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    I have just purchased this FILARMONICA NO 14 . I hope it lives up to all the hype.!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Smell View Post
    I have just purchased this FILARMONICA NO 14 . I hope it lives up to all the hype.!
    how do I up load a photo

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    Certain Brands get a great rep usually it is based on "Consistency" The Filarmonica brand besides a few at the very end of their run are VERY consistent

    The Grinds are excellent
    The Temper is great
    The Feel and Balance are spot on


    This means that unless there is some type of damage, every one of them that you Hone, Strop, and Shave, is going to perform as expected ...
    That Consistency is what makes a certain Brand/Model stand out to many of us


    Hope that makes sense
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    I have had Fili's and Dorkos. While they shaved great I personally did not think they were any better than other razors of their time. I sold them. I still prefer my vintage English steel (Wade & Butcher, G. Wostsnholm, Wm. Greaves).
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    Thank you I am waiting for it to arrive

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    I've had quite a few. All great shavers. The only ones that I know that have got some bad press are the later sello oro
    models.

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    Can someone tell me how to upload a photo ?

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    To me only the old ones live up the hype. Later models are not that special for me.
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    The width of the blade looks shorter than usual. I suspect it had a chip and the seller honed it out. This is quite common with Filarmonicas on eBay .

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