entered by Denis Behr, December 2024.