Be of our members told me to reach out to you about Panta Rei brushes. I'm looking at getting one but I'm wondering how the knot compares to a Simpsons chubby Manchurian or a shavemac do1 2 band. Is the knot as dense? Does it have any scritch? What is the size and loft of yours and how is the backbone? It's either going to be this brush in 28 mm Manchurian or a shavemac 26mm 2 band do1 @52 mm loft.