Selmer 6110 S80 C Tenor Saxophone Mouthpiece

Selmer Reference 36

Advantages: All the quality of a Selmer, fantastic deep rich sound, just like the Super Balanced Actions, only with improved keywork and intonation
Disadvantages: Quite expensive, and I find intonation is still slightly dodgey

After finally saving up enough money to buy myself a new tenor sax, I went and tried out all of the leading saxes, and the selmer reference 36 was my choice. The keys sit perfectly under the fingers, and the horn is a joy to play. Selmer have captured the tone and spirit of the Balanced action that this is modelled on superbly, and the sax has a beautiful tone (which reminds me a lot of Sonny Rollin's sound!). I find that both the reference saxes (54 and 36) have darker tones than the selmer serie II and III, and with the saxes that I tried, for me the 36 had a slightly richer sound. This sax has got a beautiful finish, in dark gold lacquer with exquisite hand engraving (fairly similar to the reference alto finish). My only criticism of this sax is that I find I have to do a fair bit of adjusting to get the intonation right ...

poooookie 13.06.2004 · Read full review
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Review of Selmer Tenor Saxophones

Selmer Serie II Tenor Sax

Advantages: Nice Dark tone, good intonation, and smooth engraving
Disadvantages: This horn is quite expensive and the positioning of the palm keys doesn't quite suit my hands - the price is the only real disadvantage though!

This is a good, high quality instrument from selmer, and is reckoned to be among the best professional tenor saxophones in the world. I own a serie II alto sax, however the serie II tenor seemed fairly different to the alto to me, and I play a selmer reference 36 tenor. The Serie II has a lovely tone, which is very resonant, making the whole horn vibrate, creating a dark rich tone. The intonation on this horn is also fairly good, but I didn't find the intonation quite as good as on the Serie III. I like the design of the Serie II, and it feels comfortable to play, except for the right hand palm keys, which for some reason, to me, feel like they are in the wrong position, and they seem quite a stretch to reach. Other than this though, the keys are responsive, and work well, as on the Serie II Alto. I find the little finger keys ...

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Review of Selmer 54 Paris model Bb series II Tenor Saxophone

Selmer Serie III

Advantages: A fairly good tone, and made by selmer - probably the worlds best saxophone maunfacturer
Disadvantages: Lacking something that other selmers has, and I find some of the keywork is not in the best position - especially the palm keys! Also more expensive than the Serie II, which most saxophonists prefer to the serie III!

with a suitable mouthpiece and ligature it makes a decent sound. The main problem that I have with this saxophone is the keywork, which I find awkward and badly designed. Firstly, to me, the palm keys seem incredibly high, and are quite a stretch (I have slightly smaller than average hands, but I've never come across a sax with such awkward palm keys before). The positioning of these palm keys puts me right off buying the sax, however the rest of the keywork is responsive and quite good - the little finger keys are similar to those on the serie II and reference series. This sax is finished nicely, with some fancy hand engraving, and is usually supplied with a good quality selmer C* ebonite mouthpiece, used by both beginners and professionals, however without a case - a decent case will probably set you back around £100 - 150 (the selmer cases ...

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Review of Selmer 64 Paris model Bb series III Tenor Saxophone