History Notes: C soprano

 Do you know the difference between a serial number and a body number? From 1927 to the Balanced Action era, SELMER saxophones had two distinct numbers: one on the bell, the other on the body...  Music: “ReWIND” written and performed by Hugo Afettouche alongside Maxime Mary and Matthieu Delage @Studio 15 - Produced by Henri SELMER Paris / Adrien Besse     Hosted by Audiomeans. Visit audiomeans.fr/politique-de-confidentialite for more information.

Short bow, long bow, medium bow... You have probably already heard these terms to distinguish Mark VIs according to the length of their bow and bell. Today, Douglas Pipher reveals the secrets of the 5 main variations.  Music: “ReWIND” written and performed by Hugo Afettouche alongside Maxime Mary and Matthieu Delage @Studio 15 - Produced by Henri SELMER Paris / Adrien Besse     Hosted by Audiomeans. Visit audiomeans.fr/politique-de-confidentialite for more information.

 Discover the history of the SELMER low A alto saxophone, a rare instrument that has captured the curiosity and fascination of many enthusiasts...   Music: “ReWIND” written and performed by Hugo Afettouche alongside Maxime Mary and Matthieu Delage @Studio 15 - Produced by Henri SELMER Paris / Adrien Besse    Hosted by Audiomeans. Visit audiomeans.fr/politique-de-confidentialite for more information.

In today's episode, Douglas Pipher looks at the rarest SELMER saxophone in history: the Ladario model. It was made in very few numbers - probably 3 - in the 1920s...  Full video on https://youtu.be/LVNFXIvpVeM Music: “ReWIND” written and performed by Hugo Afettouche alongside Maxime Mary and Matthieu Delage @Studio 15 - Produced by Henri SELMER Paris / Adrien Besse   Hosted by Audiomeans. Visit audiomeans.fr/politique-de-confidentialite for more information.

 Today, Douglas Pipher takes us behind the scenes of the production of the C tenor saxophone, better known as "C Melody".    Full video on  https://www.selmer.fr/en/blogs/infos/history-notes-ii-04-saxophone-c-melody    Music: “ReWIND” written and performed by Hugo Afettouche alongside Maxime Mary and Matthieu Delage @Studio 15 - Produced by Henri SELMER Paris / Adrien Besse  Hosted by Audiomeans. Visit audiomeans.fr/politique-de-confidentialite for more information.

 After looking at the case of the C soprano, specialist Douglas Pipher  sheds light on another rare instrument produced by Maison SELMER: the  curved soprano saxophone.  Full video on https://youtu.be/v53UQhgGxC8  Music: “ReWIND” written and performed by Hugo Afettouche alongside Maxime Mary and Matthieu Delage @Studio 15 - Produced by Henri SELMER Paris / Adrien Besse Hosted by Audiomeans. Visit audiomeans.fr/politique-de-confidentialite for more information.

 The C soprano saxophone is a very rare and little-known instrument. It has its own identity, between the Bb soprano (to which it is closer in terms of range) and the Eb sopranino. Discover the history of its production with Douglas Pipher!  Full video on  https://bit.ly/c-soprano Music: “ReWIND” written and performed by Hugo Afettouche alongside Maxime Mary and Matthieu Delage @Studio 15 - Produced by Henri SELMER Paris / Adrien BesseHosted by Audiomeans. Visit audiomeans.fr/politique-de-confidentialite for more information.

The sopranino saxophone is a very delicate instrument both in its approach to playing and in its manufacture. Douglas Pipher inaugurates the second season of History Notes by telling us about the production of these atypical instruments over the years... Full video on https://www.selmer.fr/en/blogs/infos/history-notes-ii-1-sopraninos  Music: “ReWIND” written and performed by Hugo Afettouche alongside Maxime Mary and Matthieu Delage @Studio 15 - Produced by Henri SELMER Paris / Adrien Besse Hosted by Audiomeans. Visit audiomeans.fr/politique-de-confidentialite for more information.

For the last episode of the season, Douglas Pipher talks about the last historic saxophone made by Henri SELMER Paris: the Super Action 80, which would be followed a few years later by the Super Action Series II and Series III saxophones.Hosted by Audiomeans. Visit audiomeans.fr/politique-de-confidentialite for more information.

Transition between the Mark VI and the Super Action 80, the Mark VII was  marketed for 4 years. It offers a powerful sound, particularly rich in  high harmonics, corresponding to the needs of the time and the advent of rock and pop music. Douglas Pipher tells us more about the production  of this instrument.  "For the past 30 or 40 years, serial number charts that have been published tend to list the Mark VII as starting at 231,000 serial number. This is incorrect but there's a rational explanation as to why it happened..."   Full video on https://www.selmer.fr/en/beyond-the-sound/category/brand/history-notes-mark-vii Hosted by Audiomeans. Visit audiomeans.fr/politique-de-confidentialite for more information.