Nicolas Trefeil

           Above: Soprano model 

        ( It was the model used by the great Sidney Bechet)

*  Made in France

* Old Selmer logo

* Available in only one tip opening.

* Large chamber design

                Above and right: alto model

  * Made in France  

  * Available for sopranino, soprano, alto, C melody, tenor, 

      baritone, and bass saxophone.

   * New 1926 Selmer logo

   * These mouthpieces were made in Ebony or Grenadilla.

  * Only available in one tip opening.

  * Large chamber design

                                      Above, below and right: alto model.

* Made in France

* New 1926 Selmer logo.

* Available for sopranino, soprano, alto, C melody, tenor, baritone, and bass saxophone.

* These mouthpieces were bored from hard American rubber 

   rod.

* Available only in one tip opening in 1926

* Available in 3 tip openings from 1927 to 1935 : A - B - C

* Available later in 6 tip openings from 1935:

                                  A - A* - B - B* - C - C*

* This mouthpiece was supplied with all Selmer saxophone 

   until the mid 30's

* Same external and internal design than wooden model.

* This mouthpiece was supplied with Selmer models 26, 28,

    28 "Large Bore", Super and very first serie of "Balanced     

    Action" saxophones.

* Made in USA.

* Available for soprano, alto, C melody, tenor and baritone saxophone.

* Made from the finest Steel Ebonite hard rubber.

* 2 distinct tip opening:  B - Medium lay

                                        C - Open Lay

  * Available only for soprano, alto and tenor saxophone.

 * Only one tip opening from 1927 to 1928

 * 3 distinct facings from 1928 to 1932: 

                         A - short close

                         B - medium and more open at tip

                         C - Slightly longer and more open than B

*  Has a joint of silver plated brass that prevents joints breakage.

* Made in clear crystal from 1927 to 1930

* Made in black crystal from 1930 to 1932

* Available in clear crystal only.

* New interior producing a big tone.

* The siver plated brass bore and joint disappear

* 4 distinct saxophone facings:   S30 - M20 - M30 - L30

* Only available for Bb clarinet and tenor saxophone

* 5 Bb clarinet facing: S - S* - HS - HS**

* 4 tenor sax facings:  C - C* - D - E

* Made in France

* Available for soprano, alto, tenor, baritone sax and clarinet.

* Bored from hardest American rubber rod

* Large chamber design.

* Especially made for the artist. Finished by Henri Selmer personally

*  These mouthpieces are characterized by the inlaid

    Selmer gold seal and knurled gold metal band.

* 3 distinct tip openings: 

       A - medium

       B - medium rather open at tip

       C - slightly longer and more open than B

* Tip opening number stamped lengthwise at the bottom of table.

Above and right: 1939 - 1940 alto model with new "scroll shank" as found  also on 1939 "Air-Flow Standard " model.

* Made in France

* Hard rubber only.

* Available for soprano, alto, tenor baritone sax and clarinet

* 6 distinct saxophone facings:  A - A* - B - B* - C - C*

 * New "scroll shank" design without gold metal band

* Tip opening number stamped lengthwise at the bottom of table

* Side stamping indicating precise facing lenght and tip opening

* From 1939: "new interiors make the latest Gold medal mouthpieces

     even better than the fine previous models."

* Made in France

* Available for alto sax and clarinet only.

* Available in clear or black crystal from 1930 to 1931 and 

    only in clear crystal from 1931 to 1938.

* The black crystal combined the clarity of the clear crystal

     tone with the soft smoothness of hard rubber.

* 3 distinct facings: A - medium

                                B - medium rather open at tip

                                C - slightly longer and more open than B

                   Above: alto model.

* Made in USA

* Available only for alto and teno saxophone.

* Only one tip opening available.

* Made in hard rubber

* Tone chamber "made as exterior - glassy smooth. Free from

    obstruction and sharp corners"

* "Designed "to obtain a tone of robust firmness in ALL registers".

 Above, right, left and below: 

   the alto model " B Medium" facing.

* Made in France

* available for soprano,alto, tenor and baritone saxophone

* Made in hard rubber.

* New: molded scroll shank design and no longer metal ring.

* The last French made Selmer ebonite large chamber design

     mouthpiece.

* New ultra precision machinery ( Roto-Lap)  were used for 

    facing these mouthpieces to within 4/10,000 " of H.Selmer  

    specifications.

* 6  tip openings available: A - A* - B - B* -  C - C* 

* Tip opening number stamped widthwise at the bottom of 

    table. 

* This stylish mouthpiece was supplied with the "Balanced 

    Action" saxophones from 1936.

*  From 1939: new smaller exterior size for baritone sax.

* Made in France

* available only for alto (402SB) and tenor (404SB) saxophone.

* Made in hard rubber.

* The first French made Selmer ebonite mouthpiece with "Air-Flow" 

     chamber design.

   With "Air-Flow" interior, slightly smaller and longer than standard, 

     giving more penetration.

* New design of the scroll shank ( also found on later "Standard" 1947-

   1952 model).

* New ultra precision machinery ( Roto-Lap)  were used for 

    facing these mouthpieces to within 4/10,000 " of H.Selmer  

    specifications.

* 6  tip openings available: A - A* - B - B* -  C - C* 

* Tip opening number stamped widthwise at the bottom of the table.

    The first models have also written "AIRFLOW" on table under tip   

    opening number.

* Contact range embodied exact bores and facings used by ten

    famous British players of the 30's

* Made in "Steele Ebonite"

* Bb Clarinet:  Frank Weir model

* Alto sax:  Joe Crossman, Freddy Garner, Burton Gillis,

      Mickie Lewis, Sidney Millward, E.O Pogson models.

* Tenor sax: Billie Amstel, Georges Evans, Pat Smuts.

                                   Above: the "E.O Pogson" alto model.

* Made in USA.

* Available only for alto and tenor saxophone

* "Air-Flow" chamber design also found on 1939 

    "Standard Air-Flow" 1939 model.

* These very nice mouthpieces were made in hard rubber.

* Facings were applied by the new Selmer "Roto-Lap"

    method on 1939 models.

* 4 distinct facings for 1939 to 1942: A* - B - B* - C*

* 6 distinct facings for 1940:  

   S20 - S30 - M20 - M30 - L10 - L20 - L30

Above, below and left: Alto Model, M20 facing.

Above: 1943 model with different shank design and logo.

* Made in USA

* Available for alto, tenor saxophone and Bb clarinet

* Made in hard rubber

* Large chamber design.

* Facing applied with "Roto-Lap" machine

* Size and shape of chamber were carefully coordinated with

    the thickness of the sidewalls and facing to give a clean tone      

    of maximum body and carrying qualities.

* Knurled extension rim permits mouthpiece to be adjusted on the 

    instrument without disturbing the reed or ligature.

* Available in 5 tip openings from 1939 to 1942 A* - B - B* - C*

* From 1942 to 1943: 6 distinct facings:                                                                                     S20 - S30 - M20 - M30 - L10 - L20 - L30