Al Bertini

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Creators	Title	Comments & References		Year	Source	Page	Categories
Ernesto "Ernest" Pracchia, Osmar "Mister Curdis" Moreno	Fantsma	apparently a ghost is trapped inside a folded handkerchief	Related to Der Geist (Al Bertini, 2004)	1967	Toda la Magia Moderna en un Pañuelo	83	Silk & Handkerchief / Animation Mental Magic / Effects / Seance Stuff
Al Bertini	Al Bertini's Geistesblitze: Der Geist	apparently a ghost is trapped inside a folded handkerchief	Also published here Der Geist (Al Bertini, 2004)	1982	Hokus Pokus (Vol. 43 No. 2)	35	Silk & Handkerchief / Animation Mental Magic / Effects / Seance Stuff
	Frühjahrstreffen des Magischen Rings	on the magic meeting of the Magic Club of Berne, Almeico, Eckhard Böttcher, Jean Garance, Al Bertini, Marius, Imre Serdult, Kurt Frank jr., Peter Faesi, Paul Mauerhofer, Rolf Mayr, Roberto Furegati, Olaf Spell, Peter Wilker, Rüdiger Deutsch, Calindo, Binocchi, Orsani, Hans Peter Hofmann, Durowa		1982	Hokus Pokus (Vol. 43 No. 3)	59	Articles / Convention Reports
Al Bertini	Al Bertini's Geistesblitze; Das zerrissene Papierband oder Phönix aus der Asche	torn and restored paper ribbon		1982	Hokus Pokus (Vol. 43 No. 3)	76	Paper / Torn & Restored Hand Gimmicks / Thumb & Finger Tip
Al Bertini	Al Bertini's Geistesblitze: Der fliegende Ring	finger ring vanishes from Okito Box and appears on finger, with variation		1982	Hokus Pokus (Vol. 43 No. 4 & 5)	110	Ring / Finger Rings / Traveling / Miscellaneous Coin / Effect Themes / Coin Box Routines / Okito Box / Miscellaneous
Al Bertini	Al Bertini's Geistesblitze: Psychokinese	bending of two nails in the hand		1982	Hokus Pokus (Vol. 43 No. 6)	132	Nail Hand Gimmicks / Thumb & Finger Tip Mental Magic / Effects / Metal Bending
Peter Wilker	Guten Tag hier spricht der Redaktor	on Roberto Furegati, Olaf Spell, Werner Nussbaumer, Jean de Merry, Al Bertini, Willy Peter, Paul Maurer		1983	Hokus Pokus (Vol. 44 No. 1)	5	Articles / Articles
Al Bertini	Al Bertini's Geistesblitze: Die Macht des Pendels	different spectator write date of birth on papers, one spectator finds his own by the use of a pendulum	Variations Gedanken zu "Pseudo-Psychometrie" (Peter Faesi, 1995)	1983	Hokus Pokus (Vol. 44 No. 1)	22	Mental Magic / Effects / Living and Dead Test Pendulum
Andy Tonella, Peter Wilker	Internationaler Zauberkongress Luzern 11.-13.3.1983	on the magic convention in Lucerne, Jackie Steel & Athene, Al Bertini, Alex Porter, Dixon, Sebastian, Erino, May Orlando, Orsani, Adrian Klapproth, Arino		1983	Hokus Pokus (Vol. 44 No. 2)	29	Articles / Convention Reports
	Al Bertini's Weltrekord	on Al Bertini's world record, biggest paper trees		1983	Hokus Pokus (Vol. 44 No. 2)	41	Articles / Articles
Al Bertini	Al Bertini's Geistesblitze: Bank-Night Exklusiv	keys with numbers		1983	Hokus Pokus (Vol. 44 No. 3)	79	Key / Seven Keys to Baldpate
Al Bertini	Al Bertini's Geistesblitz: Der Ruf der Weildnis	card on rope, for children, cable from telephone		1983	Hokus Pokus (Vol. 44 No. 4)	122	Cards / Effect Themes / Location / Card on Rope or Ribbon Telephone
Al Bertini	Al Bertini's Geistesblitze: Der Schlüssel des Salomo	key transposes with finger ring, wallet held by spectator, same as Gaeton Bloom's Ring Flight	Related to Salomo der Weise: Eine Kontroverse um ein Kunststück (Peter Wilker, 1983)	1983	Hokus Pokus (Vol. 44 No. 5)	138	Key / Transposition Ring / Finger Rings / Traveling / Ring Flight Hand Gimmicks / Thumb & Finger Tip
Peter Wilker	Salomo der Weise: Eine Kontroverse um ein Kunststück	on Al Bertini and Gaeton Bloom's routine, Harold Voit	Related to Al Bertini's Geistesblitze: Der Schlüssel des Salomo (Al Bertini, 1983)	1983	Hokus Pokus (Vol. 44 No. 6)	157	Articles / Articles
Al Bertini	Al Bertini's Geistesblitze: Der Schlüssel des Glücks	four wallets with keys		1983	Hokus Pokus (Vol. 44 No. 6)	180	Key / Seven Keys to Baldpate Hand Gimmicks / Thumb & Finger Tip
Al Bertini	Al Bertini's Geistesblitze: Das Kravattenmirakel	cut and restored tie		1984	Hokus Pokus (Vol. 45 No. 1)	11	Clothing / Necktie Hand Gimmicks / Thumb & Finger Tip
Walter "Waltini" Schällebaum, Jean de Merry, Zoran Nikolin, Peter Wilker	Bern - Jahrestreffen und Hauptversammlung des Magischen Rings der Schweiz	on the Swiss national convention in Berne, Shaun Mc Cree, Roberto GIobbi, Olaf Spell, Al Bertini, P. Maurer, Jean de Merry, Werner Nussbaumer, Almeico, E. Böttcher, Pavel, Jean Garance, Willy Peter, Henk Vermeyden, Sandro, Cordyny, Cherry Maxim, Gil Mystère, Marco, Peter Hunziker, Haraldini, Francois et Monique, Jean Pierre Nicod, Roberto Furegati, Gerd Bieling Impressionen von der Tagung in Ostermundigen Compte-Rendu du Congres du CMS Die Seminare Die Abendveranstaltung Kurzbericht über die Generalversammlung		1984	Hokus Pokus (Vol. 45 No. 2)	26	Articles / Convention Reports
Al Bertini	Al Bertini's Geistesblitze: Irrlicht	signed bill to matchbox, loading mechanism		1984	Hokus Pokus (Vol. 45 No. 2)	45	Match & Matchbox / Matchbox & Matchbook Bill / Traveling / Impossible Location / Miscellaneous
Al Bertini	Al Bertini's Geistesblitze: Der Warentest	knife through borrowed handkerchief, unorthodox prop		1984	Hokus Pokus (Vol. 45 No. 3)	66	Knife & Paddle / Penetration Silk & Handkerchief / Penetration of Other Objects
Al Bertini	Al Bertini's Geistesblitze: Das tapfere Schneiderlein	cut and restored string, routine for children		1984	Hokus Pokus (Vol. 45 No. 4)	92	Rope / Cut & Restored Children Magic / Routines
Al Bertini	Al Bertini's Geistesblitze: Das Geheimnis der Bubuschka	bill to nest of Matryoshka dolls	Related to Russian Delivery (Alexander de Cova, 1991) Nested Dolls (George Schindler, 1996)	1984	Hokus Pokus (Vol. 45 No. 5)	119	Bill / Traveling / Impossible Location / Miscellaneous Hand Gimmicks / Thumb & Finger Tip Apparatus & Dealer Props / Nest of Boxes
Al Bertini	Al Bertini's Geistesblitze: Der Brief des Meisters	signed card to envelope in wallet, wallet on table secured with padlock		1984	Hokus Pokus (Vol. 45 No. 6)	141	Cards / Effect Themes / Traveling / Card(s) to impossible Location / Envelope(s) Cards / Effect Themes / Traveling / Card(s) to impossible Location / Wallet
	Hokus-Pokus dankt...	on Al Bertini and Mrs. Furegati		1984	Hokus Pokus (Vol. 45 No. 6)	145	Articles / Articles
Al Bertini	Das Edison-Mirakel (Der Ring in der Glühbirne)	finger ring to light bulb, followed by french translation "Le miracle d'Edison (La bague dans l'ampoule)"		1985	Hokus Pokus (Vol. 46 No. 2)	60	Ring / Finger Rings / Traveling / Miscellaneous Light & Fire / Light Bulb
Al Bertini	The Repeat Thread Gimmick	"The work with thread" characteristics of the gimmick, which consists of an invisible thread dispenser in a pen 1. The Material 2. Fixation points and sensors 3. Knots 4. The Dress 5. The lighting		1987	Repeat Thread Gimmick	5	Thread / Invisible Thread / Miscellaneous
Al Bertini	Using the Gimmick	Pulling out the thread for use Using the repeat quality		1987	Repeat Thread Gimmick	10	Thread / Invisible Thread / Miscellaneous
Al Bertini	The floating finger ring	borrowed ring clings to pen, moves up and down, then floats into spectator's hand		1987	Repeat Thread Gimmick	12	Ring / Finger Rings / Animation Thread / Invisible Thread / Miscellaneous
Paul Maurer	Pot-Au-Feu	on Waltini, Al Bertini, Walter Boeniger, Yrus, Olaf Spell, Leni Rehm, Pascal, soap bubble solution, Hansrudolf Suter, Carambo, Almeico, Zoran Nikolin, Petrick. & Mia, Wilker's Magische Blätter, Kaldy-Karo		1987	Hokus Pokus (Vol. 48 No. 3)	103	Bubbles Articles / Columns
Al Bertini	Nostradamus	twelve zodiac cards with numbers on back, one is chosen and number matches number on a key, Nostradamus story presentation	Variations Nochmals Nostradamus (Peter Wilker, 1987)	1987	Magische Blätter (Vol. 1 No. 2)	6	Cards / Gaffed Cards & Decks / Cards / Rough and Smooth (not full deck) Key / Miscellaneous Mental Magic / Effects / Prediction / Miscellaneous
Peter Wilker	Zauberei zum Nachtisch: Al Bertini	analysis of Al Bertini performing table hopping magic, description of style and tricks used		1987	Magische Blätter (Vol. 1 No. 5)	3	Articles / Articles
Al Bertini	Das Tuch im Ärmel	silk vanishes and appears in sleeve of spectator		1987	Magische Blätter (Vol. 1 No. 5)	5	Silk & Handkerchief / Traveling / Miscellaneous
Peter Wilker	Nochmals Nostradamus	twelve zodiac cards with numbers on back, one is chosen and number matches number on a key, Nostradamus story presentation	Inspired by Nostradamus (Al Bertini, 1987)	1987	Magische Blätter (Vol. 1 No. 6)	1	Cards / Gaffed Cards & Decks / Cards / Magnetic & Shimmed Card Key / Miscellaneous Mental Magic / Effects / Prediction / Miscellaneous
Al Bertini	Das Album	folder with pictures, pictures are numbered on the back and number is named, picture is predicted	Variations Folder Force (Al Bertini, Florian Severin, 2004)	1988	Magische Blätter (Vol. 2 No. 1)	5	Photograph Mental Magic / Principles / Forcing Mental Magic / Effects / Prediction / Standard Predictions (one or multiple items)
Al Bertini, Olaf Spell	Die Verwandlung	borrowed bill is transformed into other bill, clip on bill		1988	Magische Blätter (Vol. 2 No. 4)	5	Bill / Transformation / Bill or Paper / Single / Visible
Paul Maurer (reviewer)	The magic nights Baden	on the Magic Nights in Baden, Al Perry, Al Bertini, Orsani & Martina, Alreno, Pico, Otto Fischer, Philius, Calindo, Durowa, Oro		1990	Hokus Pokus (Vol. 52 No. 4 & 5)	10	Reviews / Shows
Pino Pan	10 Jahre Marnac's "Magic Coffee"	on Marnac's get-together, Christoph Borer, Piet Forton, Roberto Giobbi, Al Bertini, Christian Scherer, Magrée, Olaf Spell, Marino		1990	Hokus Pokus (Vol. 52 No. 4 & 5)	16	Articles / Articles
Alexander de Cova	Russian Delivery	bill to nest of Matryoshka dolls	Related to Al Bertini's Geistesblitze: Das Geheimnis der Bubuschka (Al Bertini, 1984) Nested Dolls (George Schindler, 1996) Also published here Russian Delivery (Alexander de Cova, 1992) Russian Delivery (Alexander de Cova, 1993) Russian Delivery (Alexander de Cova, 1993) Russian Delivery (Alexander de Cova, 2015)	Nov./Dec. 1991	Avantgarde Magic (Vol. 1 No. 4)	18	Bill / Traveling / Impossible Location / Miscellaneous Hand Gimmicks / Thumb & Finger Tip Apparatus & Dealer Props / Nest of Boxes
Al Bertini	Geldscheinmetamorphose		Variations To give something back: 10 zu 100 (Eric Schmid, 1995)	1991	Hokus Pokus (Vol. 53 No. 6)	23	Bill / Transformation / Bill or Paper / Single / In the Hands
Eric Schmid	To give something back: 10 zu 100	without thumb tip	Inspired by Geldscheinmetamorphose (Al Bertini, 1991)	1995	Hokus Pokus (Vol. 57 No. 6)	147	Bill / Transformation / Bill or Paper / Single / In the Hands
Peter Faesi	Gedanken zu "Pseudo-Psychometrie"	thoughts on pseudo psychometry	Inspired by Pseudo-Psychometry (Theodore Annemann, 1935) Al Bertini's Geistesblitze: Die Macht des Pendels (Al Bertini, 1983)	1995	Hokus Pokus (Vol. 57 No. 6)	149	Mental Magic / Effects / Psychometry Effects Paper / Envelopes / Marked
George Schindler	Nested Dolls	folded bill bill to nest of Matryoshka dolls	Related to Al Bertini's Geistesblitze: Das Geheimnis der Bubuschka (Al Bertini, 1984) Russian Delivery (Alexander de Cova, 1991) Also published here Nested Dolls (George Schindler, 2004)	Mar./Apr. 1996	The Magic Menu (Vol. 6 No. 34)	393	Bill / Traveling / Impossible Location / Miscellaneous Hand Gimmicks / Thumb & Finger Tip Apparatus & Dealer Props / Nest of Boxes
Al Bertini	Der Geist	apparently a ghost is trapped inside a folded handkerchief	Related to Fantsma (Ernesto "Ernest" Pracchia, Osmar "Mister Curdis" Moreno, 1967) Also published here Al Bertini's Geistesblitze: Der Geist (Al Bertini, 1982)	2004	Original Al Bertini	3	Silk & Handkerchief / Animation Mental Magic / Effects / Seance Stuff
Al Bertini	Ringdurchbruch	coin travels to pocket, changes to key and finger ring penetrates key, key/coin gaff		2004	Original Al Bertini	5	Key / Penetration Key / Transformation Coin / Gaffed / Off-beat Gaffs
Al Bertini	Geldmetamorphose	glued		2004	Original Al Bertini	7	Bill / Switches / In the Hands / Folding & Unfolding
Al Bertini	Drei Münzen	copper silver transposition, then third coin travels into spectators hand, watch is stolen during routine		2004	Original Al Bertini	8	Pickpocketing / Watch Steal Coin / Effect Themes / Transposition / Copper & Silver / Solo Coin / Effect Themes / Traveling / Hand to Hand / to or from Spectator's Hand
Al Bertini	Das Spiegelbild	card from cut packet is remembered and divined, number of cards appear on mirror		2004	Original Al Bertini	9	Cards / Principles / Fishing Cards / Effect Themes / Think a Card / limited Choice Cards / Effect Themes / Divination & Mind Reading / Miscellaneous Cards / Effect Themes / Mirror & Cards
Al Bertini	Erdnüsse	finger ring travels into sealed can of peanuts		2004	Original Al Bertini	11	Ring / Finger Rings / Traveling / Miscellaneous Can
Al Bertini	Die Geburtsstunde	prediction of hour, dial drawn on paper, freely named number		2004	Original Al Bertini	13	Mental Magic / Principles / Multiple Out Mental Magic / Effects / Prediction / Miscellaneous
Al Bertini	In Memoria	three predictions written on paper with red pen, all are wrong and when opened again they are corrected with black ink by spirit		2004	Original Al Bertini	15	Pen & Pencil / Special Ink Mental Magic / Principles / Multiple Out Mental Magic / Effects / Prediction / One Ahead Classic Triple Prediction Magnet / As Hidden Method / Miscellanous
Cyprien F., Bari Mystère	Jahreskongress des MRS in Winterthur / Le congrès 2004 du CMS à Winterthur	on the Swiss magic convention in Winterthur, Tobias Heinemann, Amadeus, Pavel, Shahiro, Frank Borton, Mike Marteen, Chris & Christina Maurer, Tom Davis, Sylvia Diana, Pat Perry, Ivo Durox, Feldini & Family, Jupiter, Pol Pollux, Roberto Giobbi, Al Bertini, Gumaro, Archibald		2004	Hokus Pokus (Vol. 66 No. 3)	5	Articles / Convention Reports
Al Bertini, Florian Severin	Folder Force	folder with pictures, pictures are numbered on the back and number is named, picture is predicted	Inspired by Das Album (Al Bertini, 1988)	2004	Thirteen Steps to Vandalism	60	Photograph Mental Magic / Principles / Forcing Mental Magic / Effects / Prediction / Standard Predictions (one or multiple items)

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