 Hey everybody, welcome back to magic orthodoxy. My name is David and this is a magic review Hey today, we're going to look at the vernei Bandwriter. This is the pencil lead bandwriter. There's two different kinds You can get you can get pencil lead and you can get a grease pencil This is also available as a bandwriter and it's also available as a TT So there's actually four different options that you could get with vernei And so if you're not familiar with what a bandwriter is This would be the time where I would normally show you a commercial Right or their ad copy or something that would give you kind of a little bit more of information But there's actually no there's no commercial for this. There's no video. There's no DVD instructions. In fact, there is no video instruction at all and so really You kind of already have to be in the know for one to know what a nail writer is or maybe You've known these as a swami gimmick. Okay But I can read the ad copy for you. I actually have the write-up right here So I can just read it for you and I thought we just we'll just make our own commercial. Okay, we'll make our own Commercial even though vernei didn't supply one. All right, so here we go Vernei bandwriter commercial take one The most powerful tool that a magician can use now in a new model ultra comfortable ultra stable Ultra grip vernei bandwriter was specifically designed to have a firm grip to the fleshy pad of your thumb and keep it absolutely Invisible for your audience vernei bandwriter is ideal for those who couldn't find themselves comfortable with other writers There you go, that's the commercial And so you did see a little picture of it there. That's not my picture That's the manufacturer's picture. So I don't feel like there's any exposure there because that picture comes from the manufacturer That's their picture. They put on the web when you want to buy it. So that's that's on them. Not on me Okay. All right, so a couple questions We always ask about all of our magic reviews and the first of which is what is in the box What's in the box? Well, you do get a box. Okay, and it's this big and it's about the size of your thumb You get this little yellow push pin You get these written instructions and you get the bandwriter, which I'm showing you right now Is it what I thought absolutely It's a narrow writer. It's a swami gimmick. Like I said, I've had others of these in the past. I've had a grease one I currently own the vernei TT version I own that one as well So I have both these now and I both have them in the pencil lead version So it's exactly what I thought if you have any mentalism books You're already familiar with these I'm sure how are the angles the angles on this are really clean really good In fact really the only angle that it's not good for is from behind and so if you already have experience with a TT Then I'm sure you're already familiar with any angles that would be involved with a bandwriter Can it be inspected? There's really nothing to inspect, you know in a traditional trick You would have a pad of paper Maybe or a notepad and a pencil a visible pencil and so all of those props that your spectator is viewing They could inspect all of those things because your Bandwriter is supposed to be a utility Therefore it is supposed to be invisible. So there's nothing for them to inspect. So if you do it right There shouldn't be anything for them to inspect. Is it well made? Yes, I have both like I said I have the TT version and I have the band version which one do I like better? I like the band version over the TT version only because in the TT version You know, they always don't fit or match your skin tone or they don't actually look like they're a part of you With the bandwriter so much more of your thumb is actually exposed and therefore You just feel more confident Using your own finger, you know what I mean like more of your finger is there and It's just it becomes more I don't know how to describe it. You just feel more in control, okay? So your your full fingernail is is seen so you don't have a fake fingernail you know, it's your fingernail and You just feel more in control What you're doing for me. So at least this is the one I prefer but it's completely well made made out of Strong material looks exactly like your skin tone should do you years and years worth of work How much practice does it require? It does take some practice only because it just takes some time to get used to you know Typically when we write, you know, you write like I'm left-handed you write like this, right? You write with several of your fingers. You don't write with one finger, especially not your thumb So the moment you're given a pad and you have to now You know put your pencil in the opposite hand or or worse, you know Right with the hand that you don't normally write with because you have to think about that because part of the trick is You're gonna probably draw a circle Make an arrow and say I'm gonna put a prediction right here. And so this hand has to be clean, you know free, I guess and so maybe your Bandwriter is on the hand that you don't normally write with so not only are you learning to write with a hand that you don't normally write with But you're also learning to write with like one appendage. Okay, so your Letters or your numbers won't actually come out perfect the first time first couple times first several times So you're gonna just have to practice, you know Do this with a friend do it with your spouse and just sit there and make eights and sevens and twelves all day long with Your thumb and tell you start to make something that looks a little bit more like you actually wrote it with your good hand So I would argue. Yes, it's gonna take some practice How much setup and reset is there again if you're already familiar with a TT or you've done TT work It's no more setup or reset than that Positives what are the positives to the verney band writer with the verney writers? You can trust that you've got a quality product It's gonna remain hidden and it's gonna give you all the comfort and the ability that you need Negatives one of the negatives to this. I can't really think of any, you know as a utility like I said So there shouldn't be any negatives to it because it is what it is. It's a prop, you know So I can't give this any negative remarks at all. Is it worth your money? It's $18 $18 and I think you can do hundreds if not thousands of tricks with this What I would suggest is if you're gonna purchase this then you probably already have Some books on mentalism. If not, I would recommend The 13 steps to mentalism a boon for all occasions is a great one and would certainly cover everything You would need to know about a swami gimmick Practical mental effects is another great one Tarbell course and magic volume four also really good And so I would think you'd have to pick up something like that or have something like that to make this Gimmick worth your money. Okay, you'll need some teaching to go along with this utility. Who would like this? I think something like this is specifically designed To target mentalists. Okay, somebody who's a mentalist somebody who's gonna say I'm reading your mind I pick the number that you pick to you know, this is really a prediction writing effect And I think it targets more the mentalists the professional mentalists Certainly easy for walk around certainly easy for any venue, but I think it does lend itself to mentalism All right, so that is the band writer from verney And I would like to thank the people down at Murphy's Magic supplies for allowing me to have this trick So that I could do this review for you and if you want to purchase your own you can find it at your favorite Murphy's Magic dealer Thanks. Bye