Meir’s Muses
MyMagic eNewsletter #1,227
August 21, 2024
As many of you already know one of the items I collect/horde are finger choppers. I have a very nice collection with many rare and not so rare choppers that use many different methods. I even had part of my collection displayed in a museum for a while.
The basic finger chopper that most magicians are aware of was invented by Edward M. Massey, was patented in 1941 and was called The Finger Guillotine.
The Disecto Arm Chopper was invented by Lester Lake in 1938. I am not sure who came up with the idea on miniaturizing the Disecto illusion, so it became a finger chopper variant. The first and oldest version I have in my collection was made by Nat Litt in the 1960s but I don’t believe it was ever marketed.
A few years ago, an artisan in India made a bunch of them, not sure how many, but it can no longer be made. I was able to acquire all the remaining stock from Sam Dalal and can offer them to you. Although you can perform with these, I think they are nicer as display pieces that can be demonstrated when asked about.
►Disecto Finger Guillotine:
A little more than twenty years ago an artisan in India made a limited amount of finger choppers that were designed like Disectos. This is the end of that batch and will no longer be available.
Although this model works and you can use it to pierce fingers, thumbs, cigars, etc… it will more likely become a display piece or collectible.
Watch and buy: HERE
►OUR LATEST RELEASE:
►Bent, Erased & Spiked:
Both hobbyist and professional magicians are always looking for a quick piece of magic that can be easily carried with them and performed at a moment’s notice.
This package contains three of those routines.
Another great thing that many of those magicians are aware of is that magic routines that end with an impossible object that is also examinable always get great reactions.
All three of these routines end that way.
Coin magic specialists are often in pursuit of one-coin routines that are easy to follow and even easier for audiences to describe.
All three of these routines are simple to follow, one-phase, one-coin routines.
Watch and buy: HERE
►BACK IN STOCK:
I often carry the Orgimagic White Crane with me as an emergency quick-trick/time filler to both my stage and close-up shows. My basic routine can be seen in the trailer and my written instructions for it are included with every purchase.
►Orgimagic White Crane:
A white tissue is crumpled into a ball and tossed from hand to hand. As it is being tossed it visually begins folding itself into an origami crane!
This outstanding effect comes from Japan and uses the latest in fabric technology that does all the work for you.
It is easy–self-working and requires no skill at all.
Watch and buy: HERE
I decided to continue the introductory sale prices on all of Dan Garrett’s magic until I am able to offer you many more of his tricks, books, and lecture notes.
►FOR EVERYTHING GARRETT GO: HERE
►UPCOMING APPEARANCES:
►SEPTEMBER 1: Spinnato’s Comedy Magic Show at Comix @ Mohegan Sun Casino in CT. Tickets: HERE
►SEPTEMBER 28: Magic Festival at the Villa Roma Resort in NY. Tickets: HERE
To view all my upcoming appearances go: HERE
Stay happy, Meir
PS: My Customizable Twists download received an excellent review in Genii. You can read it on the product page: HERE
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“True concentration, in its fullest sense, consists of focusing the mind on an idea, rather than merely fixing attention on a physical object.”
…Kreskin (Kreskin’s Mind Power Book, 1977)
