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09-14-2009, 05:07 AM #1
Obie,
I have several vintage Filarmonicas and they are amongst my best shavers.
You really cannot go wrong with any Filarmonica. Be it the doble temple, sub cero, especial para barba duras, taurino,...
The Palmera 14 is also a razor that I have high praise for. It gives me an equally smooth and sharp shave as my beloved Fil14. True, it comes with cheap white or black plastic scales but boy does it perform and at a much cheaper price (for now) But it's a 7/8.
Basically you'll end up choosing your favorite grind and whatever your budget can stretch.
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09-14-2009, 05:48 AM #2
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Thanked: 363I haven't had the pleasure of a Filharmonica, but I hardly doubt it will be that much better then my Sheffield's or my prized FWE's. I think you get to a certain level in blades/steel and you kinda "get there."
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09-14-2009, 06:56 AM #3
They are simply one of the best razors ever made, the older ones are quite easy to hone, the more modern ones classicshaving sells have been troublesome to some. I only ever shaved with a dobe temple with gold wash (the more vintage one) and that one was really easy to hone and a great shaver. Prices have gone up since I bought mine.
Plus ça change, plus c'est la même chose. Jean-Baptiste Alphonse Karr.
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09-14-2009, 07:31 AM #4
I was lucky enough to snag a Vintage Filly 14 in a lot of razors, so I didn't have to shell out the big bucks to get her. Mine is also a gold washed double temple (like Kees), and I also found that she took an edge very easily. The shave was very smooth and the blade felt very forgiving as she neatly took all the hairs off my face. A full hollow blade, but she didn't make all that much noise - sharp and smooth.
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10-05-2009, 11:56 PM #5
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10-06-2009, 03:06 AM #6
OHHH, dats nice Tim!
I like my #13 Doble Temple so much I purchased a second (this is becoming a bad habit, I did the same with a Weltmeister model, something about a brace of razors!). Fine razors, but they must be in dwindling supply for NOS examples. Make your move soon.
I don't know about anyone else, but my 13s are 13/16ths rather than 6/8ths as often advertised. I happen to like that size anyway, and it is not much of an adjustment from a 6/8ths for those that are accustomed to a 6/8ths.Last edited by Hawkeye5; 10-06-2009 at 03:08 AM.
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