Selmer Modèle 26 - an ongoing study
For this study, I am hoping to gather information on any Selmer sax stamped with "Modèle 26"
I am looking for the following information:
Full Serial Number:
Type: (Alto, Tenor etc)
Finish: (Silver, Gold, Lacquer, 2Tone etc)
Distributor Stamp: (Elkhart, London, Toronto, Montreux, none, others?) - *1
Body Number?: (below the low D key)
Extra keys?: (High D trill, Low Eb trill, G# trill) - *2
Front Altissimo F key?: (Yes / No) - *3
Gold Plate in bell?:
Engraving?:
Special Features?:
Photos are always welcome.
I do NOT need to know where the instrument is located or who owns it.
Thanks to everyone willing to help
Douglas Pipher
Toronto, Canada
Notes:
*1 On US horns, earlier stamps say New York and, around 6500 this switched to Elkhart
*2 Horns may have these keys in any permutation. It appears that they could be ordered individually.
*3 This key also appears to have been an optional extra at this time.
For this study, I am hoping to gather information on any Selmer sax stamped with "Modèle 26"
I am looking for the following information:
Full Serial Number:
Type: (Alto, Tenor etc)
Finish: (Silver, Gold, Lacquer, 2Tone etc)
Distributor Stamp: (Elkhart, London, Toronto, Montreux, none, others?) - *1
Body Number?: (below the low D key)
Extra keys?: (High D trill, Low Eb trill, G# trill) - *2
Front Altissimo F key?: (Yes / No) - *3
Gold Plate in bell?:
Engraving?:
Special Features?:
Photos are always welcome.
I do NOT need to know where the instrument is located or who owns it.
Thanks to everyone willing to help
Douglas Pipher
Toronto, Canada
Notes:
*1 On US horns, earlier stamps say New York and, around 6500 this switched to Elkhart
*2 Horns may have these keys in any permutation. It appears that they could be ordered individually.
*3 This key also appears to have been an optional extra at this time.