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Éditions limitées 2025, 140 ans d'innovation
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2025 limited editions, 140 years of innovation

To celebrate its 140th anniversary, Henri SELMER Paris presents its 2025 limited editions: 1000 mouthpieces, 800 saxophones and 85 clarinets, or 1885 numbered pieces, as a tribute to the year...

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Abonnement anches : simplifiez-vous la vie et économisez 10%
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Reeds subscription: Make life easier and save 10%!

A year ago, Henri SELMER Paris reconnected with its roots by reintroducing the production of reeds for saxophones and clarinets, the founder's very first activity back in 1885. Today, we...

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Nouvelle Génération de Présence, clarinette professionnelle universelle
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Presence New Generation, universal professional clarinet

The Présence clarinet, one of the top choices in professional entry-level thanks to its uncompromising sound quality and playing comfort, benefits from our latest advances. Discover the improvements made to...

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Méfiez-vous des contrefaçons : 5 conseils pour reconnaître un authentique instrument Henri SELMER Paris
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Beware of counterfeits: 5 tips to recognize an authentic Henri SELMER Paris instrument

Since 1885, nearly a million instruments have been manufactured by Henri SELMER Paris in its Manufacture. Thanks to their worldwide reputation, these instruments are subject to  numerous imitations of inferior...

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L'histoire des trompettes SELMER
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The History of SELMER Trumpets

Henri SELMER Paris has been a leading name in the world of wind instruments for over a hundred years, accompanying music lovers all over the world with legendary models that have...

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History Notes : Numéro de corps
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History Notes: Body number

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,...

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[Savoir-faire] Le bordage des pavillons de saxophone
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[Know-how] The reinforcement ring of saxophone bells

Working in the hammering workshop since 1995, Éric was first a blacksmith before moving into the final bell manufacturing process fifteen years ago.

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History Notes : Mark VI bow variations
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History Notes: Mark VI bow variations

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...

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History Notes : Saxophone alto au La grave
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History Notes: Low A alto saxophones

Discover the history of the SELMER low A alto saxophone, a rare instrument that has captured the curiosity and fascination of many enthusiasts...

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History Notes : Ladario Model
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History Notes: Ladario Model

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...

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