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    Slydini's Linking Rings
    Slydini's Linking Rings
    Slydini's Linking Rings
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    Slydini's Linking Rings

    By D. Angelo Ferri

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    My manuscript includes over 100 instructional photos and careful descriptions of each phase of the routine.
    The rings are linked and then all the rings are handed out for inspection.
    An impromptu assistant is invited on stage and a very entertaining interaction between the magician and his impromptu assistant takes place as the rings are linked and un-linked right in front of the impromptu assistants’ eyes!
    The assistant is thanked and dismissed from the stage.
    Next, the magician creates many amazing designs with the rings.
    The finale is a dramatic un-linking of all the rings at once which brings a spontaneous round of applause.
    You will need a standard set of rings and one additional solid single ring. A word of caution. In this routine the rings fall to the floor, one by one, for the finale. I’ve had students who bought cheap linking ring sets and when they dropped the rings to the floor, the seams of the rings broke! If you are going to invest your time and money learning this routine, you must also invest in a quality set of linking rings!

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherD. Angelo Ferri
    Release dateJan 15, 2019
    ISBN9780463181829
    Slydini's Linking Rings
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    D. Angelo Ferri

    Thank you for taking a look at my profile page. Welcome! My magic e-books are dedicated to my teacher Slydini. It is my sincere hope that some Magicians will take up a serious study of his Art and pass it on to another generation of Magicians. My e-book: The Glass through the Table is a free download, my way to introduce you to the Magic of my teacher, Slydini. . Ever since I was a kid I’ve been fascinated with Magic, those old time private eye movies, especially the Maltese Falcon starring Humphrey Bogart, playing cards, and all things Italian. One night, while walking through the San Francisco Financial District, the idea for my own detective stories came to me. I’ve written two e-books that will teach you how to play some great Italian Cards games. My e-book: Scopa is a free download, my way to introduce you to my detective and the Italian Card Game Scopa.

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      Slydini's Linking Rings - D. Angelo Ferri

      Slydini’s Linking Rings, 2019 Edition

      by D. Angelo Ferri

      Distributed by Smashwords

      Copyright 2019

      D. Angelo Ferri

      Contents

      Introduction

      Set Up

      The Count / Linking the Rings

      Going into the Audience

      The Key Ring Steal

      The Spectator Sequence

      Spinning The Single Ring

      The Designs

      Meet the Author

      Other E-Books by D. Angelo Ferri

      Introduction

      Many years ago, sometime in 1977 I believe, while I was a student of Slydini’s; I picked him up at his studio on West 45th Street and we drove to New Jersey, to the home of Mr. Arthur Manfredi, the photographer taking the pictures for Slydini’s new book: The Magical World of Slydini.

      I was taking part in the photo session that day playing the part of the assisting spectator for the chapter on The Linking Rings. It was a wonderful experience and those pictures, of my teacher and I mean a great deal to me.

      Now, almost 30 years later, I am going to a photo session immediately from writing this to pose for the pictures of my manuscript on my teacher’s routine.

      As with my other work, I believe my principal contribution to the student is that I was a student myself. I remember how much there was to learn and how many details there are to understand and apply.

      Slydini could only take so many pictures, there could only be so many words of instruction, in his book, and I promise you in his lessons with me he was extremely detailed and precise in how he wanted things done.

      It was my nature to ask him hundreds of questions and write things down, he never minded this, and in fact he welcomed it.

      Cellini has recently released a wonderful DVD about Slydini, ‘As I recall…’

      Listening to Slydini’s former students talk about him and their memories shocked me in a way. Some of them traveled with him, I never did that.

      We studied, ate, drank coffee, and studied some more. I was of some little use to him around his studio from time to time, but ours was a working relationship. I was apprentice to the Master and whenever my conversation drifted from anything that did not have something to do with the task at hand he would become very upset.

      Today I understand.

      I have performed this routine, exactly as taught to me, for more than 25 years. It is always very well received. I promise you, if you dedicate yourself to this routine, you will have something very special. Perhaps; 25 years from now you will sit down to write about your experiences and inspire some magician yet to be born as I put these words to paper.

      Slydini’s Linking Ring Routine is a show stopper. After a brief introduction the rings are displayed and linked. Next; Slydini would walk into the audience and offer all the rings for inspection. He would select one audience member to be his impromptu assistant and invite him on stage.

      Slydini had his assistant sit in one of two chairs on the stage (the second chair served as a resting place for the rings that are not in use at any point during the routine). His helper was given the set of three linked rings and challenged to take the rings apart.

      As the assistant tried to take the rings apart, Slydini went back into the audience to gather up the outstanding rings. The audience was amused by the efforts of the spectator on stage and so there was no ‘dead time’ as Slydini gathered up the set of two linked rings and three solid single rings.

      Upon returning to the stage Slydini polished the rings a bit with a cloth as he allowed his assistant to try to un-link the rings for just a bit longer. As Slydini polished the rings he kidded his assistant by saying; Take your time. Finally, Slydini stopped him as he said; OK you couldn’t do it so watch me now.

      Slydini held a single ring in his left hand. Two single rings were picked up by the right hand, which struck the rings against the side of the chair. The two rings were immediately linked to the ring held by the left hand and the resulting chain of three linked rings (identical to the set of three held by the spectator) was displayed to the assistant and the audience.

      OK you couldn’t do it so watch me now. As these words were being spoken, Slydini showed the rings to his assistant and then asked him to blow on them. One ring immediately separated itself from the other two. You see? That’s all there is to it!

      Slydini slipped the ring over his head and then proceeded to show how securely the remaining two rings were linked. Now these, you know they are inside? Right?

      Slydini asked and answered the question by immediately saying No! and separating his hands to show the rings were no longer linked together.

      The ring held by the left hand was passed to the right hand. The ring around his neck was re-acquired by the right hand. The two rings in the right hand were passed to the left hand and then the set of three linked rings was taken back from the assistant.

      Slydini placed ‘his’ rings on the chair and then referring to the set of three rings just taken from his impromptu assistant; he said: "OK, these you couldn’t do, these you couldn’t do, so watch me now!’

      Slydini approached the impromptu assistant and said: Look…watch. As he said this, he displayed the rings in a very particular way. This one was out already… you should know this!

      He seemed to simply ‘lift’ the upper most ring out and as he did he kidded the spectator for not seeing the ring was not connected to the other two all along. This would bring a big laugh from the audience.

      The final two rings were un-linked literally right in front of the spectator’s eyes. Slydini would stand behind his impromptu assistant and hold the two linked rings just inches from the assistants’ eyes. Slydini asked him to verify that the rings were linked and to say yes or no.

      The assistant, many times, would touch the rings, and then confirm they were linked. Slydini moved the rings a bit and asked his assistant to confirm that the rings were still linked.

      Again, the spectator said yes. A small adjustment by Slydini and again the question; How about now? The assistant checked the rings and said Yes. Slydini shrugged his shoulders as he said: Are you sure now? The impromptu assistant would say Yes. Slydini immediately separated his hands, showing the rings were un-linked as he said No!

      This brought a round of applause. Slydini thanked his helper, dismissed him from the stage as he asked the audience to give the man a nice round of applause.

      Next Slydini re-arranged the rings on ‘his’ chair, smiled, and music began to play.

      A single ring was held in the left hand. The right hand picked up a single ring from the chair. The ring was hit upon the side of the chair. The hands were quickly brought together and suddenly the ring formerly held by the right hand was seen spinning around inside the ring held by the left hand. The rings were transferred back and forth between the hands, each ring being spun within the other.

      Finally; the rings were lifted up in a display, held between the two hands. The hands slowly separated, showing the rings were no longer linked. This was repeated with a slight variation one or two more times and then one single ring was replaced upon the seat of the chair.

      Next, three rings were picked up (by the right hand). The hands were brought together and the rings were allowed to fall into a chain of four linked rings. Once the effect registered within the mind of the audience, the second ring in the chain was gripped by the right hand brought up and hit against the ring held by the left hand.

      The rings took the shape of a ‘Mickey Mouse’, the ears being the rings held by the right and left hands and the other two rings being the head and the body. Next the lower ‘body’ ring seemed to jump up and into the ring above in and then down (the Horse). This was repeated and then the rings were dropped into a chain of four (once again).

      The bottom ring was picked up by the right hand. The rings were shaken back and forth, the hands separated and the rings were seen to have ‘linked’ themselves into a ‘square’.

      After a brief display, the rings were ‘tossed’ to the left and the hands separated again and now the rings were back to a chain of

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