Micro Card Rise
Solari, Bob
Bob Solari Magic
A person picks a card from the deck. Their card is lost in the deck then, on the magician's word, it vanishes completely from the deck. The magician casts a wry smile and points to his shirt pocket."It's in my pocket!", he announces. With an empty hand he slowly pulls a card from his pocket. The smile fades as audience points out it is the wrong card. Looking at the card the smile appears back on the magician's face. "Oh, I'm sorry. I meant to say your card is in his pocket, pointing to the king." Without saying another word, a micro card is seen rising from the king's vest pocket!
A wonderful animation at your fingertips! Each unit is meticulously hand-crafted by Bob Solari
Reviews
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Overview
This is another nice Solari creation. Only 100 were made and I doubt you could get your hands on one of these babies nowadays, but I did it. I really respected Solari as a creator and found his stuff to be quality.My recollection is that Bob retired from producing magic a few years ago and if that recollection is incorrect, please let us know, but I could not find this for sale anywhere.
Effect
You have your spectator pick a card (maybe not so freely) and then you tell them that your prediction card is in your pocket. You pull out the King of Hearts and unfortunately it does not match the selected card. But, look closely, the King of Hearts is holding something and it rises and it is a mini card - and it is the selected card.Method
The method is a specially hand-made card by Solari and you control the speed at which the mini card rises and when it rises. It is very easy to learn and perform, but because of the gimmick, the card cannot be handed out for any inspection whatsoever.Product Quality
It is an excellent hand-made gimmick. The instructions are a printed page and they are clear and easy to follow.Ad Copy Integrity
Because I could not find this product for sale anywhere, I cannot assess the ad copy.(Top ▲)
If you're looking for a nice effect in this genre, I can certainly recommend Bob Solari's Micro Card Rise.
The effect is similar to Martin Lewis's Cariographic, but without the need to draw anything. Watch the video; you'll get the idea.
What's most amazing to me is the amount of work in this little gimmick... and only for $30! I think I'd go nuts after making two of them. If you can force a card, you can do this trick.
There's only one drawback, but luckily one that can be easily remedied. You can't hand this card out for examination. If you're working for a camera, nobody cares. But in real life, your audience will want to see that damned card! Luckily for us, there is plenty of literature out there on how to switch out a card.
In fact, I would buy a one-way deck of King of Hearts, and print up some little cards that match the "rising" card, and make up a bunch of giveaways. Hell, I'd even go so far as to put my contact information on the back of the card (a sticky label printed with your business card). Yeah, they'll know it's a sticker when they get home, but that still won't explain the rising part. Of course, in an ideal world you would have custom-printed cards made...
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Random I-Tunes Song of The Moment: The House The Jack Built By Metallica
For $30 bucks you get a very well made gimmick that is kind of cutesy. The gimmick is not examinable and is the kind of thing that the spectator will know is gimmicked. However, the real mystery isn't so much that a card rose from the pocket of the king on the playing card, but rather, the mystery is that it's their card.
The gimmick is hand made by Bob Solari and is excellent quality. The only other thing you get with the gimmicked card is a folded up piece of paper crammed into the product box. This folded paper basically says, "f**** a card and use the gimmick to reveal the card." Frankly, you won't even need that once you see the gimmick. The method is obvious (not to the spectator).
The only complaint I have is that the ad copy on Bob Solari's website claims that the selected card vanishes from the deck. Yet in the instructions, there is no method taught for vanishing the card from the deck.
This is the kind of thing where the effect will either appeal to you or not. Watch the video and decide for yourself. If it does appeal to you, you'll likely come up with your own presentation, and you'll have to because none is supplied. But if you like it, you'll be very happy with the gimmick and its quality.
Final Verdict:
4 Stars with a Stone Status of Gem.