Category Archives: Ventriloquist Central

Yesterday I wrote a blog about the pivot point of a ventriloquist figure’s mouth and Bill Matthews asked for a picture or diagram. Our good friend Greg Claassen (author of McElroy Magic) sent us this page out of his book … Continue reading →

It really is amazing how bad some figure makers did when it came to placement of the mouth in the figures head and how the mouth palate worked once done. A great example of how not to do a mouth … Continue reading →

Many times you hear folks (builders) say that their figure has a head lock. What is a head lock? Of all the figures that I have in the Ventriloquist Central Collection I have only one figure that has a true … Continue reading →

I believe it was a while ago that I talked about this but I was asked again where I get the nice white dress shirts for my figures and the answer is I use size 4 French Toast brand shirts. … Continue reading →

Bob Conrad from New Jersey posted this picture and information about the “Original Howdy Doody” on Facebook. I thought many of you might find it interesting, so here it is: The first was made by Frank Paris, replaced by one … Continue reading →