SYNOPSIS:
Rim Shots is Harry Lorayne’s collection of original card routines, sleights, controls, palms, false cuts, and utility techniques intended for practical close-up performance. The title refers to the drummer’s “rim shot” used to punctuate strong material; Lorayne’s implication was that each item in the book deserved that response.
The first chapter emphasizes cuts, forces, reversals, false shuffles, and lapping techniques. It includes the Chopstick One-Hand Cut, Riffle Diffle, several tabled false cuts, and the Retention of Vision Cut. Later chapters develop palms, crimps, spelling effects, card locations, switches, controls, and complete routines.
Book Details:
Author/Creator: Harry Lorayne
Publisher: Harry Lorayne Inc.
Publication Year: 1973
Subjects: Cards
Pages: 148
Skill Level: Intermediate
Availability: Abebooks
TABLE OF CONTENTS
• FOREWORD (p. VII)
Chapter One (p. 9)
• THE FLIP-UP DOUBLE LIFT (p. 11)
• THE MIND BOGGLER (p. 13)
• THE HALF FORCE (p. 18)
• QUICK CRIMP (p. 20)
• A FAST REPEAT REVERSE (p. 21)
• HALF-FORCE ACES (p. 23)
• HALF-FORCE OPEN PREDICTION (p. 26)
• THE DOUBLE-CUT LAP (p. 28)
• THE CHOPSTICK ONE-HAND CUT (p. 30)
• A RED-BLACK SHUFFLE (p. 34)
• THE RIFFLE DIFFLE (p. 37)
• THE SUPER RIFFLE DIFFLE (p. 40)
• THREE TABLE FALSE CUTS (p. 44)
• THE RETENTION OF VISION CUT (p. 48)
Chapter Two (p. 50)
• AMAZING PREDICTION (p. 52)
• ONE-HAND TOP-PALM METHOD (p. 57)
• A TOP PALM (p. 59)
• A MULTIPLE PALM (p. 62)
• CONTROLLED SPELLING (p. 64)
• CAST A TRIPLE SPELL (p. 68)
• SPELL AGAIN (p. 71)
• THE ROCKIN’ CHAIR (p. 73)
• THE RIBBON-SPREAD PALM (p. 76)
• DEAL LOCATION (p. 78)
• “WIRED” (p. 81)
• ONE-HAND INSTANT CRIMP (p. 84)
Chapter Three (p. 86)
• THE LAP SWITCH (p. 88)
• COLOR-FULL (p. 90)
• THE STATUS QUO SHUFFLE (p. 91)
• THE UTILITY DEAL PEEK (p. 93)
• THE PERSISTENCE-OF-VISION CONTROL (p. 96)
• A SWITCH-CONTROL (p. 99)
• THE “CLIPPER” SWITCH (p. 102)
• ONE OF FOUR (p. 106)
• CARD CASE ESCAPE (p. 110)
• IMPROVISATION LOCATION (p. 113)
• A POKER, OR FOUR-CARD, SWITCH (p. 115)
Chapter Four (p. 117)
• SPECTATOR-CHALLENGE ACES (p. 119)
• ANY ACE SPELL (p. 122)
• SPELL-MELL (p. 124)
• TWO SIMPLE CONTROLS (p. 127)
• THE DRIBBLE CONTROL (p. 129)
• HALO ACES (p. 131)
• HALO AGAIN (p. 138)
• HALO MATES (p. 140)
• HALO REVERSE (p. 142)
• TWO RUBBER-BAND IDEAS (p. 144)
• LAST WORD (p. 147)
