Billets

Step 6 of Thirteen Steps to Mentalism

1959
Written by Tony Corinda
Work of Tony Corinda
35 pages (Stapled), published by Corinda's Magic Studio
Illustrated with drawings by Jon Tremaine
Language: English
29 entries
Cover photograph
Creators Title Comments & References Page AA Categories
Tony Corinda Introduction on billets
 		165
Tony Corinda (1) A Few Simple Rules for Working with Billets
166
Tony Corinda (2) The Centre Tear (Corinda Variation) in depth instruction
 		166
Punx, Mier (2) Centre Tear (Punx-Mier Variation)
171
Tony Corinda, Al Koran Centre Tear (One Hand Variation)
Related to 171
Tony Corinda (4) Centre Tear (Corinda's "Backward" Variation) magician's joke
 		173
Tony Corinda (5) Centre Tear (Preparation of the Billet) (a) Folding
(b) Misdirection for the Circle
 		174
Tony Corinda (6) Centre Tear (Reading the Billet) when to glimpse
 		175
Theodore Annemann (6) The Billet Switch (Bare Hand Method) the Annemann Billet Switch
 		175
Tony Corinda (7) The Billet Switch (Bare Hand Method - Corinda) rolled up
Inspired by 177
Tony Corinda (8) The Billet Switch (by lapping)
178
Tony Corinda (9) The Billet Switch (Magnetic Clip Method)
178
Tony Corinda (10) The Billet Switch (Corinda's Billet Pull) six methods to switch billets with a pull, pull on paper clip
 		178
Will Dexter (11) The Billet Switch (The Matchbox Switch - by Will Dexter) switching the billet in the action of burning it
 		180
Eric Mason (12) The Star Trap Billet Switch (Eric Mason) spectator throws rolled up bill to performer, who divines the serial number, with star trap towel holder gimmick, bill accidentally dropped
 		181
John Henley (13) Eclipse Billet Switch (John Henley) switch with magnets and bulldog clips
 		182
Tony Corinda (14) Summary of Billet Switching theory and tips
 		184
Tony Corinda (15) Marking of Billets
185
Tony Corinda (16) Billet Stands
185
Tony Corinda (17) The Use of a Crystal Ball crystal ball as magnifying glass to read billets
 		186
Tony Corinda (18) References on Technique with Billets in Other Steps
Related to 187
Dr. Stanley Jaks The Crystal Locket with a pendulum, finding the female names among male names, based on a Stewart James idea
VariationsAlso published here 187
Tony Corinda Three Little Questions
189
Tony Corinda It's a Record music catalogue is torn, and a piece selected, prediction in form of a record
 		191
Tony Corinda Presenting the L & L Test presentation
 		192
Punx Great Minds Think Alike one spectator reveals the thought of another, writing with finger nail on white paper for second spectator
Variations 192
Tony Corinda The Flames of Zor with flash paper and water
 		194
Tony Corinda, Maurice Fogel A Card and Billet Routine cards are noted on billets, cards on board, spectator selects a billet and throws a dart into the noted card
 		195
Al Koran "Inexplicable" spectator writes city on a billet and a clipped with a bulldog clip, several more billets are introduced, when touched with a cigarette they vanish, except one on which the same city is noted as on the spectator's billet
 		195
Data entered by Lorenz Schär, October 2015.