3 reviews for Jumbo Rising Card (New Generation) by Marcelo Contento
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Jumbo Rising Card (New Generation) by Marcelo Contento
(c. 1997)Unlike many other electronics in magic, the Contento line worked flawlessly and was machined to perfection. I remember when I received my first item from Marcelo – the poker sized card fountain – I literally had a tear in my eye I was so moved by the detail and devotion put into the manufacture.
Howard –
Perfection!
Nothing is finer! Enough said.
Andy Martin –
Not another Rising cards? Yes, just the best!
Marcelo Contento is an electronics genius, and this is one of his greatest hits.
Clean, reliable, beautiful … what more can you desire?
Andy Martin –
The electronics work of Marcelo and Victor Contento is second to none. If you are looking for 100% reliability then their brand will never fail you. Their version of the Jumbo Rising Cards is regarded by many, including myself, as the best version ever created. It is very reliable, with advanced features and incredibly easy to use.
You press a single button once to go up and a single button once to go down from almost anywhere in the room. The cards will then rise or fall to the right height and automatically stop. This was the model that Billy McComb used for years and two of his routines are featured with the instructions.
What I really like about this model is how reliable it is. That being said over time the cards themselves can get worn out. When this unit arrived the cards that rose were in a pretty bad way and would stick sometimes. As long as you replace them with the old style, thick bicycle Jumbo cards you should be fine. The other thing to keep an eye on is how many cards you need to place in the houlette. It has a clever spring in front to maintain the correct tension, but you still must make sure you don’t over fill it with cards, otherwise they can stick. If you read the instructions, which I know is tricky sometimes, it tells you precisely the right amount of cards to use so this is not hard to achieve. But if you are having issues it could be because your cards are dirty or you have too many cards jammed in front.
The routines that Billy supplies come with a decent deck switch, which is easy to do and works well, but even Billy himself stopped using the switch over time and just used a small deck for the selection. This streamlines the operation even more.
The routine I am using is a combination of Billy’s and Marcello’s and I’m very happy with it. So much so that I might even feature this routine for my Holiday shows this Christmas 🙂