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Yea, that is the trouble when describing a brush and how it feels. Everyone see it slightly differently. Good thing we are not all the same.

Bob

Not necessarily if what Spender said said in post #29 is true and I have no reason to doubt that it is. It could be better than Manchurian, you never know. You'd literally have to get a Manchurian...

To add to the confusion there are other brush makers out there that are offering "Manchurian" knots in their brushes too.

You literally have to try a number of different 2 band knots from...

Yea, you are probably right in that it does add to the brands exclusivity and makes it even more attractive to some.

Bob

Yea, the brush maker Lee Sabini is extremely hard to/ impossible to contact from what I have read on other forums. The Rooney Victorian I bought is a 3 band badger but certainly not as nice imho as...

Thanks for posting those photos. The reason I asked was that what Simpsons calls Super Badger currently are 3 band badger knots. The only 2 band badger knots I see them list are Manchurians. I had...

Is the Simpsons Super badge a 2 band or 3 band silvertip?

Bob

Well, tell you what, price out a Simpsons Manchurian brush then price the same size Shavemac 2 band silvertip brush with the same size knots and similar handles. Neither are exactly cheap and both...

I have 1 Simpsons brush with a Manchurian knot, a QEII Jubilee. Very nice 2 band badger knot with soft tips and good backbone. I just had Shavemac make a custom brush for me in their 2 band silvertip...