Rich,

I agree with you to a point. I have 3 supposedly silver tip brushes. I love them all. But there are times I want a brush to be "scratchy", not "floppy". The best comparison I can give would be a silvertip vs. an Omega Boar brush, the difference being that the "scratchy" badger would be better at holding water. Having said that...it is hard to beat a good silvertip!

RT