A Derby Extra may get you as close to one as you'll want to get lol.
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A Derby Extra may get you as close to one as you'll want to get lol.
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Derby seems to get a lot of hate on this board. Why is that, if I may ask?
TRUMPETING Soul Patch Shave Prep
(Variations on funny/weird faces to pull for shaving awkward spots.)
Pre-shave “normal” face (well, normal for me
):Satchmo Trumpet Prep:
This helps the whiskers to stand out well.
Proper Trumpet Prep:
The whiskers now stand out nearly perpendicular to the skin, and further than in the Satchmo version. That’s the reason you don’t see them so well because they’re mostly “end on” to the camera.
FURTHER RELEVANT NOTES
There’s a LOT of my whiskers (most in fact) that don’t show in the pics. I’m one of those people who grow white whiskers* from the edges inward (there are no white hairs, only brown, on my crown).
Also, the white hairs/whiskers don’t come in nice symmetrical formations… more like random spotted cow blobs.
After yesterday’s “funny faces in the mirror” session I shaved my soul patch using “Proper Trumpet prep.” I usually always get BBS shaves so I couldn’t tell if it made any difference immediately post shave. I checked on rising this morning and there was definitely less “soul patch” stubble than normal. (So this method’s a keeper.)
A THANK YOU
Big thanks to Dave @DaveHStone for making me think about this (although I’m sure that wasn’t his intention
).* I’m always amused at the “gray hairs (or whiskers)” description. Sure, the end effect may look gray, but I’ve yet to see anyone who has hairs other than their own natural color, and WHITE.
I’m thoroughly and deeply corrected; repurposing proper brass instrument technique vindicated and now exalted for haters of that patch above the chin; and now I’m not the only one seeing a Dizzy Gillespie foible and accidentally attributing it to Louis Armstrong.
Last time I went on vacation I had to find a kennel for my pet foibles...
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Chan Eil Whiskers
Fumbling about.
TRUMPETING Soul Patch Shave Prep
(Variations on funny/weird faces to pull for shaving awkward spots.)
Pre-shave “normal” face (well, normal for me
View attachment 1281298
Satchmo Trumpet Prep:
View attachment 1281299
This helps the whiskers to stand out well.
Proper Trumpet Prep:
View attachment 1281300
The whiskers now stand out nearly perpendicular to the skin, and further than in the Satchmo version. That’s the reason you don’t see them so well because they’re mostly “end on” to the camera.
FURTHER RELEVANT NOTES
There’s a LOT of my whiskers (most in fact) that don’t show in the pics. I’m one of those people who grow white whiskers* from the edges inward (there are no white hairs, only brown, on my crown).
Also, the white hairs/whiskers don’t come in nice symmetrical formations… more like random spotted cow blobs.
After yesterday’s “funny faces in the mirror” session I shaved my soul patch using “Proper Trumpet prep.” I usually always get BBS shaves so I couldn’t tell if it made any difference immediately post shave. I checked on rising this morning and there was definitely less “soul patch” stubble than normal. (So this method’s a keeper.)
A THANK YOU
Big thanks to Dave @DaveHStone for making me think about this (although I’m sure that wasn’t his intention
* I’m always amused at the “gray hairs (or whiskers)” description. Sure, the end effect may look gray, but I’ve yet to see anyone who has hairs other than their own natural color, and WHITE.
Great illustration of how to puff up and why it works. Didn't know you have a mustache (or maybe I forgot).
As long as one has even one whisker in their beard which is their own natural (and not white) color, isn't their beard grey?
I certainly know women with what I'd think of as grey hair and men with what I'd call silver hair. I'm of course speaking of the overall color and not the color of the individual hairs.
My whiskers are now and will remain forever grey, but they're a very very light shade of grey.
Happy shaves,
Jim
Not from me, I love them. In this.
In this, I'd be a bit less enthusiastic.
Derby Extra has been a top 3 blade for me since I first used them four years ago. I think they're a great blade but they need a rigid design to get the most from. I use them for a first shave in every new DE I use. I only have one less rigid design, the R41. On my first pass, first stroke, WTG on my cheek, the blade flexed and skipped. In my Grande, Slim set to 6 or 7 and New SC they're hard to beat but they dont last long.
Maybe if Rave is really on his game he can use the blade vibrations as a musical instrument to sing with while he's shaving lol.
I may chicken out on that one. They work perfectly fine in a non-destroyed Fatip though.
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Chan Eil Whiskers
Fumbling about.
Monday's shave was experimental.
I'm giving the Timeless Bronze 78 another trial run (if I can stand it). Wizamet SI on its second outing, flipped.
The razor is definitely less easy to use than the Ti 95 OC, and not as comfortable, and more efficient. The degree to which these three things are true is a question. The degree to which I can adjust my technique and better use the razor is also a question.
I'm not saying it's the most efficient of razors but it's more efficient than the 95 OC. There is some blade feel but not too much (blade feel is not a big negative for me unless...)
Maybe I can lighten the pressure enough to have all go well. We'll see.
I feel a bit razor burned (four and a half hours after a close shave).
This monster will address my soul patch. It took some work, but a lot less than with the 95 OC.
We'll see.
Really nice splash.
Oh, the CH3 in Best is probably not accurately labeled. It sure seems like Super Badger to me. I'd prefer Best. It's a huge knot! Very very soft!
Happy shaves,
Jim
I'm giving the Timeless Bronze 78 another trial run (if I can stand it). Wizamet SI on its second outing, flipped.
The razor is definitely less easy to use than the Ti 95 OC, and not as comfortable, and more efficient. The degree to which these three things are true is a question. The degree to which I can adjust my technique and better use the razor is also a question.
I'm not saying it's the most efficient of razors but it's more efficient than the 95 OC. There is some blade feel but not too much (blade feel is not a big negative for me unless...)
Maybe I can lighten the pressure enough to have all go well. We'll see.
I feel a bit razor burned (four and a half hours after a close shave).
This monster will address my soul patch. It took some work, but a lot less than with the 95 OC.
We'll see.
Really nice splash.
Oh, the CH3 in Best is probably not accurately labeled. It sure seems like Super Badger to me. I'd prefer Best. It's a huge knot! Very very soft!
Happy shaves,
Jim
The sheer weight of the 78 Bronze can make maintaining minimum pressure tricky , a gravity thing they tell me. I prefer it with a more sensible handle.
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Chan Eil Whiskers
Fumbling about.
Perhaps one containing helium?
I am going to continue on with the bronze handle for now (unless I chicken out). I think I can achieve a lighter touch (but maybe not).
We'll see.
Happy shaves,
Jim
Thank you.
I've had BOMB in my signature forever.
You stick to your definition and I'll stick to mine. Vive la différence. 
Here's to the LHF fraternity!
And a pic of my magical 14g aluminum handle by Doug @Rosseforp, just to keep me happy:
(Just in case you'd forgotten, I LOVE PICS!)
Picts or it didn’t Hadrian?
There is a brass handle in the works at this moment, that will fit both my Karve and Fatip razors.Here's to the LHF fraternity!
And a pic of my magical 14g aluminum handle by Doug @Rosseforp, just to keep me happy:
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(Just in case you'd forgotten, I LOVE PICS!)
The blank is 14.2mm OD x 70mm long, and currently weighs in at 95 grams. Not for long, as it is in the lathe and I have my drills at the ready. Chips will fall. There is a lot of weight to remove!
Don't forget pic updates please Doug.
That's nothing, I've been shot down hard by trumpet enthusiasts both for calling it the Gillespie technique and the Satchmo technique on separate occasions. It's impossible to resist though, that nickname is just too catchy and descriptive.
I'm trying to remember who it was who said that under no circumstance should I ever call it "trumpeting". I think it was in this very thread not 3 years hence...
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He probably dropped the topcap of his FaTip down the sink drain when he read that.
For providing a steady column of breath support, I’d agree with your critic. For bringing the fire of comfortable shaving down from Olympus to we mere mortals, “trumpeting” works perfectly fine for me.
I agree with my critic as well. In fairness I was also talking about blowing out the cheeks, not just the lower lip, which is a horse of a different feather. Like Prometheus though, when I see a perfectly good poking stick...
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