Selmer Mouthpieces

Soloist for Alto or Tenor
The new "Soloist" mouthpieces designed by Selmer-Paris have been inspired from the older "Soloist" models manufactured in the 40's. Precision tooled from a hard rubber bar, its inner chamber offers a nice direct volume. A warm, centered sound to play both Jazz and classical repertoire. Different lays available.
Supplied without cap & ligature.

S80 ebonite mouthpiece.
One of the worlds most popular mouthpieces. Good acoustic qualities, rich sound, precision and volume. Different lays (giving a wider tip opening):- B, C, C*, C**,D, E, F, G, H. Most popular is the C*

S90 ebonite mouthpiece.
Excellent tone, tuning and blowing ease. Suitable for jazz or classical. High standard professional mouthpiece. Different lays available.

Improve the playability of these superb mouthpieces with a superior ligature. The benefits are remarkable, improving intonation, response and increasing projection.

New Super Session ebonite mouthpiece for tenor, alto or soprano.
Designed for the Reference saxophones but a great companion for any sax!
The new Super Session mouthpiece has been specially designed for Jazz playing, though being also suitable for a more academic playing. The outside shape makes it look a little different from the traditional Selmer (Paris) design; the inner conception of the chamber gives this new mouthpiece very attractive playing features required by modern players.A wide dynamic range enabling a great adaptation capacity to various contexts, an unequalled flexibility to switch easily from triple piano to fortissimo with maximum control and a generous and centred tone.

Metal Jazz mouthpiece.
Specially suitable for playing in big bands when you want a big sound! Easy blowing and responsive tone make it a multiple use mouthpiece. Different lays:- C, C*, C**,D, E, F, G. Most popular is the C*

Metal Classic mouthpiece.
Particularly suitable for classical work, this mouthpiece offers a high precision attack and a very centered sound. Different lays:- C, C*, C**,D, E, F, G.
Most popular is the C*

If you do a straight metric to imperial conversion it appears that Selmer do a range that goes from extremely close to medium with no open models. This is rather misleading and Geoff Lawton (an internationally renowned expert) uses the following comparisons:

Alto Sax
Selmer C = 4/5 =70
Selmer C* = 5* =75
Selmer C** = 6 = 80
Selmer D = 6* = 85
Selmer E = 7 = 90
Selmer F = 8 = 100
Selmer G = 8* = 105
Selmer H = 9* = 115

Tenor Sax
Selmer C* = 4* = 80
Selmer C** = 5 = 85
Selmer D = 5* = 90
Selmer E = 6/6* = 95
Selmer F = 7 = 100
Selmer G = 8 = 110
Selmer H = 8* = 115

From: samuel.brown7
Sent: Friday, February 17, 2006 10:57 PM
Subject: new sax player
"I want to thank you for the great advice about upgrading to a Selmer S80 C* mouthpiece and a Rovner light ligature for an alto sax. I took your advice and purchased a set . I was astounded at the difference in sound and response. I feel it was money well invested. I am greatly indebted to you for the good advice especially as I am a complete beginner on a reed instrument. I thought that all mouthpieces must be much the same but boys was I wrong." Sam