David Berglas - Mystery of the Vanishing Piano 

One of the great tricks of all time they really amazed but I won't give away the secret my hat off to you

Amazing. Hell of a profile in the Times, by the way. Congratulations! What a remarkable gift you've given the world with your creativity. Thank you!

What a boss! I've always been so curious about how magicians do these illusions...and I love that he felt OK to tell how he did this one. In no way does this diminish the artistry of the illusion -- it just makes me admire him (and the team who helped him) more! Bravo!!!!

Thank you for this ❤ David, an immortal legend.

Wow, that's a trick where the method is just as entertaining as the effect.

Simply brilliant and amazing! Thanks for your story. Cheers 🥂

Fantastic absolutely brilliant

Absolutely perfect story! Thank you for sharing it.

Just fabulous, David. Your imagination and sense of the dramatic are unparalleled.

Its so wonderfull hearing from you. I love magic. I love it. Tore, 44, Norway.

Wonderful story!

Great stuff!

Great story. Thanks

Wonderful!!!!

Perfect!

I came here after reading that profile in the NYT, too. I was actually fairly impressed with myself, as I pegged the piano player miming the playing, as well as the misdirection using the cigarette and the chandelier. But I couldn't figure out how you got the chandelier to flicker and sway. And I didn't figure out how you got the grand piano out of their. So clever.

That's a great story.

I'm far more concerned about the Actual Vanishing of Pianos around the world. As pianos have become more expensive, and compact electric pianos and guitars have taken over people's musical consciousness, the magnificence of large grand pianos has disappeared from hotels, ballrooms, theaters, night clubs and even some music schools, not to mention people's homes. A home piano is where friends and family can gather around to sing drinking songs, Christmas and holiday songs, and have karaoke parties. This has been a great tradition for centuries. Now, only a giant screen TV with huge speaker system sits, where in past days, a real grand piano brought love, laughter and life to everyone.

Incredible!

It would be wonderful to see the actual rigged piano- but he probably junked that one-off prop very soon after the performance. So much time and effort for one trick (but well worth it)!

Now thats what I call being bold.

crikey - not heard this story for donkeys years . Berglas told this on The Magic Circle LP in the late seventies or early eighties........

How did he make the chandelier shake?

did not say how the chandelier flickered and swayed

Fantastic ;^>

I want one of those concert grands for 6 pounds....

So the trick was "look.... An angel, (kick bear in nards)" john west : canned salmon: commercial?

Lol, awesome :)