I have three or four pairs of new brushes but they don't seem anywhere near the quality of an pair I had - four decades ago. Those ones had a red rubber shaft and nice thin full brushes. I don't know maybe I wouldn't even like them now but I seem to remember they were exceptional that time.

One pair I bought recently just flew apart in mid-tune! These aren't cheap bruses. I bought some Jeff Hamilton signatures and while they're good - they're not what I'm really looking for. I also tried the ones with turned-up tips = not for me. I gave the metal shafted ones a try - they had the best brush, but I had to tape the handles - the metal rubbed off in a big way (I looked like I had "tin-man" hands) and those were the ones that flew apart.

Has anyone here found a great solid - lots of little wires - high quality brush that you'd recommend?