Bill Wisch

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Creators	Title	Comments & References		Year	Source	Page	Categories
Edward Marlo	Physical and Mental	performer places physical selection next to mental selection (one of twenty-six), two phases, half forcing deck, faro fan	Related to Faro Fan Force (Bill Wisch, 1981)	1964	Faro Controlled Miracles	68	Cards / Gaffed Cards & Decks / Deck / Forcing Deck Cards / Sleights / Force / Forcing from a Forcing Deck Cards / Effect Themes / Think a Card / limited Choice Cards / Effect Themes / Location / Stabbing Routines / Magic Thrust & Variations Cards / Sleights / Jog Techniques / Hide-Out / Fan
Harvey Rosenthal	Ring Off	see p. 608 for comment	Inspired by "Ring" (Ray Grismer, Genii, May 1971) Variations Ring On! (Bill Wisch, 1979) Finger Ring Release (Harvey Rosenthal) (Jack Avis, 2006)	Mar. 1973	The Pallbearers Review (Vol. 8 No. 5)	601	Ring / Finger Rings / Penetration / Ring and String
Tony Slydini	Paper Balls in the Box		Variations Paper Balls, Box & Wand (Bill Wisch, 1981) Round in Round (Gordon Jeppesen, 1989) A New Ending for Slydini's "Paper Balls to Box" (Peter Lentini, 2015)	1976	The Best of Slydini ...and More	96	Paper / Traveling
Bill Wisch	Palm Change No. 1	card inserted in front of deck is Tenkai palmed and switched for dummy	Related to Lazy Rise (Chris Mayhew, 2009)	1977	Palm Change 1 & 2	2	Cards / Sleights / Palming / Tenkai Palm & Unit Grip Cards / Sleights / Controls / Single Card Controls / Angly Palm Controls Cards / Sleights / Switches / Single Card Switches / Miscellaneous
Bill Wisch	Application	see application B)		1977	Palm Change 1 & 2	7	Cards / Effect Themes / Penetration / Ambitious Card Theme / Sequences
Bill Wisch	As a Multiple Shift	to top or into right Tenkai Palm, see application F)		1977	Palm Change 1 & 2	7	Cards / Sleights / Palming / Tenkai Palm & Unit Grip Cards / Sleights / Controls / Multiple Shifts / Passive
Bill Wisch	Palm Change No. 2	bottom card shown and apparently placed into center, palmed in unusual left hand position		1977	Palm Change 1 & 2	8	Cards / Sleights / Palming / Other Positions Cards / Sleights / Switches / Single Card Switches / Miscellaneous
Bill Wisch	Card to Wallet	see application A)		1977	Palm Change 1 & 2	12	Cards / Effect Themes / Traveling / Card(s) to impossible Location / Wallet
Obie O'Brien	USA Happenings	on Lou Tannen, Frank Garcia, Harry Lorayne, Bill Wisch, Barry Levy, Ali Bongo, Howard Flint, Paul Gertner, Al Goshman, Bob Little, Peter Kersten, Phil Goldstein		Aug. 1978	Pabular (Vol. 4 No. 12)	608	Articles / Columns
Karl Fulves (reviewer)	Palm Changes 1 & 2	by Bill Wisch		1978	Interlocutor (Issue 20)	76	Reviews / Books, Manuscripts, Notes
Bill Wisch	Chain(R)ing	using chain instead of rope		Oct. 1979	Apocalypse (Vol. 2 No. 10)	257	Rope / Penetration / Penetrations with Rings,... Ring / Finger Rings / Penetration / Ring and String
Bill Wisch	Tribute	to Slydini		1979	The Magical World of Slydini	ix	Articles / Intros & Epilogues
Bill Wisch	Introduction			1979	Wisches	[1]	Articles / Intros & Epilogues
Bill Wisch	6 Coins	three coins in each hand, the ones in chosen hand travel through the table		1979	Wisches	[2]	Coin / Effect Themes / Penetration / Table / All at once
Bill Wisch	Multiple Lap	sound covered by picking up coins with both hands simultaneously		1979	Wisches	[2]	Coin / Sleights / Lapping / as a Transfer
Bill Wisch	5 Coins	two coins in one hand and three in the other, the ones in one hand travel through the table		1979	Wisches	[2]	Coin / Effect Themes / Penetration / Table / All at once
Bill Wisch	2 Coins	one coin in each hand, one travels through the table		1979	Wisches	[4]	Coin / Effect Themes / Penetration / Table / One by One
Bill Wisch	Bicep Bounce Lap	coin drops from fist on biceps of same arm and into lap		1979	Wisches	[4]	Coin / Sleights / Lapping / as a Transfer
Bill Wisch	1 Coin			1979	Wisches	[4]	Coin / Effect Themes / Penetration / Table / One by One
Bill Wisch	No Nonsense Knot	method for setting up a slip knot		1979	Wisches	[5]	Rope / Knot Effects / False
Bill Wisch	Ring On!	borrowed finger ring travels onto gold chain while spectator's hold end	Inspired by Ring Off (Harvey Rosenthal, 1973)	1979	Wisches	[7]	Ring / Finger Rings / Penetration / Ring and String
Bill Wisch	The Key-Returned	key revolved by itself while balanced on fingertip		1979	Wisches	[9]	Key / Animation
Bill Wisch	Transit Spheres - Plus	four marbles travel from one hand to the other, one then changes into larger crystal ball		1979	Wisches	[11]	Pearl & Marble Ball / "Small" Ball / Routines Crystal
Bill Wisch	Using the elbow as a servante	Loading the Elbow Crease Acquitment of the object	Related to Paper Balls, Box & Wand (Bill Wisch, 1981) The Elbow Servante (Bill Wisch, 2020)	1979	Wisches	[13]	Pocket Techniques / Miscellaneous Coin / Sleights / Ditching Coins
Bill Wisch	Pecuniary Paste-boards	Aces are lost and found again, a coin appears under each card		1979	Wisches	[14]	Cards / Gaffed Cards & Decks / Cards / Card and Coin Gimmicks Coin / Effect Themes / Appearance & Vanish with Reproduction Routines / With Props / Cards Cards / Effect Themes / Appearance & Production / Other Object / Coins Cards / Gaffed Cards & Decks / Deck / Solid Cards / Gaffed Cards & Decks / Cards / Double Backer / Same Color
Bill Wisch	Quick Quarter & Half	half dollar changes into quarter and back, travels to pocket, quarter is found under performer's watch, "quarter to half gimmick" (folding)		1979	Wisches	[17]	Coin / Gaffed / Folding Coin / Effect Themes / Traveling / Coins under Watch Coin / Effect Themes / Transformation / Spellbound & visual Changes - Routines Coin / Gaffed / Miscellaneous Coin / Effect Themes / Traveling / Pocket
Bill Wisch	Introduction			1981	Wisches II	[1]	Articles / Intros & Epilogues
Bill Wisch	Levit-Ace-tion Routine	"Evidence of a Misspent Youth" Part One: Aces rise out of the deck's side perpendicularly one by one Part Two: different rising method with finger secretly behind deck	Also published here MUM, April 1979	1981	Wisches II	[2]	Cards / Effect Themes / Animation / Rising Card(s) / Impromptu
Bill Wisch	It's About Time	on practicing with a metronome How to use the Beat Sequence Development Sheet		1981	Wisches II	[3]	Articles / Articles
Bill Wisch	Advice on Showmanship			1981	Wisches II	[6]	Articles / Articles
Bill Wisch	Showmanship Development Sheet			1981	Wisches II	[7]	Articles / Articles
Bill Wisch	Paper Balls, Box & Wand	stand-up method using elbow servante	Inspired by Paper Balls in the Box (Tony Slydini, 1976) Related to Using the elbow as a servante (Bill Wisch, 1979)	1981	Wisches II	[8]	Paper / Traveling
Bill Wisch	Two Ring Figures	Bunny Olympic Symbol		1981	Wisches II	[11]	Ring / Linking Rings / Routines
Bill Wisch	Faro Fan Force	faro fan with half forcing deck	Related to Physical and Mental (Edward Marlo, 1964)	1981	Wisches II	[13]	Cards / Gaffed Cards & Decks / Deck / Forcing Deck Cards / Sleights / Force / Forcing from a Forcing Deck Cards / Sleights / Jog Techniques / Hide-Out / Fan
Bill Wisch	Fab-Stab	spectator stabs his selection with a knife, deck wrapped in newspaper		1981	Wisches II	[15]	Cards / Gaffed Cards & Decks / Deck / Forcing Deck Cards / Effect Themes / Location / Stabbing Routines / In the Deck
Bill Wisch	My 2 Cents	one coin in each hand, chosen one travels across, using Tenkai Pinch		1981	Wisches II	[16]	Coin / Sleights / Palming / Back Clip Handlings Coin / Effect Themes / Traveling / Hand to Hand / Tenkai Pennies
Bill Wisch	Gravity Fan	fan is made one-handed and appears to form itself		1981	Wisches II	[18]	Cards / Sleights / Flourishes / Fan Cards / Effect Themes / Animation / Miscellaneous
Bill Wisch	Rising Card From Fan	extension of Gravity Fan		1981	Wisches II	[18]	Cards / Effect Themes / Animation / Rising Card(s) / Impromptu
Bill Wisch	Mexicoin Turnover	showing two coins on both sides while one is double-sided		1981	Wisches II	[20]	Coin / Gaffed / Copper-Silver Coin / Sleights / Doubleface-display
Jack Kent Tillar	Dark Vision	using solved Rubik's cube for Color Vision, effect also suggested by Bill Wisch & Fr. Cyprian	Related to Rubik Con (Father Cyprian, 1981)	1982	The Magic of the Cube	21	Rubik's Cube / Miscellaneous Dice (small) / Color Vision
Bill Wisch	Thoughts About Style From Rocco Silano			Feb. 1988	Magical Arts Journal (Vol. 2 No. 1)	16	Articles / Articles
Bill Wisch	Bill's Monte	rubber band around finger, spectator must trap it by grabbing correct finger	Inspired by Fred Furman (Encyclopedia of Impromptu Magic, p. 510, The Magic Book, p. 45)	1988	The Chronicles (Issue 32)	1378	Rubber Band / Miscellaneous
Bill Wisch	Secret Knot	knot secretly tied when rope is given from one hand to the other		1988	The Chronicles (Issue 35)	1414	Rope / Knot Effects / Appearance Rope / Knot Effects / Real / Two-Handed
Karl Fulves	What From Whom	credit discussions, Bill Wisch		1988	Interlocutor (Issue 50)	237	Articles / Columns
Bill Wisch	Top Secret Count	false counts off the top of the deck, over, under, hiding cards	Variations Nonesuch Count (Karl Fulves, 2001)	1989	Kaleidoscope	39	Cards / Sleights / False Count / Elmsley Count Cards / Sleights / False Display / Hiding Surfaces Cards / Sleights / False Count / Jordan Count Cards / Sleights / False Count / Overcounts (as more than are there) Cards / Sleights / False Count / Undercounts (as less than are there)
Bill Wisch	Block Pivot Technique			1989	Kaleidoscope	39	Cards / Sleights / Multiple Lift / Push-Off
Bill Wisch	Six Card Repeat Count			1989	Kaleidoscope	41	Cards / Sleights / False Count / Undercounts (as less than are there) Cards / Effect Themes / Number Effects / Six Card Repeat & Co.
Bill Wisch	Easy as 1, 2, 3	No. 79, learning classic palm and false transfer, rhythm		1989	Self-Working Coin Magic	109	Coin / Sleights / Palming / Palm Positions Coin / Sleights / Vanish / Single Coin Vanishes / False Transfers - Put
Stephen Hobbs (reviewer)	The Phan-Thumb Card Control Technique	by Bill Wisch		Dec. 1993	Magic (Vol. 3 No. 4)	69	Reviews / Videos & DVDs
Bill Wisch	Education?	Letters		Mar. 1999	Magic (Vol. 8 No. 7)	14	Articles / Letters
Karl Fulves	Nonesuch Count	small number named, selection is there, false count off top of deck	Inspired by Top Secret Count (Bill Wisch, 1989)	2001	New Card Controls	114	Cards / Effect Themes / Number Effects / Card(s) at A Number(Numbers) Cards / Sleights / False Count / Slip Count
Chris Mayhew	Lazy Rise	visible rise ala Raise Rise	Related to Palm Change No. 1 (Bill Wisch, 1977) Variations Opposable Double (Mike Helmer, 2020) Also published here Lazy Rise (Chris Mayhew, 2022)	2009	A Clockwork Apple	58	Cards / Effect Themes / Penetration / Ambitious Card Theme / Sequences Cards / Effect Themes / Penetration / Ambitious Card Theme / Visible Rise
Bill Wisch	Chain of Events			2010	Prolix (Issue 8)	494	Chain / Endless Chain
Bill Wisch	Notes on Slydini		Also published here "Slydini, The Lecture" (Bill Wisch)	2011	Prolix (Issue 9)	609	Articles / Articles
Michael Rubinstein	Bill Wisch	mini bio		2020	Rubinstein Coin Magic	448	Articles / Biographical
Bill Wisch	The Elbow Servante	Loading the Elbow Crease Recovery	Related to Using the elbow as a servante (Bill Wisch, 1979) Also published here "An Arm Servante Technique" (Bill Wisch, MUM, Mar. 1982)	2020	Rubinstein Coin Magic	448	Pocket Techniques / Miscellaneous Coin / Sleights / Ditching Coins
William A. Wells (reviewer)	Bill Wisch's Slydini Style	by Bill Wisch		May 2021	Genii (Vol. 84 No. 5)	83	Reviews / Videos & DVDs
William A. Wells (reviewer)	Bill Wisch's Close-Up Magic	by Bill Wisch		May 2021	Genii (Vol. 84 No. 5)	84	Reviews / Videos & DVDs
William A. Wells (reviewer)	Bill Wisch's Card Magic	by Bill Wisch		May 2021	Genii (Vol. 84 No. 5)	85	Reviews / Videos & DVDs

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