Get-Readys

73 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
Lend Me Your Pack
49
Lin Searles Top Buckle Count left thumb buckles top cards and left first finger separates them
 		1938
The Card Expert
21
Dai Vernon The Lift Get-Ready squeeze break, uncredited
Related to
Variations
 1940
Expert Card Technique
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
Magical Gems
63
Edward Marlo Two-Card Push-Off to establish break
 		1953
The Cardician
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
Kardyro's Kard Konjuring
3
Jerry Andrus Double Lift with simple get-ready
Also published here
 1956
Andrus Deals You In
75
Dai Vernon The "Get-Ready"
1957
The Dai Vernon Book of Magic
120
Bert Allerton Double Lift Get-Ready
1958
The Close-Up Magician
32
Cliff Green An Imperceptible "Get-Ready" multiple card buckle
Also published here
Related to
 1961
Professional Card Magic
16
Cliff Green A Get-Ready on the "Installment Plan"
1961
Professional Card Magic
18
Larry Jennings Double Lift after Deck Turnover step retained for instant double lift
 		1967
Ultimate Secrets of Card Magic
77
Basic Get-Ready not so good
 		1967
Deck-Sterity
8
Edward Marlo For a Lift Get-Ready
1968
Expert Card Conjuring
6
Edward Marlo A Digression end tapping break pick-up, three methods
 		1972
The Shank Shuffle
72
Paul Curry Break Transfer from Bottom to Top break over two cards on the bottom, overhand shuffle, transfer to top
 		1974
Paul Curry Presents
38
Edward Marlo Marlo Double Lift Get-Ready one-handed
 		1975
The Hierophant (Issue 7 Resurrection Issue)
46
Francis Carlyle The Double Lift
1975
The Magic of Francis Carlyle
28
Jerry Andrus Double Lift with simple get-ready
Also published here
 1976
Andrus Card Control
55
Double-Lift - Fourth Method method to pick up a break by riffling up as preparation for double lift
 		1976
Now you see it, now you don't!
31
Harvey Rosenthal* The Pop-Up Move top card break or under small number
Also published here
Related to
 1977
Packet Switches (Part Three)
184
Dai Vernon Double Cut Break Handling double cutting with jog, then deck turned over and break retained
Also published here
Related to
 1977
The Pallbearers Review (Vol. 10 No. Close-Up Folio #8)
1010
Russ Burns Sensational Double
1979
Card Cavalcade Finale
121
Walt Lees Management of the Double Lift get-ready (removing top card first and looking at it), psychology of gaze
 		1981
More Professional Card Tricks
8
Ross Bertram Subtle Thumb Count as Double Lift get-ready
 		1983
Bertram on Sleight of Hand
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
Bertram on Sleight of Hand
94
Robin Robertson, Clayton Rawson* Get-Readies thumb count double-lift by Rawson
Related to
 1983
Card Modes
15
Larry Jennings Double Lift Get-Ready
1986
The Classic Magic of Larry Jennings
56
Larry Jennings Retaining Break While Deck is turned Over used for setting up for double lift
 		1986
The Classic Magic of Larry Jennings
57
Alex Elmsley Preparing for the Double Lift two ways to pick up a break
 		1991
The Collected Works of Alex Elmsley — Volume 1
94
Dai Vernon Multiple Lift Set-Up double cut that leaves cards side-jogged
Related to
 1991
28 Card Tricks
62
Give Yourself a Break repeated multiple lifts without get-readies
 		1992
Card Finesse II
179
Mike Gallo Bubble Glimpse Get-Ready
1993
Card File
212
Another Double Turnover
Related to
 1996
Card College — Volume 2
331
Harry Lorayne Ride And Align
Feb. 1996
Apocalypse (Vol. 19 No. 2)
2607
Larry Jennings Jennings' Double-Lift Getready small packet handling
 		1997
Jennings '67
239
Dai Vernon Gesture Break setting up for double lift
 		1999
Mechanical Deck
21
Ron Bauer Finesse for the Novice Get-Ready
1999
Mechanical Deck
22
Dai Vernon ECT Get-Ready upwards buckling
 		1999
Mechanical Deck
22
Dai Vernon Straddle-Grip Getready
  • The Unseen Side of Dai Vernon
one-handed squeeze break
Also published here
Inspired by
Related to
 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
Paul Curry's Worlds Beyond
13
Dai Vernon Double Cut Break Handling double cutting with jog, then deck turned over and break retained
Also published here
Related to
 2001
Latter Day Secrets (Issue 6)
188
Paul Cummins Lift Get-Ready out of ECT
 		2002
FASDIU II
41
Ron Frost One-Hand Double Lift Set-Up: Practice Drill Handling for getting ready for a Double Lift
 		2004
After The Force
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
Also published here
Related to
 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
Related to
 2011
Devious Standards
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
New Avantgarde Magic (Issue 4)
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
Burners — Vol. 2
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
Mr. Jennings Takes It Easy
38
The Double Push Off picking up a break under two cards
 		2020
Mr. Jennings Takes It Easy
47
The Thumb Count and Right Thumbtip Break picking up a break at inner end of deck with right thumb near top
 		2020
Mr. Jennings Takes It Easy
47
Dai Vernon Dai Vernon's Squeeze Break
  • Two Hands
  • One Hand
Also published here
Inspired by
Related to
 2020
Mr. Jennings Takes It Easy
49
Larry Jennings The New Theory Getready credit information
Inspired by
Related to
 2020
Mr. Jennings Takes It Easy
149
Richard Kaufman Uncommon Methods of Getting Ready for the Double Lift intro
 		2020
Mr. Jennings Takes It Easy
166
Larry Jennings First Method (End Over End Turn) deck turned over before obtaining break
 		2020
Mr. Jennings Takes It Easy
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
Mr. Jennings Takes It Easy
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
Mr. Jennings Takes It Easy
169
Jesús Etcheverry a) Technique of the “catch” several methods to obtain a break under the top two cards
 		2020
Reflections on the Double Card (Ascanio's Handling)
31
The Intelligent Double Lift/Turnover
2021
Sharing Secrets
54
Dai Vernon Get ready little finger count or taking top card and replacing it, from private lecture notes by Gene Matsuura
 		2022
Dai Vernon: The Spirit of Magic
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
Vallarino
206
Rafael Benatar Pushing and Resquaring
Sep. 2024
Genii (Vol. 87 No. 9)
49
Dai Vernon The Vernon Simple Method gesturing with top card
 		Sep. 2024
Genii (Vol. 87 No. 9)
50
Rafael Benatar In a Squaring Action
Sep. 2024
Genii (Vol. 87 No. 9)
50
Rafael Benatar By Riffling
Sep. 2024
Genii (Vol. 87 No. 9)
50
Rafael Benatar With the Pinky Count
Sep. 2024
Genii (Vol. 87 No. 9)
51
Rafael Benatar Dribbling the Cards
Sep. 2024
Genii (Vol. 87 No. 9)
51
Rafael Benatar The Squeeze Break two-handed and one-handed versions
Inspired by
 Sep. 2024
Genii (Vol. 87 No. 9)
51
Roberto Giobbi Bottom-to-top Overhand Shuffle Break break, also for multiple lift
Related to
 2024
Unexpected Agenda (Issue Nov. 19)
335