Simpsons 90th Anniversary Brush (Astor) Discussion Thread

[thirdeye]

The Official Where Are The 90 Simpsons Astor L.E. World Wide LIST:

No. 03/90 SF Bay Area / Davis USA
No. 06/90 Colorado USA
No. 07/90 Tuscaloosa, Alabama USA
No. 13/90 Potomac Falls, VA USA
No. 29/90 Richardson (Dallas), Texas USA
No. 34/90 Austin, TX USA
No. 35/90 Amsterdam, The Netherlands
No. 39/90 Houston, TX USA
No. 41/90 Round Rock, TX USA
No. 44/90 El Paso, TX USA
No. 45/90 Colorado USA
No. 46/90 Austin, TX USA
No. 50/90 Boca Raton, FL USA
No. 51/90 Hendersonville, TN USA
No. 54/90 Japan
No. 55/90 Queensland, Australia
No. 65/90 Santiago, Chile
No. 66/90 Southington, Ct. USA
No. 69/90 Järvenpää, Finland
No. 70/90 Halsteren, The Netherlands
No. 88/90 Thousand Oaks, CA. USA
No. 90/90 Colorado USA

 

[park]

Hi, +1 for East Brunswick New Jersey...I'll put up some pics soon...oh its #17/90.

That's it. I hope you enjoyed

 

[SRock]

Did I mention that I can't believe one of these brushes has not landed in New Jersey?

So, are you going to rectify this oversight?

The Official Where Are The 90 Simpsons Astor L.E. World Wide LIST:

No. 03/90 SF Bay Area / Davis USA
No. 06/90 Colorado USA
No. 07/90 Tuscaloosa, Alabama USA
No. 13/90 Potomac Falls, VA USA
No. 29/90 Richardson (Dallas), Texas USA
No. 34/90 Austin, TX USA
No. 35/90 Amsterdam, The Netherlands
No. 39/90 Houston, TX USA
No. 41/90 Round Rock, TX USA
No. 44/90 El Paso, TX USA
No. 45/90 Colorado USA
No. 46/90 Austin, TX USA
No. 50/90 Boca Raton, FL USA
No. 51/90 Hendersonville, TN USA
No. 54/90 Japan
No. 55/90 Queensland, Australia
No. 65/90 Santiago, Chile
No. 66/90 Southington, Ct. USA
No. 69/90 Järvenpää, Finland
No. 70/90 Halsteren, The Netherlands
No. 88/90 Thousand Oaks, CA. USA
No. 90/90 Colorado USA

Awesomeness!

Hi, +1 for East Brunswick New Jersey...I'll put up some pics soon...oh its #17/90.

That's it. I hope you enjoyed

Wow, that's one heck of a first post! Welcome to B&B!! Be sure to check in here.

 

[beginish]

Rob's right! Talk about setting a bar against which future posts will be compared . Welcome to B&B.

 

[sfcablecar]

No. 14/90 San Francisco, CA USA

Sorry guys, I didn't even see this wonderful thread until this evening. I will post pics and thoughts shortly.

 

[richmondesi]

So thanks to a friend, I have one of these in my possession for a trial run. Between the two of us it's shed 25 hairs 7 my first tiem to use it


Is this common of all of the Simpsons? Is this 2 band typical to their others in terms of performance & feel?

 

[texbilly]

So thanks to a friend, I have one of these in my possession for a trial run. Between the two of us it's shed 25 hairs 7 my first tiem to use it


Is this common of all of the Simpsons? Is this 2 band typical to their others in terms of performance & feel?

Paul, I've only owned a few Simpsons, but my Astor has only shed 3-4 hairs over a dozen uses and none the last four.

 

[Isaac]

Paul,

My brush hasnt shed a single hair. 25 does seem a bit high.

 

[agb1262]

So thanks to a friend, I have one of these in my possession for a trial run. Between the two of us it's shed 25 hairs 7 my first tiem to use it


Hi I lost 5 the first time, the second 2 , the third 2 and stopped = total so far 9. 25 seems high

 

[The_Pastor]

Tell me please, even though its a matter of personal opinion:

Do you get your moneys worth, in quality and performance?
250 $ is alot of money for one brush, but I am very tempted.
But do you really pay for the rarity, or is the brush just better then other brushes, is it the Rolls Royce of brushes?

 

[Cheech]

Let me think. Hmmm... I'd say I definitely got my money's worth.

Thanks Carnival of Smiles!

 

[woodsrider]

Relative to the shedding issues discussed above, mine has also shed a few hairs. How many exactly, I'm not sure. I know it's been 1-3 per shave for a while, although it seems to have quietened down lately to maybe a hair every other shave. (Just watch...tomorrow it will shed five!).

When you look at the hairs that are being shed, take note of the hair length. If the length of the bristle is equal to or less than the loft height above the handle, the hair was likely missed during the comb-out process (and it was obviously not set deep enough to get into the glue). Mine has shed more than my other Simpson brushes, but I'm not worried at this point.

 

[Austin]

Gents, I purposely stopped buying brushes 3 years ago. I'm over that addiction. Nevertheless, this is making me want one.

 

[beginish]

Gents, I purposely stopped buying brushes 3 years ago. I'm over that addiction. Nevertheless, this is making me want one.

+1. Vintage Blades still lists them in stock. As of this morning. Someone please buy them before I do.

 

[richmondesi]

So is this a "special" grade of their Super 2 band, or is this the type of hair I can expect on any Simpsons 2 band?

I like it

 

[johnniegold]

I believe this the regular 2-band hair offered by Simpson.

My resolve is weakening.

 

[letterk]

No. 03/90 SF Bay Area / Davis USA
No. 06/90 Colorado USA
No. 07/90 Tuscaloosa, Alabama USA
No. 13/90 Potomac Falls, VA USA
No. 17/90 East Brunswick, NJ USA
No. 29/90 Richardson (Dallas), Texas USA
No. 34/90 Austin, TX USA
No. 35/90 Amsterdam, The Netherlands
No. 39/90 Houston, TX USA
No. 41/90 Round Rock, TX USA
No. 44/90 El Paso, TX USA
No. 45/90 Colorado USA
No. 46/90 Austin, TX USA
No. 50/90 Boca Raton, FL USA
No. 51/90 Hendersonville, TN USA
No. 54/90 Japan
No. 55/90 Queensland, Australia
No. 57/90 Corona, CA USA
No. 65/90 Santiago, Chile
No. 66/90 Southington, Ct. USA
No. 69/90 Järvenpää, Finland
No. 70/90 Halsteren, The Netherlands
No. 88/90 Thousand Oaks, CA. USA
No. 90/90 Colorado USA

 

[SRock]

So is this a "special" grade of their Super 2 band, or is this the type of hair I can expect on any Simpsons 2 band?

I like it

I believe it is the very same, but something about it is just a touch better IMHO. That said my other two-band Simpsons are monsters, champions of lather.

I believe this the regular 2-band hair offered by Simpson.

My resolve is weakening.

+1, BTW, did you order?

 

[johnniegold]

+1, BTW, did you order?

 

[SRock]

Pics, Pics, Pics, Pics!!!!