00002-Tarbell 03 – Sleight of Hand with Coins

The field of sleight of hand is a vast one and a thorough knowledge of it will add immensely to your magical education.

Whether you are a full-time pro or avid amateur; a close-up magician, an illusionist, or a mentalist you should know how to secretly control and manipulate small items without detection.

In this lesson, Dan will teach you many principles of sleight of hand, with coins and similar objects, to give you a firm foundation in our art.

When you have mastered the manipulations in this lesson, your reward will be a variety of methods that will allow you to vanish, produce, or exchange virtually any small objects you desire.

This will give you the ability to be a magician anytime, anywhere!

In this lesson Dan will teach:
Concealing Techniques
Front Flat Palm (aka Classic Palm)
Pressure Palm
Front Edge Palm (aka Classic Edge Grip)
Front Thumb Palm
Back Thumb Palm
Invisible Thumb Palm (aka Downs Palm)
Finger Palm
Curled Finger Tip Palm
Front Finger Palm
Back Finger Palm
Front Finger Clip
Back Finger Clip
Closed Finger Palm
Finger Tip Clip
Two Finger Balance
Thumb-Fingertip Horizontal Hold
Thumb-Fingertip Vertical Hold
Production Clip
Pinch Clip
Flat Finger Position
Fist Horizontal and Fist Vertical Holds
Manipulative Methods for Vanishing a Coin
Front Thumb Palm Vanish
Top Pocket Vanish
Front Flat Palm Vanish
Front Finger Palm Vanish
The Coin Slide Vanish
Thumb Grip Vanish
Finger Palm Vanish
Lift Up Vanish
Invisible Thumb Vanish
Le Tourniquet Vanish (aka The French Drop)
Tarbell’s Improved “French” Vanish
Le Paul’s Improved “French” Vanish
Tarbell’s “Nip-Away” Coin Vanish
The Superba Coin Vanish
The Direct Coin Vanish
Joe Berg’s Thumb Coin Vanish
Pick-Up Vanish
Front and Back Finger Palming
Back Finger Clip Vanish
To Get Rid of a Coin after Vanishing it in Hand
The Elusive Change-Over Palm
The Thumb Change-Over
Michael Ammar’s Wiped Clean
Bonus Modern Handwashing Technique