63 entries in Cards / Sleights / Multiple Lift / Get-Readys
Creators Title Comments & References Year Source Page AA Categories
Victor Farelli First Variation ("Marking Off" with One Hand) one handed get ready
1936 49
Dai Vernon The Lift Get-Ready squeeze break, uncredited
Related toVariations 1940 4
"Bubble Count" as a get-ready
1949
Stars of Magic (Vol. 5 No. 2)
78
Arthur H. Buckley The Double Lift without turnover, get-ready by pushing off and pulling back
1950 63
Edward Marlo Two-Card Push-Off to establish break
1953 153
Tony Kardyro T. K's Master Utility Sleight deck held with both hands, top cards buckled with right first finger, inner right corners buckle up
  • The Peek
  • The Count
Variations 1955 3
Jerry Andrus Double Lift with simple get-ready
Also published here 1956 75
Dai Vernon The "Get-Ready"
1957 120
Bert Allerton Double Lift Get-Ready
1958 32
Cliff Green An Imperceptible "Get-Ready" multiple card buckle
Related toAlso published here 1961 16
Cliff Green A Get-Ready on the "Installment Plan"
1961 18
Larry Jennings Double Lift after Deck Turnover step retained for instant double lift
1967 77
Basic Get-Ready not so good
1967 8
Edward Marlo For a Lift Get-Ready
1968 6
Edward Marlo A Digression end tapping break pick-up, three methods
1972 72
Paul Curry Break Transfer from Bottom to Top break over two cards on the bottom, overhand shuffle, transfer to top
1974 38
Edward Marlo Marlo Double Lift Get-Ready one-handed
1975
Hierophant (Issue 7 Resurrection Issue)
46
Francis Carlyle The Double Lift
1975 28
Jerry Andrus Double Lift with simple get-ready
Also published here 1976 55
Double-Lift - Fourth Method method to pick up a break by riffling up as preparation for double lift
1976 31
Harvey Rosenthal The Pop-Up Move top card break or under small number
Related to 1977 184
Dai Vernon Double Cut Break Handling double cutting with jog, then deck turned over and break retained
Related toAlso published here 1977
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 9-10 (Vol. 10 No. Close-Up Folio #8)
1010
Russ Burns Sensational Double
1979 121
Walt Lees Management of the Double Lift get-ready (removing top card first and looking at it), psychology of gaze
1981 8
Ross Bertram Subtle Thumb Count as Double Lift get-ready
1983 93
Ross Bertram Push-Offs and Push-Overs
  • A. Basic Position
  • B. The Push-Off and Turn-Over With One Card
  • C. The Push-Off and Turn-Over .... Two Cards
  • D. Another Push-Off Double Lift
1983 94
Larry Jennings Double Lift Get-Ready
1986 56
Larry Jennings Retaining Break While Deck is turned Over used for setting up for double lift
1986 57
Alex Elmsley Preparing for the Double Lift two ways to pick up a break
1991 94
Dai Vernon Multiple Lift Set-Up double cut that leaves cards side-jogged
Related to 1991 62
Give Yourself a Break repeated multiple lifts without get-readies
1992 179
Mike Gallo Bubble Glimpse Get-Ready
1993 212
Another Double Turnover
Related to 1996 331
Harry Lorayne Ride And Align
Feb. 1996
Apocalypse (Vol. 19 No. 2)
2607
Larry Jennings Jennings' Double-Lift Getready small packet handling
1997 239
Dai Vernon Gesture Break setting up for double lift
1999 21
Ron Bauer Finesse for the Novice Get-Ready
1999 22
Dai Vernon ECT Get-Ready upwards buckling
1999 22
Dai Vernon Straddle-Grip Getready
  • The Unseen Side of Dai Vernon
one-handed squeeze break
Inspired byAlso published here Dec. 1999
Genii (Vol. 62 No. 12)
60
Paul Curry Break Transfer from Bottom to Top break over two cards on the bottom, overhand shuffle, transfer to top
2001 13
Dai Vernon Double Cut Break Handling double cutting with jog, then deck turned over and break retained
Also published here 2001 188
Paul Cummins Lift Get-Ready out of ECT
2002 41
Ron Frost One-Hand Double Lift Set-Up: Practice Drill Handling for getting ready for a Double Lift
2004 28
Jamy Ian Swiss A Dissertation on the Double Lift The Honest Liar
with many approaches and references, credit information
  • Stuart Gordon Lift
  • The Paul Curry Lifts
  • Charlie Miller's Double Lift
  • Brother John Hamman
  • Flourish Lifts
  • D'Amico One-Handed Double Lift
  • Jennings Snap Lift
  • Bert Allerton Snap-Over Lift
  • Bob White's Flash Double
Related toAlso published here Mar. 2008
Antinomy (Vol. 4 No. 1)
37
Jamy Ian Swiss A Dissertation on the Double Lift with many approaches and references, credit information
  • The Stuart Gordon Lift
  • The Paul Curry Lifts
  • Charlie Miller's Double Lift
  • Brother John Hamman's Double Lift
  • Flourish Lifts
  • The D'Amico One-Handed Double Lift
  • The Jennings Snap Lift
  • Bert Allerton's Snap-Over Lift
  • Bob White's Flash Double
Also published here 2011 95
Aaron Fisher, Larry Jennings The Break, Part III: Perfecting the Two- and Three-Card Break
  • Aaron Fisher Teaches Card Magic
pushing off cards and pulling them back
  • Larry's Lesson
  • The Left Thumb Action
  • The Right-Hand Cover and Left-Hand Replacement
  • The Lock
  • Highway Left Thumb Revisited
  • Putting it Together: The Three-Card Break
  • Conclusion
Apr. 2012
Genii (Vol. 75 No. 4)
50
Alexander de Cova Das Doublieren
  • Grundlegendes
  • Das eigentliche Doublieren
Feb. 2013 27
Roberto Giobbi On Vernon's Enlarging a Break
Inspired by Nov. 2014
Genii (Vol. 77 No. 11)
23
Alexander de Cova Tipp zum Doublieren
  • Das Doublieren
2015 221
Dave Buck, Elliott Terral On Establishing a Break
Summer 2016
Quarterly (Issue 4)
8
Jean-Eugène Robert-Houdin Robert-Houdin's Method gesturing with a card in right hand while picking up a break under the top card
2020 38
The Double Push Off picking up a break under two cards
2020 47
The Thumb Count and Right Thumbtip Break picking up a break at inner end of deck with right thumb near top
2020 47
Dai Vernon Dai Vernon's Squeeze Break
  • Two Hands
  • One Hand
Related toAlso published here 2020 49
Larry Jennings The New Theory Getready credit information
Inspired byRelated to 2020 149
Richard Kaufman Uncommon Methods of Getting Ready for the Double Lift intro
2020 166
Larry Jennings First Method (End Over End Turn) deck turned over before obtaining break
2020 166
Larry Jennings Second Method (Pivot and Duck) card slid under top card when deck is held upright in preparation for double lift, slow motion top change
2020 168
Larry Jennings Third Method (Outjogged Pivot and Duck) out-jogged card removed and slid under top card when deck is held upright in preparation for double lift, slow motion top change
2020 169
Jesús Etcheverry a) Technique of the “catch” several methods to obtain a break under the top two cards
2020 31
The Intelligent Double Lift/Turnover
2021 54
Dai Vernon Get ready little finger count or taking top card and replacing it, from private lecture notes by Gene Matsuura
2022 112
Jean-Pierre Vallarino Double double obtaining a pair of doubles on top of deck, “hit” style, see also p. 230
(says it’s a slight variation of the technique explained in “Strong Transposition,” but there's no trick by this name in book, Lovick said it likely was an item that was originally supposed to be included)
2022 206