The Swami Gimmick

Step 1 of Thirteen Steps to Mentalism

1958
Written by Tony Corinda
Work of Tony Corinda
24 pages (Stapled), published by Corinda's Magic Studio
Illustrated with drawings
Language: English
45 entries
Cover photograph
Creators Title Comments & References Page AA Categories
Tony Corinda Different Types of Writers
  • A. Described as "The Swami Gimmick"
  • B. Described as "C" Type
  • C. Described as The Band Writer
  • D. Described as the Overnail Writer
  • E. Described as an "Adhesive Writer" (Eric Mason's Boon)
  • F. Described as The Thumbtip Nailwriter
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Tony Corinda Points to Consider with All Types on nail writer
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Tony Corinda How to Use Your Swami Gimmick
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Tony Corinda (a) Getting the Gimmick Into Position For Use swami holdouts, and where to ditch it afterwards
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Tony Corinda (b) How to Handle the Gimmick When It Is On
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Tony Corinda (c) How to Write On - The Right Type of Card
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Tony Corinda (d) How to Hold the Card Before, During and After Writing
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An Opening Effect of Mentalism number is predicted, written on a card
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Tony Corinda (e) The Technique of Writing
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Tony Corinda (f) The Style of Writing and What to Write
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Tony Corinda Section Two: Special Techniques
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Tony Corinda (a) The Use of Different Colours
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Theodore Annemann (b) The Window Envelope in combination with a swami
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Tony Corinda (c) The Carbon Impression Technique for sealed envelopes, also with "No Carbon Required" paper
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Tony Corinda (d) The Ink Writer
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Tony Corinda (e) Preparation of the Prediction for window envelopes and other swami predictions
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Tony Corinda (f) The Fingernail best length to wear a swami and the treatment of it
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Tony Corinda (g) Alternative Methods of Holding the Card
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Tony Corinda (h) The Visible Pencil
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Tony Corinda Section Three: Modesty and Mentalism Mixed exceptional uses of nail writer, Henry Slade, Madam Dis Debar, Carl Franks, Keeler, Chung Ling Soo
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Tony Corinda Conclusion on the nail writer
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Tony Corinda No. 1. The Spectator as the Telepathist spectator receives performer's number figure by figure
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Tony Corinda No. 2. First Variation of the No. 1 Principle spectator receives a thought of name
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Tony Corinda, Burling Hull No. 3. Second Variation of the No. 1 Principle slip of paper is sealed between two pennies, spectator receives a though of date
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Tony Corinda No. 4. Straight to the Point thought of number or amount of change is predicted
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Tony Corinda No. 5. A Stage Trick color, city and date are predicted on three numbered cards
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Tony Corinda No. 6. spectator is selected with ping pong ball, named place is predicted in an envelope
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Tony Corinda No. 7. A Card Trick unknown card is marked with initials of the spectator, who finds that card by coincidence
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Al Baker No. 8. Living and Dead.
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Tony Corinda No. 9. A Close up Quickie date of a coin is predicted
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Tony Corinda No. 10. Two Person Telepathy medium in other room gets a selected word from a book, secretly written with nail writer inside matchbook
Inspired by 19
No. 11. A Mediumistic Effect message from a dead person
Related to
  • Joseph Rinn's " Searchlight of Psychical Research", 1954
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Tony Corinda No. 12. Time and Space, An Informal Effect imaginary trip
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Tony Corinda, Eric Mason No. 13. The Card in Glass card with prediction put in a glass, hole in glass
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Tony Corinda No. 14. The Week Ahead Prediction window envelope in second envelope, sent prediction
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Tony Corinda No. 15. Another Publicity Stunt sent prediction of the name of an audience member
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Aage Darling, Tony Corinda No. 16. The Seven Chairs
Inspired byVariations 22
Tony Corinda No. 17. Any Date of the Year two calendars, spectator and performer mark the same date
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Tony Corinda 18. The White Swami writing appears between two slates
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Tony Corinda No. 19. The Sex Detector sent prediction of the sex of a baby
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Tony Corinda No. 20. Headline Predictions
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Tony Corinda No. 21. Topical Effects prediction of sport results
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Tony Corinda No. 22. A First Class Newspaper Test selected word of a newspaper is predicted
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Tony Corinda No. 23. Dartboard Prediction prediction of the total score
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Tony Corinda No. 24. Matches or Cigarettes prediction of the amount of spectator's cigarettes or matches
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Data entered by Lorenz Schär, September 2015.