From the box in the basement, I resurrected my first good badger brush bought in 2009, a Rooney 3/1 Silvertip in Coral. I last used it 5 years ago, but felt like using something different today. I probably still prefer my Rooney 1/1 and Thaters, but it was a nice change.
revisited a (relatively) cheap Mühle pure badger I bought about 10 years ago but never used much - worked fine, maybe a few years of experience have helped. Can't really tell why I did not use it more often...