We all know the Fatip Piccolo and Grande. The smooth but aggressive razor that so many here love. You don't see so much about the Schone, it isn't as popular or well known. That is a shame.
First, the Schone is basically a Fatip Grande with some minor modifications. Fatip makes the Schone in the Fatip factory. The Schone has 9 slightly wider teeth v. the Fatip's 11 narrower ones. Otherwise, the heads are the same.
I am interested in hearing from others who own both. I'll give my observations as well, but that seems a bit unfair. I've only been DE shaving for a bit over 2 1/2 months, I've shaved eight times with my Schone with some of my favorite blades (Polsilver SI, Astra SP, Nacet, Shark SS), and I've only shaved twice with my Piccolo with a blade I suspect I'll like but that I've only used three times total (two of them in the Fatip), the Astra SS.
The Schone is a terrific razor. It was the perfect razor for me as a newbie who was ready to step up to something more aggressive. It is aggressive (you can feel the blade on your face, and the visible blade exposure almost stopped me from using it the first time), and it's quite efficient, but it is also amazingly smooth. Blade alignment is perfect and takes no effort. It didn't take long for me to shave as comfortably with it as with my more mild razors such as my Merkur 38c or EJ. It may be my favorite razor.
So, I was very much looking forward to trying out the Piccolo. I find fit and quality control to be a little lower than the Schone. There is a bit of a difference between the alignment of the blade on one side v. the other (this is the newer version with the marking on the underside of the razor). While my shave is just as close, it is no where near as comfortable. It will take some practice to achieve the same comfortable shave as with the Schone and the Piccolo isn't nearly as smooth.
To control for variables such as weight and length (the Schone has a longer and hollow handle, it is the same handle as the Grande), I may try the Schone head on the Piccolo's handle and the Piccolo's head on the Schone's handle (to mimic a Grande) to see if any of the difference is the handle and not the head. With that change, I should be able to see how the Schone would match up with the Fatip Grande, the nearly identical razor with some changes in the head that seem that they may make a world of difference.
Anyway, so far, I love my Schone. The jury is still out on the Piccolo.
First, the Schone is basically a Fatip Grande with some minor modifications. Fatip makes the Schone in the Fatip factory. The Schone has 9 slightly wider teeth v. the Fatip's 11 narrower ones. Otherwise, the heads are the same.
I am interested in hearing from others who own both. I'll give my observations as well, but that seems a bit unfair. I've only been DE shaving for a bit over 2 1/2 months, I've shaved eight times with my Schone with some of my favorite blades (Polsilver SI, Astra SP, Nacet, Shark SS), and I've only shaved twice with my Piccolo with a blade I suspect I'll like but that I've only used three times total (two of them in the Fatip), the Astra SS.
The Schone is a terrific razor. It was the perfect razor for me as a newbie who was ready to step up to something more aggressive. It is aggressive (you can feel the blade on your face, and the visible blade exposure almost stopped me from using it the first time), and it's quite efficient, but it is also amazingly smooth. Blade alignment is perfect and takes no effort. It didn't take long for me to shave as comfortably with it as with my more mild razors such as my Merkur 38c or EJ. It may be my favorite razor.
So, I was very much looking forward to trying out the Piccolo. I find fit and quality control to be a little lower than the Schone. There is a bit of a difference between the alignment of the blade on one side v. the other (this is the newer version with the marking on the underside of the razor). While my shave is just as close, it is no where near as comfortable. It will take some practice to achieve the same comfortable shave as with the Schone and the Piccolo isn't nearly as smooth.
To control for variables such as weight and length (the Schone has a longer and hollow handle, it is the same handle as the Grande), I may try the Schone head on the Piccolo's handle and the Piccolo's head on the Schone's handle (to mimic a Grande) to see if any of the difference is the handle and not the head. With that change, I should be able to see how the Schone would match up with the Fatip Grande, the nearly identical razor with some changes in the head that seem that they may make a world of difference.
Anyway, so far, I love my Schone. The jury is still out on the Piccolo.