Having had the privilege of using this brush for better than half a year, I couldn't be more pleased. I, too, lost a few hairs the first two or three go arounds, but nary a hair since. It's very well constructed with a very dense knot. It feels as good as anything I've tried, and although I'm not a "brush guy" to the extent of many others here on this site, I would be completely satisfied using this brush and nothing else for the rest of me years.
Love it love it love it.
Love it love it love it.