Shells and Hopping Half: Care, Travels, and Productions
Four lessons by Julio Ribera on gaffed coins: shell maintenance, four traveling coins, the classic Hopping Half routine, and an advanced sequence of production, color change, and vanishes.
Shells and Hopping Half: Care, Travels, and Productions
Four lessons by Julio Ribera on gaffed coins: shell maintenance, four traveling coins, the classic Hopping Half routine, and an advanced sequence of production, color change, and vanishes.
4 Lessons
This path brings together four teachings by Julio Ribera that utilize shells and Hopping Half components. It combines prop care with three routines of varying scope, ranging from a sequence based on remembering the sequence to advanced handling featuring palms and attention control.
Understanding and Caring for the Shell
The first lesson explains the fragility of the prop and the nesting problems caused by impacts, pressure, or irregularities in the coin. A gradual adjustment of minor warpings is shown, with the warning that some damage cannot be undone.
Four Traveling Coins
The second lesson develops four travels with a compatible shell and four coins. It includes display, classic palm and finger palm, sound, symmetry, and a finale where the spectator finds all the coins in their hand. The complete routine is worked through without attempting to teach every basic coin magic resource from scratch.
The Return of Copper and Silver
Hopping Half features two coins that reunite even though one is placed in the pocket. The teaching explains the preparation of the set, the order of removals, orientations, and two separation options, leading up to the final clean display where the hand is empty.
Advanced Productions and Vanishes
The final lesson utilizes the double-shell and double-faced component of Hopping Half. Two productions are compared, three appearances are constructed, a copper-to-silver change is demonstrated, and a sequence of vanishes is taught. The tutorial examines the differences between video and live performance, hand consistency, and the finale with a coin still palmed.
Materials and Preparation
For the shell lessons, you need coins compatible with the prop. Both Hopping Half routines require the set or the specific component described; a regular coin cannot substitute for these pieces. You can look for the material at your usual magic shop, without any promise of brand, stock, or universal compatibility.
It is helpful to be familiar with the classic palm, finger palm, and French Drop for the more technical routines. The order of the lessons allows you to distinguish the mechanics of the props from the sleight of hand and presentation that each effect requires.
This path brings together four teachings by Julio Ribera that utilize shells and Hopping Half components. It combines prop care with three routines of varying scope, ranging from a sequence based on remembering the sequence to advanced handling featuring palms and attention control.
Understanding and Caring for the Shell
The first lesson explains the fragility of the prop and the nesting problems caused by impacts, pressure, or irregularities in the coin. A gradual adjustment of minor warpings is shown, with the warning that some damage cannot be undone.
Four Traveling Coins
The second lesson develops four travels with a compatible shell and four coins. It includes display, classic palm and finger palm, sound, symmetry, and a finale where the spectator finds all the coins in their hand. The complete routine is worked through without attempting to teach every basic coin magic resource from scratch.
The Return of Copper and Silver
Hopping Half features two coins that reunite even though one is placed in the pocket. The teaching explains the preparation of the set, the order of removals, orientations, and two separation options, leading up to the final clean display where the hand is empty.
Advanced Productions and Vanishes
The final lesson utilizes the double-shell and double-faced component of Hopping Half. Two productions are compared, three appearances are constructed, a copper-to-silver change is demonstrated, and a sequence of vanishes is taught. The tutorial examines the differences between video and live performance, hand consistency, and the finale with a coin still palmed.
Materials and Preparation
For the shell lessons, you need coins compatible with the prop. Both Hopping Half routines require the set or the specific component described; a regular coin cannot substitute for these pieces. You can look for the material at your usual magic shop, without any promise of brand, stock, or universal compatibility.
It is helpful to be familiar with the classic palm, finger palm, and French Drop for the more technical routines. The order of the lessons allows you to distinguish the mechanics of the props from the sleight of hand and presentation that each effect requires.