I have had this urge to buy a Plisson HMW for some time. I'd battle the urge and it would go away but always come back. I have other nice brushes but I wanted a Plisson. With the sale at AOS, it became time to do something. Special thanks to ameetmedi and alabamalawyer for their help. AOS has different sizes from Plisson but this would equate to a size 16 Plisson. I think the wait was worth it