Where can I find a good broken/restored rubber band effect? I currently do CMC which is about the only rubber bad effect I use at present. Which is the best book/video on rubber bands in your opinion?

Many thanks in advance.

Check out Dan Harlan's "Bandshark" Video. He has a nice presentation and takes it a few steps further. There are also some other great tricks on there. Well worth the money.

-Wade

You should definately check out Michael Ammar's book. "The Magic of Michael Ammar" he has some great rubberband tricks.

DITTO on Coolmoney84's comment. Michael Ammar's Ice Breakers video also has broken and restored rubberband as well as magic with everyday objects.

In Richard's Almanac (Autumn 1985)I put out a cut and restored rubberband routine called Elastically Yours. - Michael Rubinstein

Obviously, Harry Lorayne's "Snap!" is a great place to start. I believe it's the one Ammar uses.

Michael Weber has a variant of this in his book "Life Savers." Highly recommended.

Thank you all...I shall check them out.

Geoff, on Ammars video Classic Renditions Volume 2 he says that he used to perform an effect called "Snapped" but he didn't get the best reaction at the end because people thought he had snapped a band and then switched it. Ammar modified the restoration so it was more open and not as suspicious.
Just thought I would mention it.

I agree with CoolMoney84, get 'The Magic of Michael Ammar'. As well as the rubber band effects, it has fantastic routines which I use all the time.

I just want to ditto that "Snapped" by Harry Loraine is effective. I prep it on the downbeat while people are reacting to the crazy man's handcuffs. I bring the rubber band up all set and then bring it to my mouth to "bite through it" and have the sound as the "convincer."

Dan Harlan has not only done 'Bandshark' but also a further three volume set of videos called 'Magic with Rubber Bands'. You wouldn't think you could fill four vids with rubber band magic but Dan does it - and brilliantly.

Bill

Definitely check out the abovementioned Harlan handling on "Bandshark"--in his you actually show the ends tied around each other and then restore it (it might not read well in my brief 4:40 am description, but it looks awesome).

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