Maker
Selmer Paris
French woodwind and brass maker
Selmer Paris is a French woodwind and brass maker associated with professional saxophones, clarinets, mouthpieces, and orchestral wind instruments.
Models
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Selmer Reference 36
Saxophone · France
The Henri Selmer Paris Reference 36 is a professional tenor saxophone based on the Balanced Action (introduced 1936). Compared with the more centered Reference 54, it offers a freer, more vibrant response prized by jazz players seeking a vintage-flavored sound.
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Selmer Mark VI Baritone Saxophone
France
The baritone saxophone in the Selmer Mark VI family, the low-voiced member of the line valued for its tone and response in big-band and ensemble playing.
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Selmer Signature
Saxophone · France
The Henri Selmer Paris Signature is a current professional saxophone family built in alto and tenor, presented as the renewal of the Super Action 80 Series II that has shaped the saxophone since 1986. It keeps the Series II sound character while improving intonation, especially in the upper register, and favoring response in the low register.
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Selmer Mark VI Alto Saxophone
France
The alto saxophone in the Selmer Mark VI family, widely regarded as a benchmark professional alto for jazz and classical players and one of the most collectible vintage altos.
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Selmer Paris Privilège
Clarinet · France
The Privilège is a professional Henri Selmer Paris B-flat clarinet developed with Paris Opera clarinetist Jérôme Verhaeghe. It is built from grenadilla with a slightly larger bore, a left-hand E-flat lever, and silver tenon sockets, and is also offered in A. An Evolution version adds an internal resin lining for added stability while preserving a traditional wooden tone.
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Selmer Mark VI
Saxophone · France
The Selmer Mark VI is a professional saxophone family produced by Henri Selmer Paris from the mid-1950s into the mid-1970s in sizes from sopranino to bass. Prized for its tone, intonation, and ergonomics, it is among the most sought-after vintage saxophones.
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Selmer Reference 54
Saxophone · France
The Henri Selmer Paris Reference 54 is a professional saxophone, built in alto and tenor, that takes the design of the famous Mark VI (produced from 1954). More centered than the Reference 36, it offers great flexibility, an almost infinite variety of timbres, and a very centered yet malleable sound.
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Selmer Reference
Saxophone · France
The Henri Selmer Paris Reference series, first introduced as tenor saxophones in 2000, revisits two of the company's most celebrated vintage designs. It comprises the Reference 54, which takes the design of the Mark VI (introduced 1954), and the Reference 36, which is based on the Balanced Action (introduced 1936).
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Selmer Supreme
Saxophone · France
The Henri Selmer Paris Supreme is the company's flagship professional saxophone family, released in 2021 after roughly eight years of development and built in alto and tenor. It offers perfectly balanced, stable intonation, an almost infinite range of sound colors, and great ease of response across musical genres, and is available in finishes from lacquered to solid silver and gold plated.
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Selmer Super Action 80 Series II
Saxophone · France
The Henri Selmer Paris Super Action 80 Series II, usually called the Series II, is the long-running backbone of the Selmer professional saxophone catalogue. Launched in 1986 and built in sopranino, soprano, alto, tenor, baritone, and bass, it is known for an open, harmonically rich sound and strong projection, and is regarded as the versatile professional alto par excellence.
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Selmer Mark VI Tenor Saxophone
France
The tenor saxophone in the Selmer Mark VI family, considered one of the definitive professional tenor saxophones and heard throughout jazz and popular music.
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Selmer Série III
Saxophone · France
The Henri Selmer Paris Série III (Series III) is a professional saxophone family unveiled in 1999 and built in soprano, alto, tenor, and baritone. Its innovative design uses small pads that reduce the surface soldered to the body tube to free the instrument's resonance, giving very accurate tuning and a rich, warm timbre without aggressiveness.
Sources
Categories
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Clarinets
Clarinets and clarinet model families.
Representative model
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Selmer Mark VI
Saxophone · France
The Selmer Mark VI is a professional saxophone family produced by Henri Selmer Paris from the mid-1950s into the mid-1970s in sizes from sopranino to bass. Prized for its tone, intonation, and ergonomics, it is among the most sought-after vintage saxophones.