Magic With Finger Rings by Jerry Mentzer

A collection of incredible close-up effects with borrowed finger rings! Some in conjunction with the performer's own ring or other props. All are stunners! There is not a "pipe dream" or "strictly theoretical" item among them. Every effect has been performed many, many times. With this fine collection of effects at your disposal, you can select one or several of them and perform magic that people will remember!

Magic with borrowed rings has special audience appeal because finger rings are important and valuable. They are extremely personal items. People show pride in themselves as well as love and affection toward others by the visible symbol of a finger-ring. Old-time stage magicians new the entertainment value of borrowing a ring, destroying it, and later producing it unharmed from inside a nest of boxes, an egg, or a walnut shell. Today's close-up performer can create similar audience interest by using that very "personal" item–a borrowed finger ring!

Over twenty-five effects are described in this large size, typeset book, line drawing illustrations accompany the text to clarify key points. Every reader should be able to find something of interest.

Contents Include:

Chapter One – The Spectator's Ring Links

The Himber Ring (Richard Himber): explained
Routine For The Himber Ring
Reputation Ring (Steve Dusheck): using 2 matching rings, one gimmicked
Locked Ring (Steve Dusheck): borrowed ring onto a necklace
Dusheck's Ring Trick (Steve Dusheck): flying ring, no reel
Ring Finale (Steve Dusheck): useful for other ring tricks
Rubber Ringer (Bill Kalush): ring on rubber band

Chapter Two – Ropes, Rods And A Ring

Ring On Stick A La Hoffmann: from Hoffmann's Modern Magic
Ring On Stick – "The Art Of Magic" (T. Nelson Down)
Ryan's Rope, Ring And Rod (Jim Ryan): with a borrowed ring
Repeat Ring Release (Dr Dan McDonald): ring off a rope, uses a gimmicked ring, but most can be done with a borrowed ring
A Ring Trilogy (Scotty York): uses four rings, three gimmicked
Stand-Up Ring Routine (Scotty York): stand up version of above
Ringer (Scotty York): borrowed finger ring on/off a rope
Another Ring Move (Earl Nelson): ring off rope move
The Faustus Ring (Dan Garrett): ring on rope move, borrowed ring
Walkoff (Steve Dusheck): borrowed ring removed from a knot on a rope
Routine For Walkoff (Steve Dusheck): for a Himber ring or two duplicate rings
Ring – Knot Really (Michael McGivern): ring release from knot, a borrowed ring

Chapter Three – Assorted Tricks With Rings

Notes From Modern Magic
The Flying Ring
To Pass a Ring From the One Hand to Either Finger of the Other Hand
To Pass a Borrowed Ring Into an Egg
Ring-Opening (Roland Hurley): an opener for a close-up show, uses three similar rings, two gimmicked
The Ring's The Thing (Scotty York): Scotty's variation
Concorde (Stephen Tucker): borrowed ring on ribbon in an envelope
Glitter Ring (Jerry Mentzer): crushed and restored borrowed ring
I.O.U. (Steve Dusheck): with a special pen and a borrowed ring
Ring-A-Ding-Ding (Steve Dusheck): build a ring pull
Ring On The Finger (Takeshi Nemoto): using a half-ring
The Red Diamond (Steve Dusheck): quickie with a card and a ruby/diamond ring
Color-Changing Ring (Steve Dusheck): narrow-band ring to larger ring
Eggsceptional Eggs (Steve Dusheck): ring ends up in a nest of plastic eggs
Ring Into Saltshaker (Jerry Mentzer): special shaker made from a glass salt shaker
Ring In Salt (Steve Dusheck): another version
Impromptu Ring Into Saltshaker (Jerry Mentzer): use with any shaker
Tit For Tat (Bill Tadlock): ring to key case
Impromptu Ring Flight (Richard Bartram, Jr.): borrowed ring changes to a coin, the ring is found in a coin purse
Vanishes For Rings: some suggestions for vanishings rings
Commercially Available Ring Tricks: a half dozen products listed
Other Selected Reading: some suggested resources