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I had the closest shave yet yesterday, thanks in part to the E1 starting to break in. It's a pretty beefy example with a knot diameter of 20mm (or a little bit more) and a loft of almost 50mm.
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Thanks, Bob. Here it is post test-lather. Of course i had to try it on the face--more scrub and scritch than I get from a well-broken in Simpson Best, but that's what I was looking for.

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Finally good news to report: my first 2 band brush arrived today and it is a beauty!
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Many thanks to Joseph at the Italian Barber for making my dream come true! I may have further good news...

Just checked my credit card statement and found I was charged for the out of stock brush....not cool :(

Update: I placed an order for the brush and followed up with a reply to another customer service person saying that I wanted a brush that looked like the pictured one, i. e. 2 band--after all the...

Well, Bruno, they basically refused to check and said that 2 and 3 band are the same....If there is any good outcome, I'll be sure to report back.

I'm pretty much set on Simpsons. The "good deal" aspect is compelling: from my understanding, the 2 band brush ordered "custom" is about 50% more expensive than what I see from this retailer.
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Thanks for the replies everybody. My plan at this point is to see if the retailer can be of a bit more help. Since they picture the 2 band brush on their website, they should understand if a...

Thanks, Bob. Here's are some actual quotes from the email exchange:

"We have received from time to time, Simpsons brushes in both 2-band/3-bands, however, here of late, we've received more...

Hello everyone,

I've been looking for a new Simpsons 2 band brush. I found that a large & well-known retailer of Simpsons has the 2 band pictured on their product page. I contacted them to ask...