The David Berglas File No. 1

Professional Magic for Magicians

Book
1976
Written by David Berglas
Work of David Berglas
48 pages (Stapled), published by Selfpublished
Illustrated with drawings by David James
Language: English
21 entries
Cover photograph
Creators Title Comments & References Page AA Categories
Peter Warlock Foreword description of Any Card at Any Number effect
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Alan Kennaugh A Kaleidoscope of Talent "offbeat profile"
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David Berglas Introduction
7
David Berglas Flash Magic on pyro flash material
 		11
David Berglas Match Replay paper is ignited with blown out match, then paper is blown out and match burns again
 		13
David Berglas F-L-A-S-H! fire flash appears, apparently strong drink, using cigarette to ignite flash paper
 		15
David Berglas Flick-Flash shooting a fire ball through the room, flash paper ball
 		17
David Berglas Pocket Ashtray to vanish a lit cigarette, "The Litcig Vanish"
 		19
David Berglas Hole-In-One "A Suit-Able Gag", gag, apparently clothes having a hole burnt through them, with gag explenation
 		21
David Berglas Knot Magic on knot effects
 		23
David Berglas Knot-Knot an instant double-knot
 		24
David Berglas Neck Tie looped rope through neck
 		25
David Berglas Knot Now instant knot, one-handed
 		27
David Berglas Assorted Knots Monkey Knots
  • Triple Knot
  • Up-Knot Down-Knot
  • No Knot
  • Knot Over Monkey Puzzle
  • Instant Noose
  • Noose with One Knot
  • Noose with Knot-Knot
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David Berglas Tie-Tie one-handed knot in tie
 		31
David Berglas Card Magic general remarks on cards and magic
 		33
David Berglas Spot On wrong card changes to selection, when performer shakes deck
 		35
David Berglas Palm Spring wrong card put side-jogged in the deck, when cards are sprung from hand to hand, card changes to selection
Variations
 37
David Berglas Caught Card cards spread on table, when spread is turned over selection shoots in other hand
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David Berglas Jokers Wild three selections, three jokers turn into selections one by one, sample card turns out to be third selection
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David Berglas Sitting Pretty spectator sits on selection
Variations
 45
Data entered by Lorenz Schär, June 2017.