Just thought I would post about Danny Weiser's "Triage" presented by "Shin Lim Presents". Both Shin
and Danny releases great and visual effects. I have not yet been disappointed and probably never
will be. Without revealing anything, 'Triage' is great! I received mine from Danny 3 days ago. It's
definitely great for stage, parlor and close up. For close up maybe stay back a small 2 to 3 feet
away BUT if follow the intricate instructions given by Shin(as usual) Smile ya probably can stand
even 1 feet away. Triage is great, its fast, VERY VISUAL.
There is 'something' ya need to
do if you have never done it before when esembling the gimmick, but with, again, the great
instrucstions given, believe me you will be proud of yourself. You have to have patience. If you
don't patience, learn it and take it in! I love esembling gimmicks, the more you esemble, the more
you learn, the faster & better you will get! Smile
I also love seeing TnR effects, what's
great about Triage is, there's no palming nor covering 1 piece, 2 pieces, or 3 pieces in one hand or
switch to the other... Let's say, all of sudden you accidently drop a corner of a card or maybe all
3 for some ungodly known reason. If you're an expert with TnR's and you never drop pieces, great!
But let's say, an aspiring magician or someone performing TnR for the first time in front of an
audience, they drop the pieces, oh snap!! You always have to think, what if, with Triage, you
literally do not have to worry about dropping any pieces what so ever.
Congrats to Danny &
Shin on Triage! Get it, get it now, you won't be disappointed!
TnR is inherently a closeup effect and not suited for stage or parlor for several reasons.
First, tearing a card into four small pieces that can barely be seen and followed up close will hardly be seen, followed, and appreciated by an audience in parlor and especially in a stage situation.
Second, a card has to be selected by a spectator and in most cases signed. You can not ask a spectator to come up the stage choose a card and sign it and then go back and sit down. Also, in a walk around and closeup situation it doesn't make any sense to ask a spectator to get intimately close enough to pick a card from your deck, be close enough to take your marker to sign the card and then hand it back to you and then be asked to step back a couple of feet as you tear the card and restore it and then ask him/her to come close again to inspect the restored card.
Lastly, your concern about dropping the pieces in other TnR methods can easily be applied to this method as well. What if you mistakenly drop the gimmick as you try to twirl it in the air (like Shin does on the demo) and the gimmick falls on the table or the floor face up exposing the gimmick? What if the gimmick is slow to close or gets stuck to your dry lips (as it happens to Shin during the instruction)?
Overall, I think this is a pretty smart idea and good first step in the right direction but hardly a practical gimmick for closeup or walk arounds which a TnR ought to be.
Triage by Danny Weiser, Presented by Shin Lim
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