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| − | + | '''The Piano Card Trick''' is a card effect where the cards are placed between the spectators fingers, then when separated into piles, one card seems to pass from one hand's pile to the other. | |
The trick is very old, but got it's name from [[Imro Fox]] who would ask the volunteer to spread their hands on the table as if to play a piano. | The trick is very old, but got it's name from [[Imro Fox]] who would ask the volunteer to spread their hands on the table as if to play a piano. | ||
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* Piano Trick in The [[Royal Road To Card Magic]] by Hugard and Braue (1948) | * Piano Trick in The [[Royal Road To Card Magic]] by Hugard and Braue (1948) | ||
* The Piano Duet in [[Marlo's Magazine]], vol. 1, page 177, 1976. | * The Piano Duet in [[Marlo's Magazine]], vol. 1, page 177, 1976. | ||
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[[Category:Card Plots]] | [[Category:Card Plots]] | ||
Latest revision as of 11:16, 28 July 2015
The Piano Card Trick is a card effect where the cards are placed between the spectators fingers, then when separated into piles, one card seems to pass from one hand's pile to the other.
The trick is very old, but got it's name from Imro Fox who would ask the volunteer to spread their hands on the table as if to play a piano.
Publications
- The Odd Card in What Shall We Do To-Night? by Leger D. Mayne (1873), page 30
- The Piano Card Trick in Stanyon's Magic, vol. 2, No. 11, August 1902, page 82.
- The Piano Trick in The Art of Magic by T. Nelson Downs (1909).
- The Invisible Passage in Popular Card Tricks by Walter B. Gibson (1928)
- Piano Trick in The Royal Road To Card Magic by Hugard and Braue (1948)
- The Piano Duet in Marlo's Magazine, vol. 1, page 177, 1976.
References
Conjuring Credits' article on card:piano_card_trick
