They are contemporaries of models released the same year which themselves did not bear a name, continuing until 1931.
There are very few ' Model 28' saxophones in existence. The neck key also gets a new shape, later called ' Wishbone' as a nickname. On this new model, the neck is modified, with a new name plate.
The production of the Model 26, stamped with the new SELMER Paris logo (registered trademark) spreads from 1926 to 1928. The chorus he played on the theme Singing the Blues, with Bix Beiderbecke is one of the classics in this specific repertoire. Coleman Hawkins started his own career with 'C Melody', but one of its most famous users was undoubtedly Frankie Trumbauer (1901-1956), of whom even Benny Carter himself was an ardent admirer. But despite its nice sound and ease of playing, it never really found its own place in the range. Being tuned to the key of C necessarily avoids the task of transcription when playing with a piano. The ' C Melody' tenor saxophone was very popular at the beginning of the twenties. Encouraged by the warm welcome received by this alto saxophone, the company Henri SELMER Paris decided to carry out the manufacture of the straight soprano si♭, the curved soprano, the soprano in C and the tenor saxophones in si♭ and in C, the latter being better known under the name of 'C Melody'. New improvements are made to the manufacturing process, notably the tonehole drawing, a technique later taken up by manufacturers worldwide.
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Henri SELMER Paris presents his first saxophone on December 31, 1921: the Series 1922, which will become the Model 22. This was the beginning of a long story.ġ922: "Series 22" and "Model 22" saxophones
These met with great success and the Saint Louis authorities awarded them a gold medal. Alexandre Selmer, then clarinettist with the Philadelphia Orchestra, displayed the very first SELMER clarinets, manufactured in France by his brother Henri. The Louisiana Purchase Exposition (1904) brought together more than sixty nations that came to exhibit their latest technology and creations in various fields.
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