Thanks guys... I can feel the addiction setting in for sure. I do need to concentrate on completing this task of putting together a complete protege set... if I don't focus, I will never have any complete set as there are so many nice checks out there.
I Think the BCC's have a unique feel to them when compared to a paulson, like they are fired at a higher heat or perhaps Blue Chip adds a harder clay compound. I get this impression from the sound, the proteges have a higher pitch ping to them when shuffling, that usually means a couple things, higher heat and or harder material.(when discussing pottery).