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Selmer London, UK.
" Joe Crossman " model.
(1934-1939)
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* Marketed by Selmer United Kingdom for the British market only.
* Made in " Super steel vulcanite" hard rubber.
* Also available in solid rubber with the famous silver lay
originally designed by Ben Davis.
* Liberty Silver collar to prevent cracking.
* Hand adjusted facing.
* Based on the "Meliphone" or "Original woodwind" blank, a design created by Eugene Bercioux and used by "Steel Ebonite" ( a trade mark used by E.Bercioux since 1910), Woodwind Co New York.
* Soprano, alto, Cmelody, tenor, baritone, bass sax and Bb clarinet.
Meliphone chamber ( clarinet type chamber ) for alto sax and large chamber for tenor sax. Distributed only by
Selmer England.
Joe Crossman born March 20, 1905 in London, died October 4, 1989 in London. Brother of trumpeter Bram Crossman. Cousin of accordionist Gerald Crossman was a famous british alto sax solist of the 30's. He played with Ambassy club of London in the early 20's , then join Bert Ambrose Orchestra in 1927 as first alto . Later in 1930 played also as first alto solist with Lew Stone and Jack Hylton bands. Then in 1940 he has playing with Maurice Winnick orch. He also wrote several articles about saxophone tips and playing for Melody Maker in the early 30's.
Joe Crossman played this mouthpiece with a Selmer "Super" alto sax.
Below:
the tenor model with large chamber design
