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* '''Three Round Ringer''', by [[Danny Korem]]. Published in [[Korem without Limits]] (D. Robbins Publication, 1985)
 
* '''Three Round Ringer''', by [[Danny Korem]]. Published in [[Korem without Limits]] (D. Robbins Publication, 1985)
  
* '''Quad-Ringle Plus''', by [[Marc DeSouza]]. Published in [[DeSouza's DeCeptions]] ([[David Acer]], 2001)
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* '''Quad-Ringle Plus''', by [[Marc DeSouza]]. Published in [[DeSouza's DeCeptions]] ([[David Acer]], 2001).
  
 
* '''The Ring''', by [[Brian Nordstrom]]. Published in [[Genii 2006 December]]. A ring is threaded onto the string, then unlinks, relinks, and finally vanishes from the middle of the string, only to reappear on the finger where it began. One phase features an adaptation of [[Jay Sankey]]'s Two-Way Toss to create a very visual link of a finger ring onto the center of a rope.
 
* '''The Ring''', by [[Brian Nordstrom]]. Published in [[Genii 2006 December]]. A ring is threaded onto the string, then unlinks, relinks, and finally vanishes from the middle of the string, only to reappear on the finger where it began. One phase features an adaptation of [[Jay Sankey]]'s Two-Way Toss to create a very visual link of a finger ring onto the center of a rope.
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== Solo Finger-Ring-And-Rope Moves in Print ==
 
== Solo Finger-Ring-And-Rope Moves in Print ==
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* '''Unwedding Ring''', by [[Joe Turner]]. Published in the [http://geniimagazine.com/back_issues/2009/01/index.html January, 2009 issue of Genii magazine]. A novel method (based on a [[Dave Gripenwaldt]] precursor) for apparently threading a finger ring onto a rope or shoelace, then causing it to penetrate the middle of the lace.
  
 
* '''Ringer''', by [[Scotty York]]. Published in [[Kabbala]], Volume 2, #2 (October, 1972), then later reprinted in the bound volume.
 
* '''Ringer''', by [[Scotty York]]. Published in [[Kabbala]], Volume 2, #2 (October, 1972), then later reprinted in the bound volume.
  
* '''Clifton's Ring Move''', by [[Emile Clifton]]. Published in [[Variations]] ([[Earl Nelson]], 1978). A seminal method for apparently causing a ring that's hanging from the middle of a rope to vanish while the ends are effectively being held by a spectator.
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* '''Clifton's Ring Move''', by [[Emile Clifton]]. Published in [[Variations]] ([[Earl Nelson]], 1978). A seminal method for apparently causing a ring that's hanging from the middle of a rope to vanish while the ends are being held by a spectator.
  
 
* '''The Fireman's Pole Move''', by [[Gary Ouellet]]. [[Genii]] (July, 1991). A ring is openly threaded onto a rope, then vanishes. Inspired by the [[Hirata Master Move]], the move must be done seated. (this was not included in [[The Homing Ring]])
 
* '''The Fireman's Pole Move''', by [[Gary Ouellet]]. [[Genii]] (July, 1991). A ring is openly threaded onto a rope, then vanishes. Inspired by the [[Hirata Master Move]], the move must be done seated. (this was not included in [[The Homing Ring]])

Revision as of 03:19, 8 July 2009

The Plot

A finger ring (usually borrowed) is threaded onto a soft piece of rope that is typically between 18 and 24 inches long. The ring then magically penetrates the center of the rope, coming off in the magician's hand. Very often this is the first phase of a multi-phase routine wherein the ring is repeatedly threaded onto the rope and penetrates each time under increasingly impossible conditions. There are also techniques wherein the ring can be made to magically link onto the center of the rope (such as Dan Garrett's Faustus Ring Move).

Multi-Phase Routines in Print

  • The Ring, by Brian Nordstrom. Published in Genii 2006 December. A ring is threaded onto the string, then unlinks, relinks, and finally vanishes from the middle of the string, only to reappear on the finger where it began. One phase features an adaptation of Jay Sankey's Two-Way Toss to create a very visual link of a finger ring onto the center of a rope.
  • The Ring and String, by Mark Leveridge. A four-phase routine published as part of Mark Leveridge's Master Routine Series. A borrowed finger ring links to and unlinks from an examinable length of thin rope (or cord). Leveridge performed the routine as part of his award-winning act in the 198? British IBM Close-up Competition.

Solo Finger-Ring-And-Rope Moves in Print

  • Ringer, by Scotty York. Published in Kabbala, Volume 2, #2 (October, 1972), then later reprinted in the bound volume.
  • Clifton's Ring Move, by Emile Clifton. Published in Variations (Earl Nelson, 1978). A seminal method for apparently causing a ring that's hanging from the middle of a rope to vanish while the ends are being held by a spectator.
  • Ringworm, by Richard Sanders. Published in Random Acts of Magic (David Acer, 2004). A borrowed finger ring is openly placed in a coin purse, whereupon the purse is closed and tabled. The magician then ties a knot at the center of his rope, holds one end of the rope in each hand so the knot hangs in the middle, then pulls the rope taut, causing the knot to change instantly into the spectator's ring. The spectator is invited to look inside the coin purse, wherein he finds the knot.