Dinder1 said:Wow! three bands? are the mad scientists at E&J mutating badgers just for usStart up those charge cards, and and hit that PM button.
Cheers, DJ
DJ,
The one brush I have seen with the EJ German Finest hair was quite interesting.... see most badger hair is bleached... I don't care what the self proclaimed "experts" say, or what b/s some of the manufactures propogate, but nearly all of the badger hair, from nearly all of the high end manufactures is bleached to some extent - at the very least, to create uniformity in the tips. Look at one of your "high end" brushed closely, and you will see more uniformity in the tips, than the shafts.... this is bleaching at work in order to make the overall presentation of the brush look "stunning" and white/silver at the tips. Bleaching however makes the bristles "stiffer" and "scratchier" and reduces the lifespan and the ridgidity of the hair. (Why do you think most of the two-band brushes are considered to be stiffer/scratchier?)
MP/EJ Finest (aka silvertip "extra") does not bleach the hair, or alter its appearance, so while it will have a less "dramatic" appearance, it is not a "fabrication" as is experienced with simpson, omega, rooney, etc and it is significantly softer at the tip! Since this brush will be packed quite dense, it will have a backbone, a "scrubbing" action if you will - however due to the incredibly soft tips, it will be a VERY luxurious scrubbing action, no scratchy/scritchyness at all! Think of it along the lines of Simpson scrubbyness (due to density) meets Savile Row Luxury (due to softness) and you have one hell of an exceptional, one of a kind experience.
The above brush is the only brush that currently offer the hair of this exceptionally rare grade, and it is priced at about $400 USD, and our denser, more tightly packed, custom/spiffy forum brush will be a meager $105 shipped. So far as I am concerned - there is nothing that can compete with it.... as there is, and will be nothing else like it available - so it truly has no competition. Most "custom" brushes are typically run of the mill brushes... with a different handle - where as this will be a totally different beast.
For $105... it is a freikin' steal - and the ONLY reason we are getting it at this price is as a marketing promotion to kick off this new "grade" of badger hair as we were able to work out this deal for you fellas. Just the standard silvertip version of this brush would cost well over $200... as the non-custom large silvertips go for over $200 - so we are talking about an absurdly expensive, custom shaving brush, with an extremly exclusive badger hair - not yet seen/experienced/sold to the public... for $105 shipped? I challenge you to find a better/hotter deal/opportunity on a new shaving brush ANYWHERE. If you can find it - i'll buy one...
