Merkur/dovo silvertip questions.

[Mo-beffah]

Hey all. I am now getting interested in brushes. I am absolutely happy with the brush that I have, a merkur/dovo silvertip brush that I got with my 38c set. Now that I am looking into the world of brushes I realized I don't know much about the one I own. I have fallen for face lathering and am beginning to test out soaps if that matters. I am wondering if anyone knows the knot size and loft size of this chrome dovo silvertip brush as I never found dimensions. Also, what other brand/quality would this brush compare to? It has good backbone to scrub but the tips are ultrasoft. There have been a few amazing brushes for sale on B/S/T lately but I don't want to waste money chasing something if it is comparative to what I have now. Im looking at roughly 22x48 brushes as I like the low loft for scrubbing idea but I don't even know what measurements I have now. The simpson chubby and shavemac 2-band seem appealing. All help appreciated. Thanks.
Here is a link to the brush. I didn't pay this price for it as I got it in a set.
http://www.classicshaving.com/catalog/item/522951/7426808.htm

 

[cooltide]

i bought a shave mac {167 handle 23mm + 46mm} within the last most & i'm really pleased with this brush low loft plenty of back bone soft without any uncomfortable itchiness, a great all round brush great for soaps & creams it's such a great brush i'm looking into getting the {colonia } next, i have 5 brushes & this mac beats them all hands down

 

[Mo-beffah]

Those dimensions are almost just what I'm interested in. Does the stiffness of a low loft defeat the purpose of the high quality badger? For example is it too scratchy being a 46mm?

 

[cooltide]

depends on what your after, to be honest most brushes get the job done , to me it's a bit like a car they will all get you to where you are going, no scratchiness from the mac just the quality & feel of the shavemac is superior to the others i have