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Comment: I really want this to be notable, but your two references from a single source do not verify notability. They prove that it exists. 🇵🇸🇺🇦 FiddleTimtrent FaddleTalk to me 🇺🇦🇵🇸 17:37, 18 May 2025 (UTC)
The classic pass (also know as the classic shift) is considered to be an intermediate[1], or advanced[2] Sleight of hand move, first published by Henri Decremps in 1786, in his Testament de Jérôme Sharp.[3][4] The book The Expert at the Card Table by S. W. Erdnase brought this move to many influential magicians, including Dai Vernon[5]. This move is used by almost all professional magicians[6] and as a part of many tricks done by them.
How it works
[edit]The classic pass is one of many passes, all of which aim to invisibly cut a deck of cards, so no one knows it even happened. Unlike the Herrmann pass, this pass brings the top half of the deck below the bottom in one quick motion, covered by the hand holding the deck, and the bottom half of the deck. When paired with misdirection, the pass succeeds at it's goal of being an invisible cut.
Uses
[edit]The classic pass is a strong foundation in card magic,[7][8] used by many magicians as a method of secretly getting a card from the middle of the deck to the top. Along with being used as a card control, this move can be used as a false cut, either by undoing a visible cut, or to have a visible cut undo the pass. The classic pass can also be used as a way to visually change a playing card by doing it rapidly with the cards face up.
One common trick this move is used in is the ambitious card trick,[9] a magic trick where the spectators selected card "magically" comes to the top of the deck in a seemingly impossible manner.
Variations
[edit]There are multiple variations on the classic pass that change how the move is concealed, hidden, or how the move is misdirected.
- Jiggle pass - The classic pass gets hidden by a shake, or a jiggle, hence the name
- Dribble pass - The classic pass gets hidden by the magician dribbling cards (a way of dropping cards in a fashionable way)
- Riffle pass - The classic pass gets hidden by a riffle. This is the most common variation, often by magicians without realizing
- Cover pass - A more extreme variation of the classic pass. It is just like the classic pass, but the top card doesn't ever move, letting you do the move with less to no misdirection
References
[edit]- ^ Benji (2024-01-04). "How To Become Scarily Good At Sleight of Hand". Retrieved 2025-05-18.
- ^ Gopnik, Adam (2008-07-28). "The Real Work of Magic". The New Yorker. ISSN 0028-792X. Retrieved 2025-05-20.
- ^ "Classic Pass". www.conjuringarchive.com. Retrieved 2025-05-18.
- ^ Decremps, Henri (1786). "Testament de Jérôme Sharp (Henri Decremps)". www.conjuringarchive.com (in French). Retrieved 2025-05-18.
- ^ "S.W. Erdnase and W.E. Sanders — Textual Analysis". www.cs.columbia.edu. Retrieved 2025-05-20.
- ^ "Simple Pass Card Sleight (Classic Pass) - How To Perform It". Card-Trick.com. Retrieved 2025-05-18.
- ^ "Classic Pass - Magicpedia". geniimagazine.com. Archived from the original on 2020-09-28. Retrieved 2025-05-18.
- ^ Fisher, Aaron (2019-10-29). "Sleight of Hand: The 7 Strongest Sleights for Card Magicians". Aaron Fisher Magic. Retrieved 2025-05-18.
- ^ Benji (2019-12-30). "The Classic Pass: EVERYTHING You Need To Know". Retrieved 2025-05-18.
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