Mine will loose a hair every now and then but I don't think that is a problem. If a brush looses a lot of hairs every shave I would think that is a real shedding problem. Are the currently available Rooney brushes worth it? I don't know never having had the older versions which used a different knot, from what I have read.

I can say that I face lather and normally prefer a 2 band knot for a little more backbone but this 3 band Rooney surprised me with having a very decent amount of backbone. Overall I really have been enjoying using it.

Bob