That brings me back to my original question... What was so special about the originals that the current versions are lacking?
The originals were handmade by either one man or a few people. Best I recall one man. Quality control was super and so were the tips. Seems like the original guy sold out, not sure. Now they are cranking out maybe a hundred times the tips, no real quality control or far less.
Now they are a quality tip in a field of quality tips. Before they stood out from the competition.
Hu