Mosaic

Book
2024
Written by Christian Scherer
Work of Christian Scherer
450 pages (Hardcover), published by Vanishing Inc.
Illustrated with drawings
Language: English
71 entries
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Christian Scherer Acknowledgments
iv
Before We Begin
ix
Roberto Giobbi Preface
xi
Christian Scherer Introduction
xiii
Chapter 1 - More Than Small Change
1
Christian Scherer The Matter Transmitter cylinder and coins handling, with small die and little cup instead of tube
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 3
Ponta the Smith Drop Vanish Kaps / Bernard drop vanish variation
 		6
John Ramsay The Ramsay Coin Vanish
8
Christian Scherer Chinese Fortune Coins three black coins change color one by one and turn eventually black again at the same time
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 18
Geoffrey Latta Nowhere Palm brief
 		20
Coin Transfer while picking up coin from other hand
 		29
Christian Scherer Paddle Move with Coin one handed
 		30
Christian Scherer The World's Smallest Currency Converter three different coins put in a coin box and they transform into china coins one by one
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 40
Chapter 2 - Enigmatic Happenings
51
Christian Scherer Escaped handle of coffee cup is threaded on rope, cup penetrates rope behind back, with normal cup
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Inspired by
Related to
 53
Christian Scherer Weaned From Smoking stand-up presentation for "Zig Zag Cig" by Tenyo, technical variation, one piece is signed
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Related to
  • Richard Kaufman's "TenyoISM - Volume One" 2015, p. 308.
 69
Christian Scherer The Magic Stones of Stonehenge matrix with stone under two postcards, bigger stone appears as a climax
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Inspired by
 77
Christian Scherer Vanish of a Stone Kaps / Bernard drop vanish
 		81
Michael Ammar Wiped Clean with a stone
 		82
Jean Caroly Spider Grip Vanish with a stone
 		84
Christian Scherer Mary's Charm little round charm appears from purse frame, it disappears under silk, with the aid of a wand and in the hands, to just reappear always back in the purse frame, eventually the purse frame vanishes
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Inspired by
 91
Christian Scherer Purse Fram Display
92
Dai Vernon Spinning the Wand Vanish
103
Christian Scherer The Fourth Dimension portal presentation for three ball routine / balls and net, with two in the hands elements
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 107
Christian Scherer On the Pop-up Move
110
Christian Scherer Free Fall die falls through square tube fast or slowly, with metronome as presentation aid
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 128
Christian Scherer Motion Control disk is spun on mirror and on performer's wish it either twists quickly or almost does not stop, Euler's Disk
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 135
Chapter 3 - The Die Is Cast
143
Christian Scherer The Hapless Dice Cheat four phases
  • 1. three in the hands one in the pocket
  • 2. dice stacking and traveling of dice from hand to under cup
  • 3. spectator has to guess where the red die is and loses
  • 4. jumbo die production
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 145
Christian Scherer Dice Player's Spleen ball, cone and handkerchief variation, with cup, big die and silk
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Inspired by
 158
Chapter 4 - Cups & Balls
179
Christian Scherer Essay on the Cups and Balls general remarks on the Cups and Balls
  • Plot
  • Structure
  • Patter
  • The Cups
    • Shape
    • Size
    • Weight
    • Sound
    • Visual appearance
  • Balls
    • Size
    • Color
    • Material
  • The Magic Wand
  • The Table
  • The Table Surface
  • Handling of the Cups
  • False Transfers
  • Loads
  • Placement of the Loads in pockets
  • Loading Technique
  • Hiding the Load from the Audience
  • Delayed Loading
  • Putting Down Loaded Cups
  • Presenting the Loads
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 181
Christian Scherer Click Wand construction of a magic wand who does a click when hit on the hand
  • Construction
  • Handling of the Wand
  • The Meaning of a Magic Wand
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 197
Christian Scherer Applied Physics two cups routine, balls first appear from purse frame
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Inspired by
 200
Christian Scherer Cagliostro the Alchemist cups and balls routine with two steel mortars and steal balls
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 221
Chapter 5 - Cards à la Carte
233
Christian Scherer The Royal Fours four Fours change into Kings and back to Fours
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Related to
 235
Christian Scherer My Ascanio Spread Handling Ascanio Spread variation
 		235
Christian Scherer Another Fancy False Cut in the hands false flourish cut
  • The Fancy False Cut as a Card Production
  • The Fancy False Cut as a Control
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 246
Christian Scherer A Card Index system and construction details of the Scherer card index
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 251
Christian Scherer The Poetry of Magic shuffled deck separates in four suits, with three glasses and a handkerchief
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 256
Michael Ammar, Christian Scherer Deck Switch with handkerchief, using Topit
 		260
Christian Scherer Is It a Trick? selection is extracted from center of the deck, cards spread on table
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Variations
 277
Glimpse while placing deck from one hand to other
 		277
Christian Scherer Good Luck Number faro under the table, card at total of two added cards
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 282
Christian Scherer The Oracle of Bern
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 287
Edward Marlo Breakless Curry Change
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Related to
Variations
 291
Christian Scherer French Leave with duplicate Ace
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Inspired by
 295
Leaving Top Card in Case
296
Frederick Braue Braue Add-On
299
Christian Scherer Fake Drop Switch
300
Christian Scherer Rub-A-Dub-Dub Variation
303
Harry Lorayne HaLo Cut
310
Christian Scherer Uncanny Reflex reflex variation, with small toy gun
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Inspired by
Related to
 315
Christian Scherer The Missing Page travelers routine, using topit
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 319
Christian Scherer Turnover Pass Handling
321
Dave Rumfelt, Christian Scherer Card from Breast Pocket
323
Christian Scherer Hofzinser's Glove cards put in a box, selection is fished out with a glove, that holds the card in an eery way
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Variations
 328
Christian Scherer Phantasmagoria case and deck put in a bag and is shaken up, signed card is found inside the box
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 334
Chapter 6 - Intriguing Occurences
341
Christian Scherer, Sveroni Fisherman's Yarn fish on cardboard change size with scale, magic trick based on Jastrow optical Illusion, medal on chain vanishes
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Related to
 343
Christian Scherer Gone Terribly Wrong water monte with three cups, then water turns into confetti
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Related to
 354
Christian Scherer Magic Miniature Golf three golf balls vanish and appear under a bowl with a hole, then they appear in the box they were extracted in the beginning, with collapsible golf club as magic wand, crazy golf presentation
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 370
Christian Scherer Keep Away From Card Cheating Games monte with jumbo cards, first three red and one black card as a climax three black cards and one red card
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Inspired by
  • Joe Riding's "The only three Card Trick in the World using four Cards"
 390
Christian Scherer A Childhood Dream six bill repeat, pocket method
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 406
Christian Scherer Cause and Effect design of locking Chinese Sticks, with routine and presentation
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Parting Thoughts
433
Christian Scherer Some Parting Thoughts
435
Lorenz Schär, Kevin Stieger Like a Swiss Clockwork portrait and biographical notes of Christian Scherer
Also published here
  • in "Aladin" Nr. 5, 2015.
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Bibliography
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Christian Scherer's Publications 1978 - 2021
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Data entered by Lorenz Schär, February 2025.