Question About Tobacco Cut - C&D/Hearth & Home Related

I recently began revisiting a few GL Pease blends, and checking out some C&D that I had not previously tried. The Pease blends include Westminster, Abingdon, and Samarra, while the C&D blends include Mountain Camp, Super Balkan and Star of the East.
I was immediately struck by the unfamiliar cut of the Pease blends. Where once they were a chunkier ribbon, they're now a fine, almost shag ribbon cut. I really don't like it at all. I was told by a knowledgeable source that C&D changed cuts around a year ago, actually out-sourcing the cutting of the leaf. Besides not liking the new cut, I really struggled to find much to distinguish any of these blends from one another, flavor-wise. Not sure if that's them or me, or both.
So here's my question: Is Hearth & Home's ribbon cut more or less identical to C&D's? I've only had one tin of White Knight, and that was a couple years ago, but I recall the cut being a fine ribbon. I went through a couple of tins of John Cotton's Smyrna (which I mention only because it's a Russ Oullette product and therefore I assume would feature the same tobacco/cut) about a year ago, and again I remember a fine ribbon.
I had been on a McClelland kick for the last few years, and for reasons that should be obvious, I'm searching for new blends to try. I'm intrigued by Blackhouse and Magnum Opus, but don't want to bother if they're the same fine ribbon cut which I don't care for.
Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

ericusrex: I was wanting to know if Hearth & Home's ribbon cut was similar to C&D's. I was not suggesting that C&D's change in cut would affect Hearth & Home, however, since C&D are outsourcing the cutting of their leaf (as I was told), it could very well be that it is Lane or Sutliff who is doing it for them and therefore it would be similar to H&H, if H&H is indeed produced by Lane or Sutliff as you claim. I didn't feel it was my place to ask for specifics about where C&D's leaf was being processed.
oldtoby: Agreed on the similarity to Germain's ribbon cut.
balki: thanks for the link. It does appear that H&H's cut might be too fine for my taste.

Just wanted to add: I do like C&D's ready rubbed cut. It more closely resembles what their ribbon used to be. Chelsea Morning and Robusto (Pease blends, I know) are good examples of this.

Well, that confirms that particular blend is made by Sutliff, and according to TobaccoReviews.com, it’s a pipesandcigars blend, not Hearth & Home. I realize there’s a connection between H&H and P&C, but I’m not going to assume anything.
What a mysterious, tangled web the pipe tobacco world is. So much smoke and mirrors :puffpipe:

Well, I went and answered my own question. I ordered some Blackhouse and Magnum Opus, and was very pleasantly surprised. The cut is exactly what I was looking for, and very similar to what C&D used to be. They also taste good, better than any of the C&D/Pease stuff I've tried in the last several months. Pretty much done with C&D.