Coming Soon - Blue Horizon Record Brush

[Macca]

Ive heard a few times that the static brushes from back in the day had small particles of Polonium 210 added to effectively de ionise the vinyl so some of you might want to replace your brush collections. Just to be on the safe side

If any of them have survived this long, that is....(the owners not the brushes)

[Jac Hawk]

Sorry David but i'm a bit of a sceptic when it comes to things like this but it's only cos i've been burn in the past, i'm not saying the Blue Horizon brush is a generic cos i've never seen or used one, but my question is why go to the trouble of designing a fantastic new brush then make it look like everyone else's? doesn't make sense to me, but does make me think that they may be cashing in a bit on their name, it's not a bad thing, and TBH loads of top companies do the very same thing, that's business.

[MCRU]

Well I sold all my initial stocks, and having problems meeting demand for the spiked shoes as well, suppose they may have copied an established design, I think its brill myself, the brush that is.

[Jac Hawk]

Well I sold all my initial stocks, and having problems meeting demand for the spiked shoes as well, suppose they may have copied an established design, I think its brill myself, the brush that is.

So can you explain how it differs from others that look the same, imagine i'm Alan Sugar, c'mon David sell it to me

[Reid Malenfant]

So can you explain how it differs from others that look the same, imagine i'm Alan Sugar, c'mon David sell it to me

[MCRU]

So can you explain how it differs from others that look the same, imagine i'm Alan Sugar, c'mon David sell it to me

I don't really have time at the moment mate, have 100's of unique product identifier codes to add to my site to keep google happy, but if it helps it's £20, what else do you know of that costs such a low price that could potentially save and prolong the life of your vinyl?

I have mine and a couple of people on the CU have said they are quite good, pity our lordship did not get his which is a pity as I sent it 3 days ago.

[Jac Hawk]

I don't really have time at the moment mate, have 100's of unique product identifier codes to add to my site to keep google happy, but if it helps it's £20, what else do you know of that costs such a low price that could potentially save and prolong the life of your vinyl?

I have mine and a couple of people on the CU have said they are quite good, pity our lordship did not get his which is a pity as I sent it 3 days ago.

No bother Dave, well i'm in the market cos my brush is starting to moult like a frikin chinchilla

[Thing Fish]

I have had my HMV version for well over 15 years and its as good as the day I bought it! I suspect it will go on forever.

[DSJR]

The first of these I remember was the Decca one without pivoted handle. The forst ones shed badly, but this was sorted in future batches and my second one from a year or two later (still 1980 or so) is fine. So is my pivoted Path brush in a fetching golden colour instead of the bright aluminium finish of most others. This latter one is currently used daily.

[Marco]

Hi Mike,

but my question is why go to the trouble of designing a fantastic new brush then make it look like everyone else's?

Most likely to keep the costs down and maintain a competitive price. I'd imagine that you can buy the generic plastic injection moulding (which is commonly used by other manufacturers) for buttons from China, or wherever.

But the important part is the brush itself; how that's been designed and the materials used. When I get mine, that's the part I'll be examining. The bottom line though, and all that matters, is how well it works.

If a bespoke 'holder' had been produced, then the cost of the finished article would not have been £19.95!

Like David, I'm a little bemused that some folk who wouldn't bat an eyelid at spending £40 or £50 on, for example, one new audiophile pressing on vinyl, are baulking at coughing up a mere £20 for a record brush....

Jeez, we've spent more on the wine for our dinner this evening - get a grip, people!!

Marco.