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A card routine in [[Art of Astonishment]] Vol 1 by [[Paul Harris]]. Originally appeared in [[Super Magic]]
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[[Re-Set]] is a card routine by [[Paul Harris]] first published in [[Super Magic]](1977), later reprinted in [[Art of Astonishment]], Vol. 1 (1996). A similar plot was previously created by [[Brother John Hamman]]'s as [[Underground Transposition]] published in [[Jon Racherbaumer]]'s magazine [[Kabbala]], Vol. 1, no. 7, 1972. (Credit was given when republished in [[Art of Astonishment]].)
 
== Synopsis==
 
== Synopsis==
4 aces and 4 jacks are shown. Jacks are placed on the table and the aces are held in the hands. One at a time the aces change places with the jacks. For a kicker ending the four jacks instantly "reset" and become aces once again.
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4 aces and 4 jacks are shown. Jacks are placed on the table and the aces are held in the hands. One at a time the aces change places with the jacks (we can call that a ''Slow-motion Transposition''). For a kicker ending the four jacks instantly "reset" and become aces once again.
  
 
== Variations ==
 
== Variations ==
* Resetting Reset Bills by Bill Malone in On the Loose DVD Vol 4
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*''Twisted Reset'' By [[Jon Racherbaumer]] in [[Good Turns]] (1977).
* Set-Reset Plus by Bernard Bilis & Richard  Vollmer 4  in Card College Volume 3
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*''Reset Repair'' by [[David Solomon]] in [[Sticks & Stones]] no. 17, May 1978.
* Color Reset, yet another card reset by Jeff Poncher in Apocalypse Vol 5 No 9 Sept 1982 page 677.
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* ''Reset, Reset'' by [[Earl Nelson]] in [[Variations]] (1978). (Also appears on page 143 of The [[Art of Astonishment]], Vol. 1, 1996)
* Perfect Reset Reset  by Louis Falanga in Apocalypse Vol 9 No 8 Aug 86 – page 1241 ():
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*''Reset Twist'' by [[John Mendoza]] in [[Don England's TKO's]] (1981).
* Reset at Its Best by Randy Wakeman in Apocalypse Vol 12 No 4 April 1989
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* ''Color Reset, yet Another Card Reset'' by [[Jeff Poncher]] in [[Apocalypse]], page 677, Vol. 5, no. 9, Sept 1982,
* Respun by Robert Bengel in Apocalypse Vol 14 No 8 Aug 1991 page 1960
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*''Pre-set Reset'' by David Solomon in [[Sessions]] by [[Simon Aronson]] and [[David Solomon]] (1982).
* Ricochet by R. Paul Wilson - gimmicked packet trick.
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*''Reset Color'' by Jon Racherbaumer in [[Cardfixes]] (1982). 
* Reset, Reset by Earl Nelson in Variations. (Also appears on page 143 of “The Art of Astonishment” Book One.)
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*''Technicolor Reset'' by Jon Racherbaumer in [[Richard's Almanac]], Vol. 1, Summer Issue, june 1983.
* Dead Set by Euan Bingham in Free From Filler
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* ''Perfect Reset Reset'' by [[Louis Falanga]] in Apocalypse, page 1241, Vol 9, no. 8, Aug 1986
* Wild Aces by Gaston Quieto in Twenty 
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* ''Well Oiled Reset'' by Larry Jennings from The Classic Magic of Larry Jennings 1986).
* Escamotage by Barry Price - Barry tackles Paul Harris’ Reset
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*''A/K/A Reset'' by [[John Bannon]] in [[Mirage]] (1986).
* Persuasion by Harkey, David in Simply Harkey Page 227 : Aces turn to Queens, Queens vanish to case.
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* ''Re-Re-Re-Reset'' by [[Jamy Ian Swiss]] in [[Another Interesting Application of That Principle]] lecture notes (1987).
* Reset with a Hook by Greg Wilsoan in ard Stunts Video Contents
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* ''Reset at Its Best'' by [[Randy Wakeman]] in Apocalypse, Vol 12, no. 4, April 1989.
* Re-Re-Re-Reset by Jamy Ian Swiss in Another Interesting Application of That Principle lecture notes
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*''Color (Re)Set'' by [[Louis Falanga]] in [[Spectacle]] by [[Stephen Minch]] (1990).
* Respun by Robert Bengel in Apocalypse Vol.3
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* ''Persuasion'' by [[David Harkey]] in [[Simply Harkey]], page 227 (1991). Aces turn to Queens, Queens vanish to case.
* Reset Blanks by Guy Hollingworth in Quartet.
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*''Boomerang'' by [[Walt Maddison]] from Apocalypse, Vol. 14, no. 6, june 1991.
* The Maestro's Poker Demonstration by Jennings, Larry from The Classic Magic of Larry Jennings
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* ''Respun'' by [[Robert Bengel]] in Apocalypse, page 1960, Vol 14, no. 8, Aug 1991
* Well Oiled Reset by Jennings, Larry from The Classic Magic of Larry Jennings   
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*''Multiplex Reset'' by [[Jack Carpenter]] and [[Stephen Hobbs]] in [[Modus Operandi: The Card Magic of Jack Carpenter]] - ''Reset'' with a ''Double Travellers'' finale (1992).
*Boomerang by Walt Maddison from Apocalypse Vol.3
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*''Reset Finale'' by [[Jerry Mentzer]] in [[Card File]], Vol. 1, (1993).
*Call To Colors by Regal, David in Apocalypse Vol.4 using odd-backs
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*''Boxed Reset'' by James Swain in [[Miracles with Cards]] (1996).
*Metamorphosis one by James Swain in 21st Century Card Magic
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*''Call To Colors'' by [[David Regal]] in Apocalypse, Vol. 20, no. 12, december 1997, using odd-backs.
*Reset Finale by Jerry Mentzer in Card File
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*''Trost on Reset'' by [[Nick Trost]] in [[The Card Magic of Nick Trost]] (1997).  
*Twisted Reset By Jon Racherbaumer  in Good Turns 2.
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* ''Re-Test'' by [[Gaston Quieto]] on DVD [[Twenty]] (VHS 1998).
*Reset Color  By Jon Racherbaumer in Cardfixes 
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* ''Reset with a Hook'' by [[Greg Wilson]] in [[Card Stunts]] Video (1998).
*Trost on Reset by Nick Trost in The Cardmagic of Nick Trost   
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* ''Escamotage'' by [[Barry Price]] (1998).
*Boxed Reset by James Swain in Miracles with Cards
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* ''Set-Reset Plus'' by [[Bernard Bilis]] & [[Richard  Vollmer]] in  [[Card College]], Vol. 3 (1998).
*Reset Repair by Dave Solomon in Sticks & Stones No. 17, May 1978
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*''The Skinny'' by [[John Lovick]] in his Lecture Notes (1998).
*Technicolor Reset by Jon Rachbaumer in The Collected Almanac  
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* ''Reset Blanks'' by [[Guy Hollingworth]] in [[Quartet]] (1999).
*Reset Twist by John Mendoza in Don England’s TKO’s: Technical Knock Outs
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*''Metamorphosis One'' by [[Jim Swain]] in [[21st Century Card Magic]] (1999).
*Pre-set Reset by David Solomon in Simon Aronson's  Sessions
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* ''Ricochet'' by [[R. Paul Wilson]] - gimmicked packet trick (2001).
*Multiplex Reset  by Jack Carpenter & Stephen Hobbs in Modus Operandi - “Reset” with a “Double Travellers” finale.
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* ''Resetting Reset Bills'' by [[Bill Malone]] in DVD [[On the Loose]], Vol. 4 (2002).
*Well Oiled Reset by Mike Maxwell in The Classic Magic of Larry Jennings
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* ''Dead Set'' by [[Euan Bingham]] in [[Free From Filler]] (2003).
*A/K/A Reset?? by John Bannon  in Modern Card Magic (need to verify!)
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* ''Nullified!'' by [[Tom Stone]] in the ebook [[Random Walk]] (2007)
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*''Punk'd'' by [[Kevin Hat]] at http://www.kevhonline.net/index.htm.
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Latest revision as of 19:15, 15 January 2012

Re-Set is a card routine by Paul Harris first published in Super Magic(1977), later reprinted in Art of Astonishment, Vol. 1 (1996). A similar plot was previously created by Brother John Hamman's as Underground Transposition published in Jon Racherbaumer's magazine Kabbala, Vol. 1, no. 7, 1972. (Credit was given when republished in Art of Astonishment.)

Synopsis

4 aces and 4 jacks are shown. Jacks are placed on the table and the aces are held in the hands. One at a time the aces change places with the jacks (we can call that a Slow-motion Transposition). For a kicker ending the four jacks instantly "reset" and become aces once again.

Variations


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