Dude, a few years ago I was bit'en by the ring and string bug. I loved the idea of freely pulling out a string and then borrowing a ring and being able to play to a large or small audience. I purchased a lot of the DVD's you see suggested on this thread.

You can watch the following routine at my website at http://www.jonathanmagic.com I haven't really contributed anything "new", I just borrowed good "moves" and one liners and put them together.

TYPE OF STRING: "Plush velvet cord" as suggested by Gregory Wilson in The Ring Leader. Here's a place you can get it.. http://www.barnowskymagic.com/pricelistkotr3.html

RING I use my own ring(s) then, I try to borrow one.
I took Bob Miller's advice (relentless ring and string) by beginning using my own ring. This is good, especially since people may not be wearing a ring to offer you...
Also, it's easier for people to decide to let you borrow their ring, it at first, they see you use your OWN ring!

1ST EFFECT: Using my own ring (and a dupe) I perform the same move you see in "leaving home" by Jay Sankey". Jay uses his home key(s) I use my ring(s).
You have to secretly thread the duplicate ring on the string while they are examining the other ring and the string - learned that from Gregory Wilson's Ring Thing DVD".

2ND EFFECT: I borrow a ring and do Jay Scott Berry's false thread. Again, if no one has a ring to borrow, I still do Jay's move but then...that's all folks - end of my routine!!

3RD EFFECT: This move is talked about in almost every ring and string DVD...You appearently take the ring off and then "pop" it back on. The handling I learned "morphed" into my own handling.

FINALE: INTERLACE by Richard Sanders!!!!!!!!!!! This is the best finale in my opinion!!!!!!! http://www.jonathanmagic.com

Is Jay Scott Berry's false thread taught anywhere, thanks?

I learned Jay Scott Berry's "Master false thread" on his SYMPHONY ON THE RING AND RIBBON dvd.. I

Thanks

If you get to see Gregory Wilson lecture, he does a new move for the ring and string routine that he learned after he finished the Ring Leader project. It's great. He learned it from someone else - can't remember who right now - but he said he definitely would have tried to get permission to include it on the Ring Leader DVD had he known it at the time.