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antdad said:Any particular reason you've opted for Plisson instead of Shavemac or Simpson?
Fido said:I have used three Plisson brushes - High Mountain White, European Grey and Pure. You pay a massive premium for the brand name on the handle. Performance wise, the High Mountain White brush is the only one which I found satisfying. I paid nearly £200 for a brush with a 20mm knot. I bought it only because I wanted examples of their brushes for my Shaving Brush Blog. Plisson survive on their image and reputation earned over many years, if people are prepared to pay their prices I say good luck to them. But you will get outstanding performance from the brushes made by several other brands or custom brush makers. So in response to your specific question, I'd say that the Plisson High Mountain White at least matches the performance of the best quality brushes made by several other well known brands but typically at least three times the price for an equivalent size brush, perhaps more.
antdad said:Trouble is Johnny we all know how Jag's are made so the perceived premium is just that.
Of course it's your choice in the end but if it were me on that budget I'd be contacting Shavemac for something truely special and personalised, that will genuinely turn heads for right reasons.
Johnny said:[I listen to all advise and will take everything in to consideration. I will do more research on Shavemac (I'm really not that familiar with them).
Thanks all for the input.
Thanks Martin. I have done a lot of business with Phil. He is the one I purchased my Semogue 2011 LE brush. I always try to buy from Phil if he has what I'm looking for.dodgy said:Johnny said:[I listen to all advise and will take everything in to consideration. I will do more research on Shavemac (I'm really not that familiar with them).
Thanks all for the input.
Hi fellow Yankophile,
Shavemac has a very good reputation and it's run by a gentleman named Berndt in Germany. I haven't looked on his site for quite a while, but I believe he now offers some unusual knots for his standard or custom made handles.
If you're looking to end up buying a Plisson, I can recommend Phil at Bullgoose Shaving to help you out. Very good reputation (I've dealt with him numerous times), based in California. I just happen to check and he has a HMW size 12 in horn right now...not to enable you or anything. If I'm not mistaken, he may offer a discount through one of the other shaving forums that you can ask about. Really a nice guy.
Noe for reading about those brushes there's a shaving forum member named DrP. See if you can do a google search for his posts. Now that guy has some brush knowledge.
Hope that helps,
Martin
Fido said:Go for it. You know you want to! The problem is that you asked for other people's opinions. Not a good idea when you are set on something you really want!
And you could remind Phil of this:
http://badgerandblade.com/vb/showthread.php/243430-BullGoose-Shaving-Plisson-Shave-Brush-Sale
Johnny said:Fido said:Go for it. You know you want to! The problem is that you asked for other people's opinions. Not a good idea when you are set on something you really want!
And you could remind Phil of this:
http://badgerandblade.com/vb/showthread.php/243430-BullGoose-Shaving-Plisson-Shave-Brush-Sale
Well, this yank is not as set in his way as you might think. I just placed my order for one of these.
SIMPSONS
MERRY CHRISTMAS to me.
Dipesh said:Good choice
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