Price$100.00
Media TypeTrick
CategoryClose Up
Date AddedOct 06, 2012
Orient Express
Mason, Mark
Mark Mason
(Based on 2 reviews)
This is Mark's brilliant handling for copper/silver brass, using NO COPPER, NO SILVER, JUST BRASS.
Orient Express uses 3 different colored Chinese coins.
The transpositions and exchanges are TWICE as strong and visual as the colors change places and not the coins.
This is easy, direct magic that's perfect for any audience. With Mark's handling its so simple to remember which coin is where, as they follow the colors and not the coins.
Comes complete with:
1 x Full training DVD.
1 X Red Chinese Coin.
1 x Blue Chinese Coin.
1 x Black Chinese Coin.
1 x Expanded Chinese Black reversible Shell.
1 x Red/Blue copper/silver Chinese Coins.
Reviews
(Top ▲)
PROS
This is possibly the best copper, silver, brass (CSB) type effect ever! What makes this unique is the props are clean and distinct. Instead of having to explain the different types of coins, you can focus solely on color. You have a blue coin, a black coin, and a red coin.
The props are extremely well made. They are made of solid metal and should last a very long time. They come with everything you will need to perform the effect and hand out coins for examination should you desire to do so.
The instruction is excellent. The routine starts with the participant examining the three coins and ends with them examining the three coins. This effect is typical of Mark Mason where the instruction and the routines are thorough, well thought out, concise, and he covers every aspect, from beginning to end.
The methods are pretty easy and well thought out. With just a bit of practice, any beginner should be able to do this.
The effect is best suited for close-up or parlor. I suppose it could be done on stage, but it is probably not best suited for that.
The effect is true to the ad copy and it is a beautiful routine.
CONS
This is tough. I can’t think of any downside or area for concern. It does use these colored gimmicked coins, so this is not a routine that you would perform with any other set of coins.
In this version of CSB, you don’t have three different coins as in Mexican, American, and British coins. The coins are all identical Chinese coins that simulate the old Chinese coins with holes in the middle. However, the coins are different color. So, the patter must be different from the traditional CSB pattern that typically involves showing three different coins, generally from three different parts of the world. This may be an issue for some people, but I think it is more appealing to most audiences in that is simplifies the premise by just focusing on the different colors.
VERDICT
Quite possibly the best CSB effect ever.
This is possibly the best copper, silver, brass (CSB) type effect ever! What makes this unique is the props are clean and distinct. Instead of having to explain the different types of coins, you can focus solely on color. You have a blue coin, a black coin, and a red coin.
The props are extremely well made. They are made of solid metal and should last a very long time. They come with everything you will need to perform the effect and hand out coins for examination should you desire to do so.
The instruction is excellent. The routine starts with the participant examining the three coins and ends with them examining the three coins. This effect is typical of Mark Mason where the instruction and the routines are thorough, well thought out, concise, and he covers every aspect, from beginning to end.
The methods are pretty easy and well thought out. With just a bit of practice, any beginner should be able to do this.
The effect is best suited for close-up or parlor. I suppose it could be done on stage, but it is probably not best suited for that.
The effect is true to the ad copy and it is a beautiful routine.
CONS
This is tough. I can’t think of any downside or area for concern. It does use these colored gimmicked coins, so this is not a routine that you would perform with any other set of coins.
In this version of CSB, you don’t have three different coins as in Mexican, American, and British coins. The coins are all identical Chinese coins that simulate the old Chinese coins with holes in the middle. However, the coins are different color. So, the patter must be different from the traditional CSB pattern that typically involves showing three different coins, generally from three different parts of the world. This may be an issue for some people, but I think it is more appealing to most audiences in that is simplifies the premise by just focusing on the different colors.
VERDICT
Quite possibly the best CSB effect ever.
(Top ▲)
Copper, Silver, Brass (CSB) is one of my favorite coin effects. The transpositions are fabulous. Being a career Foreign Service Officer who has traveled to more than 100 countries, the CSB effect allows me to use lots of stories. I have CSB not only in British Pennies and Mexican centavos, but in African and Peruvian coins and in classic US coins as well as the Kennedy half.
None of my sets can top Orient Express. The vivid colors and uniqueness of the coins lend themselves for exotic patter such as exploits along the Silk Road. The colors enhance the changes. They 'pop' when colors transpose.
Orient Express is a beauty to behold and to perform. If you are a CSB fan, you already have a routine or two for these coins. It is just a matter of finding the right patter for your style. You can even perfoming this marvelous effect silently or to music. It is compelling because of the simplicity of following bold, bright colors.
As with all of Mark Mason's products, the DVD is carefully produced to give the viewer the moves - in this case just one move that is used throghout the routine. The DVD shows the spectator's and the magician's viewpoints so that there is no confusion about what to do, how to do it and when. The explanations are comprehensive, covering even minute performance details to give the performer the tips needed to take a presentation to new levels of excellence.
The coins are brilliantly crafted and brilliantly colored. I have been carrying mine as loose change in my pocket for 5 or 6 months. The colors have remained true and the gaff has not dinged in spite of my almost 'lack of care.'
The ultimate recommendation - I like Orient express so much that I bought a second set of coints just in case I ever misplace a coin or the entire set.
Five stars on the Orient Express effect! Five stars on the manufacturing! Five stars on the DVD instructions and on Mark Mason's care in explaining the effect! As you can tell, I love Orient Express and highly recommend it to intermediate skill levels and up.
None of my sets can top Orient Express. The vivid colors and uniqueness of the coins lend themselves for exotic patter such as exploits along the Silk Road. The colors enhance the changes. They 'pop' when colors transpose.
Orient Express is a beauty to behold and to perform. If you are a CSB fan, you already have a routine or two for these coins. It is just a matter of finding the right patter for your style. You can even perfoming this marvelous effect silently or to music. It is compelling because of the simplicity of following bold, bright colors.
As with all of Mark Mason's products, the DVD is carefully produced to give the viewer the moves - in this case just one move that is used throghout the routine. The DVD shows the spectator's and the magician's viewpoints so that there is no confusion about what to do, how to do it and when. The explanations are comprehensive, covering even minute performance details to give the performer the tips needed to take a presentation to new levels of excellence.
The coins are brilliantly crafted and brilliantly colored. I have been carrying mine as loose change in my pocket for 5 or 6 months. The colors have remained true and the gaff has not dinged in spite of my almost 'lack of care.'
The ultimate recommendation - I like Orient express so much that I bought a second set of coints just in case I ever misplace a coin or the entire set.
Five stars on the Orient Express effect! Five stars on the manufacturing! Five stars on the DVD instructions and on Mark Mason's care in explaining the effect! As you can tell, I love Orient Express and highly recommend it to intermediate skill levels and up.