Jerry Mentzer (Alfred Jerome Mentzer)

Basic Skill With Cards

Jerry Mentzer (1983)

Softcover

76 pages | eng

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Mentzer, Jerry: Basic Skill With Cards
©1981 Jerry Mentzer
©1983 Jerry Mentzer second printing
Softcover, saddle-stitched, 5.5x8.5", 76 pages

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Contents: (Is this complete? I think I'm missing content after page 62!)

1 Introduction

5 False Cuts
5 Three Way False Cut
7 Two Way Fasle Cut
8 False Cut on the Table
11 Gambler's Running Cut

15 False Shuffles
15 Basic Overhand Shuffle
16 Overhand Control for the Top Card
17 Overhand Shuffle to Retain Bottom Stock
17 Overhand Shuffle to Reatin Top Stock
19 Overhand Shuffle Jog Shuffle
21 Basic Riffle Shuffle
23 Riffle Shuffle to Retain Bottom Stock
24 Riffle Shuffle to Retain Top Stock

27 Controls
27 The Break
29 Double Undercut Control
31 Cut and Overhand Shuffle Control
32 Pick Up and Overhand Shuffle Control
33 Reversed Card Control
35 Bridged Deck Control

41 Sleights
41 The Glide
43 Otehr Uses for the Glide
45 Double Lift General
46 Double Lift Method One
47 Duoble Lilft Method Two
49 Secret Reverse Using Double Lift
50 The Crimp

55 Forces
55 Tenth Card Force
56 Six Thru Nine Force
56 Crossed Halves Force
57 Hindu Shuffle Force
60 Hofzinser Force
62 Classic Force

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Owner	Bryan-Keith Taylor
Location	Magic Library (Home)
Index	5034
Added Date	Aug 20, 2018 05:32:35
Modified Date	Apr 06, 2026 14:23:15

Value

Book Condition	Near Mint

Notes

Jerry Mentzer

Born Alfred Jerome Mentzer
April 28, 1940
Wheeling, West Virginia
Died January 31, 2016 (age 75)
Greenville, Soush Carolina

Jerry Mentzer (b.1940-d.2016) was founder and operator of Magic Methods which he started in 1969. During his college years at Ohio State University he authored two booklets on card magic and one on silk magic. He went on to become a mechanical engineer employed by Union Carbide Corporation.[1][2]

Biography
He was the first to publish a book of Paul Harris' magic.

Mentzer contributed three Parades to The Linking Ring (May 1965, February, 1971, March, 1972) and many columns including "Best from Books" from March through August 1971. He was an active member of magic clubs in Ohio before moving to South Carolina.

Mentzer has won numerous awards for performing and writing about magic.[3]

Books
Card Cavalcade I (1972)
Super Cent (1972)
Close-Up Cavalcade (1973)
Card Cavalcade II (1974)
Magician Nitely: The Magic of Eddie Fechter (1974)
Close-up Cues (1975)
Club Cues (1975)
Another Close-Up Cavalcade (1975)
Card Cavalcade III (1975)
Card Cavalcade IV (1977)
Close-Up Cavalcade Finale (1977)
Counts, Cuts, Moves & Subtleties (1977)
Card Cavalcade Finale (1979)
Packet Tricks (Book) (1982)
Magic with Finger Rings (1984)
Card to Wallet: The Book (1991)
Card File (1994)
Close-Up File (1994)
Card File Two (2000)

References
↑ http://www.merlina.com/pipermail/magicians/2016-February/000527.html
↑ http://forums.geniimagazine.com/viewtopic.php?f=10&t=47784
↑ http://www.magicmethodsonline.com/
The Linking Ring, Vol. 42, No. 1, January 1962, Thoughts On Gimmicked Cards, Etc. by Jerry Mentzer, page 23
The Linking Ring, Vol. 42, No. 6, June 1962, Columbus Parade, Ring No. 7, by Eddie Clever, Jerry Mentzer, page 69
The Linking Ring, Vol. 45, No. 5, May 1965, Alfred Jerry Mentzer, Columnist, Creator, page 22, HOCUS POCUS PARADE, Jerry Mentzer Edition, page 57
The Linking Ring, Vol. 51, No. 2, February 1971, BEST OF BOOKS BY JERRY MENTZER, page 87
The Linking Ring, Vol. 52, No. 3, March 1972, HOCUS POCUS PARADE, JERRY MENTZER, Edited by Don Tanner, page 61
http://bryan-keith.angelfire.com/details/18841.html
http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/greenvilleonline/obituary.aspx?pid=177608576