Jerry Mentzer (Alfred Jerome Mentzer)

On The Corner Short

Jerry Mentzer (1984)

booklet

15 pages | USA | eng

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Genre

Conjuring

Subject

Magic tricks

Plot

Mentzer, Jerry: On the Corner Short
©1984 Jerry Mentzer
Booklet, 15 pages

Revealed in this typeset booklet is the inside scoop on a powerful but little known device, a "corner shorted" key card. Prior to this book, very little has been written about "comer shorted" cards. What has been published in the standard reference works of card magic did not explain some of the truly amazing uses to which "comer short&' can be applied. It is likely that previous writers either did not know its powers or did not choose to reveal the information. The few modern card magicians who utilize comer shorted key cards have kept their use a very closely held secret.

On the Comer Short for the first time explains for your benefit many of the secrets of this powerful device. You will learn how to easily prepare a corner shorted card, how to use it as a key card or locator in basic routines, and learn some full-fledged tricks possible with a comer short and perhaps in no other way. Typeset, softbound, 5 1/2 by 8 1/2 inches.

SKILL LEVEL-Experienced/Medium

Personal

Owner	Bryan-Keith Taylor
Location	Magic Library (Home)
Index	5050
Added Date	Jul 01, 2017 03:06:54
Modified Date	Apr 06, 2026 14:23:16

Value

Book Condition	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