178 entries for Eddie Fechter

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Creators Title Comments & References Year Source Page AA Categories
Edward Marlo Card to Pocket Surprise same surprise as in Eddie Fechter's Routine
 		1945
Off the Top
13
The "Yankee Doodle" Card singing a tune, card appears at last beat
Related toVariations 1945/27
Tarbell Course in Magic — Volume 4
120
Paul LePaul An Automatic Jog-Control
Related toVariations 1949
The Card Magic of Le Paul
99
Paul LePaul The Gymnastic Aces Aces leap one at a time out of the deck when shaking incompletely shuffled deck
Related toVariations 1949
The Card Magic of Le Paul
207
Chinese Money Mystery
Variations 1952
Modern Coin Magic
154
Bill Simon Unexpected two red aces are laid on spectator's hand and transform into black aces, then the red aces are pinched out of the deck one by one, first phase similar to Fechter's "Be honest"
Related toVariations 1952
Effective Card Magic
133
Edward Marlo The Most Flexible Shift: Simple Shift with additional notes and the following subsections:
  • The Crimped Ace
  • To Get All Four Aces to Top
  • To Get Three Aces to Top and One on Bottom
  • To Get Two Aces to Top and Two to Bottom
  • To Get Three Aces to Bottom and One on Top
  • To Place All Four Aces at a Certain Number from the Top or Bottom
  • To Get a Center Stock of Cards to Top or Bottom
Related to 1961
The Multiple Shift
35
Silent Mora Chinese Money Trick chinese coin is stretched, then formed into man-like coin (originally from Sphinx)
Variations 1966
The New Modern Coin Magic
411
Eddie Fechter Eddie Fechter Reverse Technique when getting into riffle shuffle packets kiss
 		1969
Expert Card Mysteries
15
Eddie Fechter You Brain Me glimpse of reversed selection in deck
 		1971
Expert Card Chicanery
49
Eddie Fechter Fechter's Fooler
Related to 1971
Expert Card Chicanery
50
Walter Rollins, Jerry Mentzer Unexpected Surprise four of five cards vanish, with odd-backed card variation
Related to 1972
Card Cavalcade
31
Eddie Fechter Small Number Faro Stack faro slough-off handling
Also published here 1972
Card Cavalcade
39
Eddie Fechter Fan Positioning placing a card at certain position from top, using fan shuffle
Also published here 1972
Card Cavalcade
41
Eddie Fechter Double Lift from Tabled Pack
Also published here 1972
Card Cavalcade
43
Eddie Fechter A Fechter Force packet cutting timing force with out
VariationsAlso published here 1972
Card Cavalcade
45
Eddie Fechter Peek Reverse
Also published here 1972
Card Cavalcade
46
Eddie Fechter Quick Reverse using palm
Also published here 1972
Card Cavalcade
48
Eddie Fechter Cover for the One-Handed Top Palm tapping deck on table
 		1972
Card Cavalcade
49
Eddie Fechter Tabled Transfer tabled double undercut, bottom to top
Also published here 1972
Card Cavalcade
50
Eddie Fechter Swivel Cut Transfer bottom cards to top
Also published here 1972
Card Cavalcade
51
Eddie Fechter Control cuts and a faro shuffle, sliding block
VariationsAlso published here 1972
Card Cavalcade
52
Derek Dingle, Walter E. Cummings, Eddie Fechter F.C.D. Aces sliding production
Related toVariations July 1972
Epilogue (Issue 15 (Part 2))
139
Derek Dingle, Eddie Fechter Tabled Pop Over
1973
Super Subtle Card Miracles
41
Gene Castillon Gourmet Slide Aces
  • FDC Discovery Method #1
  • FDC Discovery Method #2
  • FDC Discovery Method #3
  • FDC Discovery Method #4
Inspired by May 1973
Kabbala — Volume 2 (Vol. 2 No. 5)
34
Eddie Fechter Packet to Packet
VariationsAlso published here 1974
Card Cavalcade II
34
Jerry Mentzer Alternate Handling Number One
Inspired by 1974
Card Cavalcade II
37
Jerry Mentzer Alternate Handling Number Two
Inspired by 1974
Card Cavalcade II
38
Eddie Fechter How Do You Want Me To Find Your Card? selection is found again and again in quick fashion, as an out
Also published here 1974
Card Cavalcade II
167
Eddie Fechter, Edward Marlo The Estimation Peek
Related toAlso published here 1974
Card Cavalcade II
169
Eddie Fechter Speller Positioning
Also published here 1974
Card Cavalcade II
171
Steve Saunders, James R. Hicks Four Aces 1,000,001 Aces vanish and are found again by spelling the cards
Inspired by 1974
Necromancer (Vol. 2 No. 4)
1
John F. Mendoza The Automatic Deck sliding block production
Inspired byRelated to 1978
The Book of John
78
Eddie Fechter Choice Aces aces are lost and reproduced, spectator makes some decisions how
 		Aug. 1979
Apocalypse (Vol. 2 No. 8)
229
Eddie Fechter Rapid Reverse palmed card replaced when tabled deck is spread
 		1979
Card Cavalcade Finale
63
Eddie Fechter Card Transpo from small packet to small packet, biddle
 		1979
Card Cavalcade Finale
65
Eddie Fechter No Pile four of five cards vanish
Related toAlso published here 1979
Card Cavalcade Finale
69
Nick Trost Double-Take Card Change simplified version
Inspired by 1979
Impromptu Card Magic
11
Eddie Fechter Pop-Over Move
1982
The Complete Works of Derek Dingle
31
Eddie Fechter Slide Production - The Basic Production
1982
The Complete Works of Derek Dingle
74
Paul Harris, Daryl Martinez, Eddie Fechter Instant Replay card jumps off deck into other hand, then back
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1983
A Close-Up Kinda Guy
126
Tom Gagnon The Fan Square-Up Pass top card cover pass from one-handed fan
Inspired by
  • Eddie Fechter's Fan Glimpse (Magic of Eddie Fechter, p. 185)
Also published here 		1984
Epoptica (Issue Yearbook)
301
Eddie Fechter Small Number Faro Stack faro slough-off handling
Also published here 1984
Fork Full of Appetizers — Book 2
2
Steve Beam Forced Add-On without disturbing the top and bottom cards
Inspired by 1987
The Trapdoor — Volume One (Issue 16)
272
Fan Pop Over card pops over from left-hand half onto fan in right hand, Eddie Fechter?
 		1987
New Wave Close-Up
120
Michael Skinner, Eddie Fechter Spring Card Revelation pop over on Fan
 		1988
Darwin Ortiz at the Card Table
91
Eddie Fechter Hindu Revelation thumb flips card out of deck
 		1988
Darwin Ortiz at the Card Table
96
Tom Ogden Äährlich?!
Inspired byAlso published here
  • Genii
 July 1988
Intermagic (Vol. 13 No. 5)
204
Randy Wakeman Here's to the Head Forker spectator says "That's it" on every card shown, sucker
Related to
  • "That's it!" (Eddie Fechter)
 1989
Randy Wakeman Presents
12
David Berger Have a Heart Variation on Fechter's "Be honest"
Inspired by Feb. 1990
Apocalypse (Vol. 13 No. 2)
1747
Paul Harris Instant Replay Instant Replay flourish as a color change
Related to 1990
Top Secret Stuff
55
Eddie Fechter Twisted Down pass to bring card to the bottom
 		Mar. 1991
The Minotaur (Vol. 3 No. 1)
5
Ray Mertz, Eddie Fechter Yankee Doodle singing Yankee Doodle to find selection
Related to July/Aug. 1991
The Magic Menu (Vol. 1 No. 6)
56
Eddie Fechter Fechter's Changing Aces (Snapover Aces) red Aces on top of tabled deck, when turned over again they are black Aces
Related to
  • Precursor #33
VariationsAlso published here
  • Fechter - The Magic of Eddie Fechter
 1993
Card File
209
Eddie Fechter Tabled Double Lift snap-over
 		1993
Card File
209
Mike Gallo Changing Aces black Aces produced, they change into red Aces
Inspired by 1993
Card File
211
Eddie Fechter Spring Card Revelation card flipped off deck in other hand or on deck
Also published here
  • "Magician Nitely"
 1993
Card File
214
Dan Block Changing Aces black Aces found, change into red Aces
Inspired by 1993
Card File
216
Eddie Fechter Imperfection Peek
1993
Fechter
35
Eddie Fechter Peek Control with a Corner Short Card
1993
Fechter
37
Eddie Fechter Natural Break Peek using natural breaks
 		1993
Fechter
39
Eddie Fechter Two Card Revelation deck cut in half, face cards change into selections, a la "Sleeve Aces"
 		1993
Fechter
41
Eddie Fechter Fourth Down finding two selection with reversed card
 		1993
Fechter
43
Eddie Fechter You Would Lose performer cuts to four Aces, slip cuts
 		1993
Fechter
49
Eddie Fechter Eddie's Stop performer stops spectator while dealing, next card is selection
 		1993
Fechter
51
Eddie Fechter The Spectator Stops psychological stop trick, cards face down
  • Outs
  • Touches
 		1993
Fechter
53
Eddie Fechter Eight Coin Trick
Inspired byVariations 1993
Fechter
55
Eddie Fechter Fechter's Changing Aces (Snapover Aces) red Aces on top of deck are replaced and turned over again, transformation to black Aces
Also published here
  • "Precursor" XXXIII, 1991. P. 3.
 1993
Fechter
57
Eddie Fechter That's It!
1993
Fechter
59
Eddie Fechter Fechter's Shake Down Gymnastic Aces with selected cards
Inspired by 1993
Fechter
63
Eddie Fechter Slide Revelation incomplete Faro, part slides forward and back to reveal selection
 		1993
Fechter
64
Eddie Fechter Fechter's Invisible Pass cover pass
 		1993
Fechter
66
Eddie Fechter, Dan Block Off Beat Tip Change Routine card under finger of spectator is apparently switched with other card
 		1993
Fechter
68
Eddie Fechter, Dan Block Top Change Handling card held from above
 		1993
Fechter
69
Eddie Fechter Faro Pairs magician's gag, Faro with alternate pairs
 		1993
Fechter
71
Eddie Fechter Crazy Cut strange card control, pass mechanics
 		1993
Fechter
72
Eddie Fechter Eddie Fechter's Multiple Shift
  • The Basic Multiple Shift
  • Four to the Top
  • Three to the Bottom and One to the Top
  • Four to the Bottom
  • Two to the Top and Two to the Bottom
Related to 1993
Fechter
75
Eddie Fechter One Handed Tabled Switch with deck in hand and card on table
 		1993
Fechter
78
Eddie Fechter A Card Location card pushed inside case
Also published here 1993
Fechter
119
Eddie Fechter A Card Control same as LePaul's "An Automatic Jog-Control"
Related toAlso published here 1993
Fechter
121
Eddie Fechter A Different Disclosure card change, while deck is turned over
Also published here 1993
Fechter
122
Eddie Fechter Eddie's Dunbury
Also published here 1993
Fechter
123
Eddie Fechter The Three Devils joke with cards
Also published here 1993
Fechter
124
Eddie Fechter Eddie Fechter's Homing Card
Also published here 1993
Fechter
125
Eddie Fechter I've Got a Surprise For You wrong card placed on table, same card is removed from pocket and card on table turns out to be selection
 		1993
Fechter
129
Eddie Fechter Be Honest - What Is It? two cards, one held by spectator and one by performer, change into two totally different cards, other two cards end up in performer's trouser pocket
Related toVariations 1993
Fechter
132
Eddie Fechter The Follow Up follow up for Be Honest - What Is It?, card changes face-up
 		1993
Fechter
136
Eddie Fechter Goblin Tube coin changes into water, with Goblin Tube, gag
 		1993
Fechter
137
Eddie Fechter, Del Ray Fechter's Aces Aces vanish from four packets and are found again, improvisational manner
Variations 1993
Fechter
138
Eddie Fechter Aces Up or Down? Aces are found reversed in the deck
 		1993
Fechter
143
Eddie Fechter You've Been Real Good to Me spectator sits on chosen card
 		1993
Fechter
146
Eddie Fechter Waterfall revelation of chosen card after waterfall from hand to hand
 		1993
Fechter
148
Eddie Fechter 6-4-5 Coin Trick tabled coins across, several phases
 		1993
Fechter
153
Eddie Fechter Eight to Twelve two spectators hold amount of cards, number of cards changes several times
Also published here
  • "Eight to Twelve" in "The Linking Ring" February, 1973.
 1993
Fechter
159
Eddie Fechter Fechter's Brainwave using a normal and a Brainwave deck
 		1993
Fechter
166
Eddie Fechter Glimpse of reversed card in center of the deck, while squaring up tabled deck
 		1993
Fechter
168
Eddie Fechter Peek Force
  • Multiple Force
 		1993
Fechter
174
Eddie Fechter Tiniest Peek I've Ever Seen verbal convincer for spectator's peek
 		1993
Fechter
177
Eddie Fechter Peek and Key Combination
1993
Fechter
178
Eddie Fechter Glimpse during rotation of the wrist
 		1993
Fechter
180
Eddie Fechter Peek Subtlety using a step after the peek
 		1993
Fechter
181
Eddie Fechter Turn Around Peek Control deck is turned 180° between the hands
 		1993
Fechter
183
Eddie Fechter Fechter's Fan Glimpse one-handed fan after peek
Variations 1993
Fechter
185
Eddie Fechter Cover For Peek Control deck is flexed while holding a break
 		1993
Fechter
186
Eddie Fechter Two Card Control From Peek
  • Pseudo Three Peek Control
 		1993
Fechter
188
Eddie Fechter Eight Selections using eight cards, fingertip peek and various revelations
 		1993
Fechter
190
Eddie Fechter Flying Locator improved version of Fechter's Fooler
Related to 1993
Fechter
199
Eddie Fechter Small Stock False Shuffle
1993
Fechter
203
Eddie Fechter Auto Jog Control side-jog, swivel cut
 		1993
Fechter
206
Eddie Fechter Spring Card Revelation card jumps from deck to hand
 		1993
Fechter
208
Eddie Fechter Fechter's Bluff Pass
1993
Fechter
210
Eddie Fechter Bar Towel Force
1993
Fechter
212
Eddie Fechter Tips, Hints, and Bits of Business various gags, on the classic force and Ambitious Card bit
 		1993
Fechter
213
Eddie Fechter Top Card Reversal for one or more cards, top or bottom
 		1993
Fechter
219
Eddie Fechter A Magical Prediction spectator finds his own card from ribbon spread deck, risky method, with outs
Also published here
  • "A Magical Prediction" in "The Linking Ring" June, 1972.
 1993
Fechter
222
Eddie Fechter Knockout Prediction using two decks
Also published here
  • "Knockout Prediction" in "The Linking Ring" June, 1972.
 1993
Fechter
225
Eddie Fechter Small Number Faro Stack faro slough-off handling
Also published here 1993
Fechter
231
Eddie Fechter Fan Positioning placing a card at certain position from top, using fan shuffle
Also published here 1993
Fechter
233
Eddie Fechter Double Lift from Tabled Pack
Also published here 1993
Fechter
235
Eddie Fechter A Fechter Force packet cutting timing force with out
Also published here 1993
Fechter
237
Eddie Fechter Peek Reverse
Also published here 1993
Fechter
238
Eddie Fechter Quick Reverse using palm, with variation
Also published here 1993
Fechter
241
Eddie Fechter Tabled Transfer tabled double undercut, bottom to top
Also published here 1993
Fechter
244
Eddie Fechter Swivel Cut Transfer bottom cards to top
Also published here 1993
Fechter
245
Eddie Fechter Control cuts and a faro shuffle
Also published here 1993
Fechter
247
Eddie Fechter How Do You Want Me To Find Your Card? selection is found again and again in quick fashion, as an out
Also published here 1993
Fechter
253
Eddie Fechter Estimation Peek
Also published here 1993
Fechter
255
Eddie Fechter Speller Positioning
Also published here 1993
Fechter
256
Eddie Fechter No Pile four of five cards vanish
Related toAlso published here 1993
Fechter
261
Eddie Fechter Packet to Packet with Alternate Ending
Also published here 1993
Fechter
263
Ellison Poland Slough-Off Control (SOC) cuts and a faro shuffle, card remains in second position throughout repeated faros
Inspired byRelated to
  • "Faro Slough Offs" (Jimmy Nuzzo, New Tops, Dec. 1965)
 1994
Wonderful Routines of Magic — The Second Addendum
1
Martin Gardner, Eddie Fechter, Audley Walsh Control 5 with cup
Related to
  • "Eddie Fechter's Dice Holdout Methods for Magicians" (Jerry Mentzer, 1974)
  • "Dice Dexterity" (Audley Walsh, Ed Mishell, 1953)
 1995
A Die Of Another Color
15
Eddie Fechter Control 12 with cup
Also published here
  • "Eddie Fechter's Dice Holdout Methods for Magicians" (Jerry Mentzer, 1974)
 1995
A Die Of Another Color
25
Paul Harris, Daryl Martinez, Eddie Fechter Instant Replay card jumps off deck into other hand, then back
Also published here 1996
The Art of Astonishment — Book 3 (Issue Close-up Kinda Guy)
115
Eddie Fechter Cutting Stop Force timing force
 		1996
Classic Sampler
4
Dominique Duvivier Somersaulting Double Make double card spin and somersault back onto the deck (flourish double)
Related to 1996
Magie Duvivier
12
Eddie Fechter Hindu Shuffle Control
1996
Lou Gallo: The Underground Man
55
Lou Gallo, Eddie Fechter Fechter's Sponge Balls
1996
Lou Gallo: The Underground Man
119
Eddie Fechter Cutting Force timing
 		1997
L.I.N.T. — Pocket Stuff for Close-Up Magicians
126
Paul Harris, Eddie Fechter, Daryl Martinez Snap-Over Move
Related to 1998
The Trapdoor — Volume Three (Issue 69)
1436
Eddie Fechter Cutting Stop Force timing, see p. 165 for Fechter's out
 		1999
Tricks of my Trade
158
Jörg Alexander Weber, Eddie Fechter Unmöglicher Austausch two card transform in spectator's hand
Inspired by 2000
ZauberKunstStücke — Band 1
26
Jerry Mentzer Two Card Transpo
Inspired by
  • "Off Beat Top Change Routine" (Eddie Fechter, Fechter, p. 68)
 2000
Card File Two
25
R. Paul Wilson Fech Me? Fech You! four card version instead of two
Inspired by 2001
Omerta
11
Eddie Fechter Small Number Faro Stack faro slough-off handling
Also published here Sep. 2001
Ego (Vol. 1 No. 4)
2
David Williamson The Memory Test "Be Honest" handling, Jokers pocketed at the start, two other cards transpose and then change into Jokers, other cards found in pocket
Inspired byAlso published here Sep. 2001
Magic (Vol. 11 No. 1)
117
David Williamson The Memory Test "Be Honest - What Is it?"
Inspired byAlso published here 2003
MagiFest ManiFest
21
Eddie Fechter Peek Gambit "did you get one?"
 		2004
Enchantments
78
Andrew Galloway Subterranean Silver (misspelled "Subterannean"), three coins in each hand, they travel across one by one, two discarded, two coins penetrate table to join others
Inspired by 2006
Diverting Coin Magic
30
Andi Gladwin 8 Hour Fan Change card on face of one half changes when fan in other hand is waved over it
Inspired byAlso published here 2006
Sometimes it's Hard to be a Cardman
18
David Solomon Which Switch? transposition with selection revelation
Inspired by 2007
The Wisdom of Solomon
68
Eddie Fechter Fechter's Slide Control bringing top card to bottom
 		2010
Secret Agenda (Issue Mar 22)
91
Eddie Fechter, Johann Nepomuk Hofzinser Timing Cut Force
2011
Making the Cut
23
Joe Rindfleisch A.D.D. Aces Daley's last with the Aces, all change to Kings
Inspired by Jan. 2011
Genii (Vol. 74 No. 1)
24
Eddie Fechter Hindu Shuffle Revelation
2012
Lessons in Card Mastery
81
Tony Cabral, Eddie Fechter Culling Ploy card apparently lost
 		2012
The Brown Shoes Lecture Notes
13
Eddie Fechter A Card Location card pushed inside case
Also published here 2012
The F.F.F.F. Book
176
Eddie Fechter A Card Control same as LePaul's "An Automatic Jog-Control"
Also published here 2012
The F.F.F.F. Book
180
Eddie Fechter Eddie's Dunbury
Also published here 2012
The F.F.F.F. Book
182
Eddie Fechter The Three Devils joke with cards
Also published here 2012
The F.F.F.F. Book
185
Eddie Fechter A Different Disclosure card change, while deck is turned over
Also published here 2012
The F.F.F.F. Book
186
Eddie Fechter Eddie's Homing Card
Also published here 2012
The F.F.F.F. Book
188
David Redondo Two Card Monte con Copa using a glass, with second phase
Inspired byRelated to 2012
Cartomagia - Notas de Conferencia
33
David Redondo Transposición Crisalina "Two Card Monte Con Copa 2.0"
using a glass
Inspired byRelated to 2012
Cartomagia - Notas de Conferencia
79
Eddie Fechter Fan Glimpse post-peek glimpse
 		2013
Too Hot for the Devil
83
Eddie Fechter Cutting Stop Force
Sep. 2013
Genii (Vol. 76 No. 9)
21
Benjamin Earl Face Value Be honest handling, two cards held by spectator change into two different cards, other two cards end up in performer's wallet or elsewhere
Inspired by 2016
Face Value
1
Eddie Fechter Original Card on the Seat miscalled selection
 		2018
The Magic of Johnny Thompson (Issue 2)
111
Benjamin Earl Stepping Stones
  • Step One: card pocketed is shown to be named card
  • Step Two: pocketed card transposes with a second named card in the hands
  • Step Three: "Be Honest" handling
Inspired by 2019
The Shift #2
1
Tom Gagnon Packet Collectors three selections lost, groups of four cards each biddle counted off deck and spectators put their hand on the groups that contain their cards, selections travel to between Kings
Inspired by 2019
Gagnon Unfiltered
53
Eddie Fechter Fan Glimpse step and one-handed fan, see also p. 435
 		2019
Gagnon Unfiltered
433
Andi Gladwin Fan Change one-handed fan waved over half in other hand
Inspired by
  • "Spring Card Revelation" (Eddie Fechter, Magician Nitely, 1974)
Also published here 		2020
The Boy Who Cried Magic
143
Edward Marlo Solution to E.F. Aces Aces lost, spectator stops at dribble four times to locate all Aces
Inspired by 2021
Output (Issue 16)
10
Rico Weeland Thank You, Eddie Aces vanish from four packets in different ways and are found again at four numbers or values in improvisational manner
Inspired by Oct. 2022
The Hermit (Vol. 1 No. 10)
466
Tom Gagnon A Fan of Müller's Three-Card Catch one-handed sandwich throw with deck in one-hand fan configuration, selection really stripped from center
Inspired by 2022
Gagnon's Inner Sanctum
64
Tom Gagnon Fan Glimpse to Hindu Shuffle one-handed fan after peek, followed by hindu shuffle control
Inspired by 2022
Gagnon's Inner Sanctum
126
Tom Gagnon Fan Glimpse to Overhand Shuffle one-handed fan after peek, followed by overhand shuffle control
Inspired by 2022
Gagnon's Inner Sanctum
128
Justin Higham Be Honest, Did You See It? two methods for Fechter's effect
  • First Method
  • Second Method
Inspired by 2023
Combined Card Notes
26