I have (and love) an EJ DE89. And I was wondering:

. . . What's it made of, under the chrome?

The EJ marketing department replied that the _handle_ was brass.

. . . Does anyone know what the _head_ is made of?

I figure I'll be dead before the chrome plate wears off, and I see for myself. And I won't take a file to it!<g>

. . . Charles

PS -- the same question could be asked about any other modern DE. I suspect the vintage DE's are brass throughout.