Diamond Silk Fountain

Jay Scott Berry

(Based on 2 reviews)
Introducing a great new working of a classic effect. Traditionally, the Fountain of silks is a pretty effect, an elegant effect. Rarely, if ever, is it considered to be a truly mysterious effect. That is, until now. Imagine being able to show both hands empty (really) then reach into the air and produce a 24" red Diamond silk. This is freely shown and pulled through the hands. Then, without and false moves, a fountain of multi- colored silks appears and cascades from the center of the red silk. This effect is as clean and visual as it sounds. Gone are the awkward table or chair steals. Gone are the large lumpy silk bundles. That's right, you really can produce 9 - 24" Diamond silks at you fingertips! Pretty, elegant and mysterious.

Reviews

Fredrick Turner

Official Reviewer

Jan 28, 2013

Jay Scott Berry has redesigned the classic Silk Fountain that allows it to be performed without table or chair steals. Hands are shown empty and a silk is produced. The silk is pulled through the hand and bundled. From within the bundled silk, a multi-color silk fountain is produced.

The silk fountain is well made from diamond cut silks. The diamond cut silks allow the fountain to compress smaller and tighter than the traditional fountain. The opening silk is also a diamond cut.

The only downside is that you will need to be set throughout your act and a jacket or coat is required.

The effect is within the reach of most parlor performers. Parlor is the best venue for this and most of Berry’s effects.

Jay Scott Berry’s Diamond Silk Fountain is a beautiful visual piece of magic at a great price.
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Paul White

Jul 05, 2006

I enjoy doing this. In really skilled hands it can appear to be a silk from nowhere appears in your hand, followed by a fountain of silks.

The colors are nicely arranged to get oohs and aahs. What was sacrificed to make this a no-steal from a table or an assistant was the size of the fountain. While the colors are attractive, the quantity of silks looks somewhat small. The diamond-shaped silks also contribute to this.

Overall, it is in the intermediate range of difficulty to perform, and to perform it really well would require a lot of practice.
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