Time to retire three brushes, H.I.S synthetics from 2012. At the time, these were state-of-the-art and were said to be on a par with Muhle's early synths. Alas, the world has moved on, and, while these brushes do a creditable job of lathering, they just do not measure up to newer synths. Amazing, the difference seven years make.
So, to the back of the shelf they go, henceforth as decorations, their places taken in my rotation by a Stirling Kong, a PAA Atomic Rocket, and, most likely, some new additions from Yaqi (as they seem to be making everybody's brushes these days).
(And, yes, I have a silvertip badger, but I much prefer the speed and convenience of synthetics.)
So, to the back of the shelf they go, henceforth as decorations, their places taken in my rotation by a Stirling Kong, a PAA Atomic Rocket, and, most likely, some new additions from Yaqi (as they seem to be making everybody's brushes these days).
(And, yes, I have a silvertip badger, but I much prefer the speed and convenience of synthetics.)