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Mines at Heathrow at the moment.
Which sort did you go for Rob? 24mm? Will be interested to hear how you find it, I've not pulled the trigger on one of those yet... Thought I best see how I like the one thats coming first!
I have a lot of respect for Simpson. Their history is rich, the handles are beautifully turned and knots well judged... I suspect they won't be too badly affected, or if they are it would be a case of streamlining the range to become more exclusive (kill the budget line) from what I've seen online they enjoy a certain cachet in the US at least that will take more than a $50 Chinese brush to topple. The gaudy coloured hilariously named "Limited Edition" models that never seem to run out priced at an average of £275 per brush is where they make the money, Maseto has demonstrated production costs can't be that different between a £50 brush and a £275 one but the profit margin is much larger.
I own 5 Maseto brushes and no Simpsons. I really like the look of the limited edition brushes but c'mon let's be honest here, the resins are no more than say $10 for enough for two brushes and the elusive Manchurian hair that no one seems to be able to describe where it comes from on the animal as opposed to High Mountain White or Silvertip cant be much more than $10 a knot more than Silvertip wholesale on the hair price. That to me doesn't make for just under £300 for the finished product as nice as they are. I'll stick to my Maseto.
Thanks Rohleder.Try Robs tracking site Barry, www.17track.net
eBay tracking says mines at Heathrow but 17track says its at Southampton sorting office
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