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The assistants take out one small table, on which stands a second table, made on ball-bearing rollers. On the second table is a small octagonal cabinet. Turning the table around, the assistants put the apparatus on the floor and go backstage, from where they immediately return: one carries a small step-stand, which he places near the apparatus, the other - a wooden hexagon (Fig. 184).

Fig. 184

After that, the assistants take out several large sheets of paper and two nickel-plated hoops that are prefabricated in size. The magician pulls out a drawer - it is empty; to confirm this, he runs his hand inside the box. Then the artist opens the closet door and rotates the entire apparatus on rollers around the table - the audience clearly sees its internal structure. In the middle of the base of the cabinet there is a support to its top, an electric light shines brightly from the ceiling. The closet inside is empty. Having shown this, the magician approaches the hexagon and covers it with a sheet of paper. The assistant gives the artist a hoop, which the illusionist puts on over the paper on a hexagon, and the paper must be tightly stretched (as on a tambourine - hence the name of the illusion "Tambourine"). A hexagon with paper stretched over it on one side is turned in front of the audience, showing that it is empty. Then paper is also applied to the other side of the hexagon and a hoop is put on. A hexagon covered on both sides with paper is shown to the audience and placed on a cabinet (Fig. 185).

Fig. 185

The magician, standing on the steps of the stand, quickly draws a funny face with an open mouth with drawing charcoal on paper (Fig. 186).

Fig. 186

Then, turning the apparatus on rollers around, the magician breaks through the paper and begins to remove large silk scarves from the mouth of the faces (you can use garlands or the like). Pieces of 8-10 large scarves are transferred to assistants. Having taken out the scarves, the magician descends from the stand and goes to the right (from the audience) side of the locker. The assistant stands on the left side of the locker. Having quickly broken through the paper at the edges, the magician with his right and the assistant with his left hand help the assistant who suddenly appeared inside the hexagon to get out of the "tambourine" (Fig. 187). Bowing to the audience, the assistant leaves, and the assistants quickly dismantle the apparatus.

Fig. 187

Props:

1. Table for equipment.

2. Illusion table with two drawers.

3. Illusion cabinet with mirrors and hatch.

4. "Tambourine" with a hatch.

5. Steps-stand.

6. Two hoops for tightening paper on the "tambourine".

7. Electric cord for supplying current to the table.

8. Pieces 8-10 large beautiful silk scarves or garlands.

9. Two large sheets of paper for tightening the "tambourine".

10. Coal for drawing.

Device device.

1. The table for equipment is universal, various illusions can be shown on it, it can be easily disassembled and quickly assembled (Fig. 188). The top board of the table is made as follows: a frame is knocked together from wooden beams 30 mm thick, which is covered with 8-10 mm plywood. On top of the plywood with screws, a round rail-track 2 is attached to the table for sliding rollers embedded in the bottom of the illusion along it. The lower ring of the thrust vertical ball bearing is fixed in the center of the table. In the center of the bottom of the illusion table (see below), a pin-axis is fixed, which enters ring 3. A bearing with balls is placed on the ring, and due to this, the entire weight of the illusion falls on the thrust ball bearing. The illusion on the rollers, going around the rail track, very easily rotates around its axis. Four triangular flanges (Fig. 189, A) are attached to the table board from below to the corners, to which small pieces of pipes with a thread inside are welded. Metal (from pipes) nickel-plated legs 4 are screwed into these pipes (see Fig. 188), on the lower base of which small circles are made for greater stability of the table.

Fig. 188

The crosspiece 5 is made of thin nickel-plated metal pipes. In the middle, a nickel-plated circle is welded to it, giving strength to the entire cross. All this serves to increase the stability of the table. The crosspiece is attached to the legs of the table with the help of "clamps" (see Fig. 189, B). The clamps are put on the legs of the table, the ends of the cross are inserted into them, after which the clamps are fixed with the help of bolts with "lambs" passed through them. The assembly of the table is as follows: all four legs are screwed into the upper board and the table is placed on the legs. Then a ladder stand is placed under the table and a cross is placed on it. Having put on the clamps on the legs, the ends of the cross are passed through them and with the help of the "lambs" the bolts are screwed. Table assembly is complete. The size of the top board of the table is 75x75 cm, height 80 cm.

Fig. 189

2. Illusion table. A cabinet with an optical device is firmly attached to it. (The table is stored and transported along with the cabinet.) As can be seen from fig. 190, the illusion table is only the top of the table without legs, 1 is a pull-out drawer. On fig. 190, B shows a table in section with a drawer extended. It is made of four boards: two side, one front and bottom (there is no back wall).

The box sits between the bottom of another inner box built into a 10mm plywood table and the bottom of the illusion table made of the same plywood. Illusion table - with cut corners, that is, octagonal. The size of the top board of the table (depending on the size of the assistant) is from 75x75 to 80x80 cm. Height (thickness) 25-28 cm. When the drawer is pulled out, a board fixed in the table (the front part of the inner drawer) does not allow viewers to see the internal structure of the apparatus. It seems to the viewers that they see the fourth back wall of the extended drawer.

Fig. 190

A cutout was made in the top board of the table (see Fig. 190, A), which allows the assistant to descend into the fixed inner box 2. In fig. 191 shows a table in a section made along the line ab. If the assistant will sit in the inner drawer of the table, then the second drawer - drawer - at this time can be freely extended, since its bottom and two walls will slide between the bottom of the inner drawer and the bottom of the table. From the bottom of the table in the center, a pin welded to the plate (with holes for fastening) is attached with a diameter equal to the diameter of the thrust ball bearing attached in the center of the collapsible table. Four ball rotating rollers are also attached to the bottom of the table (like the legs of a piano). The rollers, sliding along the rail-circle, do not allow the cabinet to deviate to the sides, and, in addition, they serve to conduct current inside the illusion to a light bulb located on the ceiling of the cabinet in front of the rack.

Fig. 191

3. The closet is the most important part of the illusion. It contains an optical device (mirrors) that creates the illusion of emptiness inside the cabinet. The height of the cabinet is 60 cm (Fig. 192).

Fig. 192

On fig. 193 shows the remaining dimensions of the cabinet (in centimeters). The cabinet consists of eight walls, one of which is a door that opens outwards. The walls of the cabinet are made of frames with 10mm plywood panels. Cover K is tightly put on top of the walls of the cabinet, which is attached to the walls with the help of collapsible hinges with pin-rods. The lid is made from XNUMXmm plywood. Two slats P are laid on it in the form of corners. The distance from rail to rail is made such that the lower leaf of the "tambourine" could lie tightly between them. In addition, the cover has a hole through which the end of the rack is passed.

Fig. 193

The stand is shown in fig. 194; it is made of solid wood, its height is equal to the height of the inside of the cabinet. The lower end of the rack is attached to the top board of the table, and at the upper end make a pin that goes into the hole in the cabinet lid. In addition, another hole with a diameter of 10 mm was made in the cover of the cabinet in the hatch. An assistant's wand is passed through it, opening the hatch in the "tambourine". A hatch is cut out in the lid (see Fig. 193.) The hatch is cut obliquely so that it can be opened upwards and so that it does not sink down.

Cutouts are made in the rack on both sides - grooves n (see Fig. 194). The width of the grooves is equal to the thickness of the mirrors that make up the optical device. In our illusion, the thickness of the mirrors is 8 mm.

Fig. 194

4. Two good clean mirrors, so that they fit exactly on one side into the groove n of the c rack, and the other into the grooves in the corner of the cabinet. On fig. 195 schematically shows the layout of mirrors h. It is impossible to accurately determine the size of the mirrors in advance. When the cabinet is ready, we advise you to cut out mirror templates from two thin plywood and insert them into the places intended for them, adding 6-8 mm to the height of the mirrors. After the exact dimensions of the mirrors are determined, it will be possible to cut out the exact mirrors according to the plywood template. The entire interior of the cabinet is painted black. Good stain for this purpose. To avoid reflections in the mirrors, it is also necessary to paint their side faces with black oil paint. For greater strength of the mirrors, their back side should be pasted over with cloth, gluing it to the painted side faces.

The mirrors will enter the stand with one edge (see Fig. 195, B). The stand, or rather its front semicircular side, is not painted, but polished. Therefore, it will stand out well among the dark interior of the cabinet. The other side of the mirror will go into the grooves made for them in the corners of the cabinet (see Fig. 195, A). It is also necessary to make grooves for the mirrors at the top of the table and at the top, on the cabinet ceiling. The depth of the grooves is 3-4 mm, that is, it corresponds to a tolerance of 6-8 mm to the length of the mirrors. Mirrors inserted into the grooves should reflect the inside of the cabinet, and it is impossible to indicate their exact location (angle) in advance. The angle is selected empirically. It should be such that, looking at the rack in which the mirrors are fixed, you get the impression that there are no mirrors, but you see the entire inside of the cabinet. You can draw a horizontal line inside the cabinet in the middle of the walls, first with chalk and “adjust” the angle of the mirrors along it, and then draw a line with white oil paint; this strip will enhance the illusion of an empty cabinet.

Rice. 195, A

Rice. 195, B

To better hide the side cuts of the mirrors, you need to draw a narrow strip in the corners 1, 2, 1a and 2a, but with black oil paint, these stripes will hide the mirrors and, reflected in them, will give sharp lines delimiting the walls of the cabinet. An electric cartridge for a light bulb is attached to the ceiling of the cabinet, the wiring cords are led inward behind the mirrors.

5. Wiring. Two wires from the cartridge on the back of the bar are drawn down so that the assistant cannot touch them. One end of the wire goes to the outer pin-axis in the center of the bottom of the illusion, and the other to one of the four rollers. The scheme of current supply to the table is shown in fig. 196. To remove the mirrors, the cabinet cover must be removed. Therefore, a plug and sockets are built into the wiring diagram.

Fig. 196

6. "Tambourine" is a hexagonal cylinder made of six wooden frames with plywood panels inserted into them. The frames of the "tambourine" are different in width (Fig. 197, A). Walls 1 and 4 are 45 cm wide, walls 2 and 6 are 43 cm wide and walls 3 and 5 are 40 cm each. The length of all walls is 72 cm. 1 mm plywood panels, with the exception of wall 8, where plywood of 6 or 1 is needed mm. Wall 197 has a secret hatch designed so that it is not visible from above. To do this, the upper side of the cabinet lid is masked with a pattern. The device of the hatch is clear from Figure 2, B. Spring hinges are placed on the side of the hatch, which open the hatch inside the "tambourine". The hatch is kept closed thanks to the latch XNUMX.

The assistant opens the latch from below at the moment when the "tambourine" is placed on the runners of the cabinet. The latch is made on a spring, like an English door lock, it automatically slams the hatch and keeps it closed until the assistant takes it back with a finger. In the middle of the "tambourine" there is a metal nickel-plated fastening hoop, consisting of two halves (Fig. 197, B). The width of the hoop is equal to the width of the planks of the "tambourine" walls. The hoops are attached to the walls with bolts embedded in the sweat. Both halves of the hoop are also connected to each other with bolts 1, for which two holes are made in each side of the hoop and in the walls of the "tambourine", through which the fastening bolts are passed.

Fig. 197

In addition to the hoops, the walls are also attached to each other with loops with the axle removed and a wire and removable pin inserted in its place (Fig. 197, D).

The most difficult part in the "tambourine" is the hatch, which itself should easily rise up with the help of spring hinges, tightly approaching wall 6. A piece of rubber is attached to this wall so that the hatch does not hit the wall when opened.

7. Two hoops, which tighten the paper on the "tambourine", are made of nickel-plated metal. Each hoop is collapsible and consists of two halves. Half of the hoop is shown in fig. 198. Hoops are made of corner metal, the width of the hoop itself is 40 mm, the bend-flange is 10 mm. We do not give the dimensions of the sides of the hoop, since they are recognized empirically - they are made according to the finished "tambourine" with the expectation that they can easily be found on the "tambourine" and tightly tighten the paper laid on it.

Fig. 198

8. Step-stand is a simple two-step stand made of planks and upholstered with plywood on top (Fig. 199). The height of each step is 20 cm.

Fig. 199

To a detailed description of the design of the "Tambourine" illusion, it is necessary to add that all the panels of the cabinet and the "tambourine", as well as the stand, are beautifully painted with oil paints and varnished. To do this, the panels are first well puttied, then primed. After they dry, they are painted with oil paints with the addition of a transparent oil varnish. After drying, the panels should be covered two more times with a transparent oil varnish.

The coloring will turn out beautiful and will be preserved for a long time.

The secret and demonstration of the illusion.

The following parts of the illusion are made with the secret:

a) drawer of the table;

b) the inner drawer of the table;

c) optical device - mirrors;

d) hatches in the lid of the cabinet and in the wall of the "tambourine".

All this is already clear enough from the description. The most important thing is to accurately "tune" the mirrors, that is, adjust their angle of reflection.

The demonstration of the illusion is difficult for the assistant, therefore, at the very first rehearsals, the assistant must find such a comfortable position for herself in the cabinet behind the mirrors and in the inner drawer so that she can easily open both hatches and climb inside the "tambourine" very quickly and carefully. It is difficult to point to any definite position; the main thing is that she occupies as little space as possible behind the mirrors and does not lift the hatch with her head. To “charge” the illusion, you should open the hatch of the cabinet, and you need to ensure that the hatch does not recline much, but remains strictly perpendicular (to do this, you need to attach a stopper to the movement of the hatch), otherwise it can break through the paper and give out the whole secret of the illusion.

The assistant descends in the closet into the inner drawer of the table and kneels in it. She is given a bag with scarves, ribbons or garlands and a stick 0,5 m long and 8 mm thick. The wand is designed to open the hatch in the "tambourine". This is done as follows: in the hatch cover of the cabinet, a round hole with a diameter of 10 mm is made for the stick (see Fig. 192, O and 193, O). The assistant inserts a stick into this hole, making sure that it does not come out over the hatch cover. At the right moment, on a signal, when the "tambourine" is placed on the cabinet, the assistant pushes the wand up with a sharp blow of the right hand, thereby opening the hatch in the "tambourine". (The assistant, before giving a signal, must himself move the hatch latch and release the hatch.) With the help of spring hinges, the hatch rises, and the assistant, quickly removing the wand, immediately opens her hatch and, raising both hands up, quickly climbs inside " tambourine", squatting on the spot indicated by the number 1 in Fig. 197.

Then she quietly closes the hatch of the cabinet and lowers the hatch of the "tambourine", which automatically closes with a latch. Having closed both hatches, the assistant is conveniently located inside the "tambourine" facing the paper, on which the face is being drawn at this time, and prepares a bag with scarves. As soon as the assistant gives the last scarf to the magician, she throws away the scarf bag into the far corner or hides the bag for scarves in her costume and immediately stretches her arms forward, opening them wide, preparing to exit the "tambourine" through the torn paper.

It is necessary to carefully rehearse, firstly, the convenient placement of the assistant in the locker and drawer, secondly, the quick and careful opening of both hatches, thirdly, the lightning-fast climbing from the locker into the "tambourine", fourthly, the completely soundless quick closing of both hatches and, finally, fifthly, comfortable placement inside the "tambourine" (avoiding swaying it). When showing this illusion, you can achieve lightning speed of the assistant: opening two hatches, climbing out of the box and cabinet into the "tambourine", closing both hatches and placing inside the "tambourine" lasts 10-12 seconds. It is necessary to ensure that the illusion does not sway during operation. Both assistants should stand next to the apparatus and support it. Now for some practical advice. When transporting the device, the mirrors must be removed. They need to be wrapped in a soft cloth and placed in a special box, which is placed in a common packing box. "Tambourine" is disassembled into parts, its walls are wrapped with cloth and also packed in a common box.

It must be remembered that if the mirrors were in the cold, then hit the stage, they will immediately dim, covered with "perspiration". To avoid this, the apparatus should be kept in the same room and at the same temperature where it will be demonstrated. You can turn on a 100-150-watt lamp inside the cabinet for ten minutes to warm the mirrors. Mirrors should always be clean. The bottom inside the cabinet in front of the mirrors should be painted. The drawing is needed such that, when reflected, it creates the impression of symmetrically alternating corners; this will emphasize the emptiness of the cabinet even more and, in addition, hide the lower edges of the mirrors (Fig. 200).

Fig. 200

Author: Vadimov A.A.

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