Thread: Any opinions on the Vie Long Gonzalo?

Has anyone an opinion on the Vie Long gonzalo 04102? The price point is great. mixed boar/horse hair and damn nice looking. How does it rate against something like a Semogue 2000?

I don't know squat about the particular brush however in general when they mix hair you usually wind up with the worst qualities of both.

Why in the hell would any brush company Mix Pig, Horse or badger.
Any brush will make lather granted but those combos are off the wall,JMO

Originally Posted by JimmyWetshaver

Perhaps they thought the perceived strengths and weaknesses of the diff animal bristles would compliment each other well. The badger/horse combo vie long puts out in my opinion give me superior performance of brushes 2-3x the price so why they did it is not of consequence to me, I am however glad they did. Having actually tried it I feel comfortable sharing my experience with it, JMO.

If it works for you. thats all that matters

Due to my experimental tendencies I believe I will probably try several brushes and find the strong points in them all. thanks for the input and suggestions.

They have been making badger/boar and horse combos since the 1800s. Back then badger was considered the supreme and boar the common mans brush so mix the two and you have something for the common man to strive for. They were not such hot brushes and the combos pretty much fell by the wayside until recently with some outfits.