Raphael 8404 Brush Quality

huitzilopochtli · Post by **huitzilopochtli** » 8 Mar 2015, o 20:04

Hey all. Was wondering if someone who's bought some Raphael 8404s recently could help me out. I bought a couple of their brushes many months back and they quickly lost their ability to hold a point. This was unexpected as older Raphaels I have still maintain a good point. Then I saw this: http://www.akaranseth.com/blog/goodbye- ... charff.htm

Sure enough my crappy brushes have the pear shaped handles. Anyway, it's been a while since this article was written and I'm looking for news. Has this lapse in quality been fixed? Has anyone ordered any Raphael 8404s recently and might be able to share some good news?

I've tried to replace them with Rosemary and Co.'s brushes but I don't like them at all, and I'm not too keen on going back to Winsor and Newtons. Sadly Scharff can only be bought in the US so I can't try them at the moment. In the event that Raphael brushes remain disappointing, I'm open to suggestions.

Thanks guys!
H