Discussion Thread for 5/8 Filarmonica #12 "Double Temple" Review
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Joel,
That looks like a beauty. Would this be a good first straight razor? And, where does one find Filarmonica's; eBay?
Thanks
Jeff
That looks like a beauty. Would this be a good first straight razor? And, where does one find Filarmonica's; eBay?
Thanks
Jeff
She sure is pretty... 
I read your comment about not immediately going for the expensive brands. I have a list of razor brands that I look for on eBay but the problem is that these razors ARE expensive; at least they are becoming so. I'd like to get a razor for $30-40 and hone/strop it myself. But at $60+ (completed eBay listings for Filarmonica), I have to pass. With 3 very good shavers already, anything that high that I still have to make shave-ready better lather on its own.
I read your comment about not immediately going for the expensive brands. I have a list of razor brands that I look for on eBay but the problem is that these razors ARE expensive; at least they are becoming so. I'd like to get a razor for $30-40 and hone/strop it myself. But at $60+ (completed eBay listings for Filarmonica), I have to pass. With 3 very good shavers already, anything that high that I still have to make shave-ready better lather on its own.
Try classicshaving.com for a 7/8 ... apparently Filly has stopped making straights, and these are some of the last new ones around. Or, of course, eBay.
What grind is yours Joel? If you said it I missed it.
Gugi said in a post at SRP that the Fili's are all full hollow grinds, which seems to be the case with the Fili's I have.
So Joel how would a newbe find such a razor and even know if its real or if its in good condition?
So Joel how would a newbe find such a razor and even know if its real or if its in good condition?
I only know 2 places, either B/S/T on this forum or eBay.
So Joel how would a newbe find such a razor and even know if its real or if its in good condition?
Bear in mind, since that review the price of Fillys has gone up.... slightly...
So Joel how would a newbe find such a razor and even know if its real or if its in good condition?
i don't recall seeing any fakes, but the "new" doble temple filis don't have the same stamp n the tang,, IIRC, just a etching or something like that.
I see we're digging up old threads. 
They are a whole lot more than 60 bucks now.....
She sure is pretty...
I read your comment about not immediately going for the expensive brands. I have a list of razor brands that I look for on eBay but the problem is that these razors ARE expensive; at least they are becoming so. I'd like to get a razor for $30-40 and hone/strop it myself. But at $60+ (completed eBay listings for Filarmonica), I have to pass. With 3 very good shavers already, anything that high that I still have to make shave-ready better lather on its own.
Oh man, doesn't that just sound funny reading it today? How time changes things!
Yeah i'll take a 7 day set even at those outrageous prices.
i see, thanks
i was talking more to the recent? production DTs.
i think i bought 4 spanish blades reputed to be fili or palmera and 2 or 3 do not have that brand name, but something else.
"...a hidden gem...."-Joel
Wow, how three years have changed nothing but the price
Wow, how three years have changed nothing but the price
The more recent production Fillys were sold by classic shaving and do not carry the gold wash on the blade. They re also twice as heavy and feel more like a tool than a delicate shaving instrument. I have had the opportunity to hone and shave with a couple and to me they are not as worthy a blade.
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