Supreme Tenor Saxophone

After 100 years of innovation, design, and manufacturing of the saxophone, Henri SELMER Paris redefines the modern identity of the tenor saxophone with the Supreme.

The tenor Supreme achieves the feat of surpassing the flexibility and sensation of lightness found in historic models and combining those features with the precision and exactness of pitch found in modern ones.

It is both powerful and capable of infinite refinement. It allows for an impressive power or a very expressive lyricism. Its dynamic possibilities go from a barely audible whisper to a wailing scream

Pleasure and Evidence of Play

The creation of the Supreme embodies the culmination of an age-old savoir-faire combined with a perfect mastery of fabrication tools, all rising to meet the expectations of the Maison SELMER.

The tenor Supreme defies the natural inertia inherent to the tenor, offering a real sensation of lightness from the moment it enters the musicians' hands, thanks a redistribution of its overall equilibrium and its compact ergonomics. This liberty manifests itself, above all, in the immense flexibility and suppleness of sound, previously unattainable in a tenor, which has been achieved with the new bore.

This new identity for the tenor Supreme is complemented by a creative, bold and innovative aesthetic that can be found in every detail of the instrument.

Features

The overall aesthetic of the Supreme has been carefully considered, evoking fluidity of play through its streamlined form and roundness through the softening of the angles. All key guards (Low B and B-flat, side F#, E-flat, C and flat guard) have been redesigned in harmony with the instrument and the bow reinforcement has been given a new design.

The engraving evokes a sense of universality. The genesis of sound is incarnated in an explosion mixing the floral motif - raditional in SELMER engraving - with cubic forms illustrating the structure of metal molecules. This unique combination of elements suggests the projection of air, movement, speed and life. A disc in the background evokes a planet, echoing this notion of infinite space.

The warm hue of the Dark Gold lacquer is reminiscent of the finish used since the 1940s.

Additional Features

• Hinged toggle on left hand pinky finger keys allows for greater ease of movement from one key to another.
• Repositioned strap ring for better overall equilibrium.
• Redesign of side key forms and placements, facilitating transition from one to the other.
• Realignment of left hand mother-of-pearl heights, offering a more natural finger position.
• Optimized and more natural positioning of mother-of-pearl side F#.
• Use of rollers gives greater mechanical fluidity for the FX and the G#
• Repositioning of the B-flat mother-of-pearl pad cup
• Raised D# and high F keys for quicker access
• New, more accessible double F key.
• Repositioned thumb rest and thumb hook for better handling.
• Rebalancing of the springs for more fluid action.

Aesthetics

The overall aesthetic of the Supreme has been carefully considered, evoking fluidity of play through its streamlined form and roundness through the softening of the angles. All key guards (Low B and B♭, side F#, E-flat,C and flat guard) have been redesigned in harmony with the instrument and the bow reinforcement has been given a new design.

The engraving evokes a sense of universality. The genesis of sound is incarnated in an explosion mixing the floral motif - traditional in SELMER engraving - with cubic forms illustrating the structure of metal molecules. This unique combination of elements suggests the projection of air,movement, speed and life. A disc in the background evokes a planet, echoing this notion of infinite space.

The warm hue of the Dark Gold lacquer is reminiscent of the finish used since the 1940s

Accessories

Supreme case, Concept Mouthpiece, Metal Plug, Neck Strap, Silk / Microfibre cloth, Body Swab, Neck Swab, Cork Grease.

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