HENRI SELMER PARIS 52JM – SERIES II ALTO SAXOPHONE – BRUSHED MATTE

HENRI SELMER PARIS 52JM – SERIES II ALTO SAXOPHONE – BRUSHED MATTE

                           For over a generation, the Selmer Paris Series II has maintained its lofty perch as one of the most popular professional saxophones on the planet. One session with today’s Series II Model 52 Jubilee Edition alto, and you’ll understand why. The Series II alto offers a solid tonal core that’s versatile enough to take you in any direction you want to go. Featuring a fully ribbed body construction with premium yellow brass body tubing for robust, full-range resonance, treated leather pads with metal resonators, blued steel needle springs, excellent intonation, and stunning Selmer Paris Signature engraving, the Model 52 is a perennial favorite of professionals — and those who aspire to be. If you’re in the market for a superb professional alto saxophone, the Selmer Paris Series II Model 52 Jubilee Edition has what it takes to go the distance in your career and nurture your growth as an artist.

uality and versatility to go the distance

                           Versatility is one of the attributes of a great professional saxophone, and the Selmer Paris Series II Model 52 Jubilee Edition alto is a stellar example, providing a primed canvas for forging your signature sound. Saxophonists who play both classical and jazz, for instance, can choose an appropriate mouthpiece and reed — or even a specialized neck — to customize their horn for the music at hand. However you set it up, the Series II alto delivers a fluency of tone with a crisp transition between notes. The solid tonal core delivered by the Model 52 owes much to the instrument’s fully ribbed body construction.

The benefits of ribbed body construction

                           Integrating the multiple key posts into a single plate, so-called “ribbed” body construction gives the tube higher mass (and hence more rigidity and durability), and requires somewhat more effort from the player. This makes the horn blow with moderate resistance while delivering a solid fundamental with rich tonal color. For experienced intermediate and pro saxophonists with a more developed embouchure and sound concept, it’s a definite advantage. Although ribbed construction typically presents a slightly increased initial resistance, it effectively gives you another level of resonance — an extra “gear,” if you will — to blow through for additional dynamic range and expression. Simply put, you can push your Selmer Paris Model 52 further, and it will go exactly where you want it to go.