Selmer ParisSelmer Paris. If two words are bound to strike passion into most sax players it's Selmer and Paris combined. Together they sum up saxophones or at least most players ultimate goal, to own a Selmer. Think Selmer and you usually think quality of build and tone. Think Selmer in Paris and you should be thinking history, nostalgia, quality and expensive. The Paris saxophones are the genuine article as far as Selmer products go. When Henri Selmer let George Bundy buy the U.S. company and go their own way offering saxes to the masses Henri stuck with making quality crafted saxes with no compromise on price. 
This quality of build has continued throughout the 20th century and rarely is there a bad review for a Selmer. I say rarely as the Mark vii didn't hold up as well against the Mark vi and came in for some critisism.Current models from the Paris Selmer range are as folows:
Most desireable of all the Selmer saxophones seems to be the Mark vi. Although production stopped many years ago they are in big demand and fetch a high resale price. Usually around £3000. Not bad for a sax that can be over 30 years old. If you fancy a Selmer Alto or Tenor you are going to have to pay for it unless you opt for the cheaper more mass produced option of a U.S. Selmer. Suffice to say the Selmer models from Paris are, for the most part about holding onto a piece of history. After all they did take over the works of Adolphe Sax, the man who started it all.
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