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Welcome to The Magic of James P. Riser web page.
Most of the magic apparatus that I produce consists of custom
designed and created items. Many of the professional magicians
who order custom items do not want them pictured - in order to
keep exclusivity. But I do seem to continuously make several rather
popular and less expensive items, though. Several of these items
are shown below. My goal is to produce quality items which will
hold up to the rigors of thousands of performances. All text and
images/designs are copyright 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007,
2008 by James P. Riser. Since this home page is open to anyone
who dares to visit, I have refrained from explaining how many
of the items are used - performing magicians will know.
Latest update ... 9/7/08
Please do not place any orders
until after October 1, 2008. I am trying to catch up on a huge
backlog of orders and will also spend September working on the
upcoming "Uncorked" item. Thank you for your cooperation.
Note: Current orders will be
shipped as they are completed.
The new style card punch is
now available ... scroll down to see it.
An evil jack getting punched out!
Note:
This web site is being redone for 2008. Many goodies that were
here on my site previously have been removed as part of my attempt
to restrict flow of magic info to those who know not how to use
it or have no NEED for it. Curiosity does not equal need. You
are entitled to nothing.
Many images have been removed
due to theft by others. Your loss - not mine as I see the items
daily.
Warning:
Do not come here for PC. I do not do PC. If you can not accept
this, go elsewhere.
Info:
All of my Historic Cup web pages are down for updating (I have
over 200 images to sort through and possibly add/resize). Also
down for much needed updating is my "Selecting a Set of Cups"
web page. It may well be late summer before these updates get
completed due to other constraints on my time. These are freebies
and are worked on as time permits. I have discontinued my web
pages showing manufacturing process for making my magic items.
These web pages will not be coming back. If all of this upsets
you, perhaps you should get a life. Get out and DO something
rather than wasting your life at the key board. Remember, no PC
here. If you can not accept this, go elsewhere.
The Riser Midi-Traditionals
(now shipping)
- no more requests for these
until October -
The first two runs of these are
spoken for. For those interested in such things, a "run"
is how many I can make from half a sheet of copper. I always cut
the big sheets in half and work on a half at a time. It may well
be July before I can get around to the third run. See pictures
of an unpolished set below...
Note:
The new Riser Midi-Traditionals will not be available to
all who might want them. They will be sold only to those passing
the screening process. These cups are nice and are my current
favorite! They have been designed to replace my earlier Riser
Mini-Cups which have been discontinued. The whole set may
be carried in the coat pocket if desired.
As I have indicated many times,
"Because something is available today, does not mean that
it will be available forever".
These discontinued cup styles
will be replaced with new designs if and when I feel it is safe
to show them to the magic community. Until then, these new designs
will be in the hands of a few select performers only (not collectors)
for testing. There are currently 4 new cup designs out for testing
with at least 8 additional designs on the drawing board. Most
likely these new designs will be made in limited editions of 12
sets. Of these 12 sets, only 10 will be made available for sale.
The other two sets of each design will be kept for investment
or given as gifts to close friends. They may not be generally
offered for sale here on my web site - more than likely I'll be
offering them to select clients on a first refusal basis. I will
be basing my client list on factors that might surprise many so
called magicians. Since I am the designer/maker, I feel free to
let my creations out to whomever I select. If this is unacceptable
to you, you most likely are not on my client list as a result
of being eliminated due to one or more selection considerations.
Such is life...
Those still waiting for the
last of the Ramsay Style Cups - they're still in the works for
the original price.
Note: Production on all chop
cups is suspended for a while as I experiment with something new.
Please do not order a chop cup after 1/14/08 as I will not be
be able to get to it.
Note: Please
email me before placing an order as I may not have the time to
make your item.
Production on the pre-ordered John Ramsay Cups has
been put on low priority (between other jobs)...
(if you are not on the waiting list for a set of
these, please consider them to be discontinued)...
The
many aluminum discs have been cut and spinning has started. The
copper discs are for other projects.
Those who requested to be on the "notify list"
for these will be the first to obtain these new cups. The second
run will be the last run on this item. I am still trying to get
this run completed (too busy with other items).
Magicians have been asking me
what I am working on. While cutting metal and doing machining
for the Frakson/Martin cage project, I'm finishing up a huge backlog
of items which have been ordered. Many of these items are secret
and I'll not discuss nor describe them.
Other items are things like
ball vases and pillboxes (I'm way behind on these). In between
all of these goodies, I am working on new items to be introduced
soon. One such item is "Uncorked" and another item is the recreation of the complete
apparatus required to perform the famous Frakson
Vanishing and Reappearing Birdcage
routine with the Martin Cages. Since this effect requires a rather
involved setup and execution, we will be providing a DVD with
everything clearly explained. This last item is in cooperation
with David Alexander - who was taught the full routine by Frakson.
It has just been brought to my attention that the
competition has come out with their version of my Ultimate Chop
Cup - the Copper Shorty. The competition even copied my method
(as posted on the internet on one of my web pages) for making
the chop cup using two layers of metal. It is really a shame that
magicians do not seem to care about such unethical behavior. Perhaps
it is time for me to release a few new items. I certainly would
not want the competition to run out of items to rip off!
Introducing the Aluminum Riser Shorty Chop Cups
I should be able to ship these new chop cups within
two weeks after receiving an order.
The McAbee Rings have long been unavailable.
Now, in cooperation with Martin Lewis at Magikraft Studios,
I am pleased to present our version of this wonderful linking
bracelet effect. Unlike the original plated set, the new set of
McAbee Rings is fabricated from solid nickel-silver metal.
There is no plating to chip or wear off of the gleaming rings.
Due to construction concerns, this item will not always be available.
Click here
to see the rings being made.
You may get these directly from Martin at his lecture
or from us - $95 per set.
This shiner is made from a circulated Sacagawea coin
so that it will "age" to match other Sacagawea dollars
you might be using. With this item, a magician or mentalist may
glimpse cards as they are being dealt or shown. Shown here are
the front and back sides of this shiner.
Note: This is sold for entertainment or lecture/demo
use only. Using one in a real card game could be hazardous to
your health. I repeat, these are not for use in cheating at cards.
Most people using these are stage and platform magicians and mentalists.
Announcing a new version of this item. The Sacagawea
coin has been hollowed into a shell and a precision convex mirror
of polished pure nickel silver has been inserted into this shell.
The Sacagawea Shiner comes with a small cloth drawstring bag for
protection.
An evil jack getting punched out!
Shorty Junior (on the left of the Riser Shorty)...
... motors...
A filing machine has been received and set up ... 
... wiring a probe ... 
... preliminary testing of the probe ... 
...
installing vacuum pump, hold downs, and valving ... 
The
many aluminum discs have been cut and spinning has started. The
copper discs are for other projects.
