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"Selmer."
Paris 1910 -1975
Elkhart 1927- 1956
London 1939 -1951
Selmer Paris.
"Standard"
ebonite mouthpiece.
(1910 >1926)

* Made in France
* Old Selmer logo
* Available in only one tip opening only.
* Large chamber design
Selmer Paris.
"Standard"
wood mouthpiece.
(1926 >1927 )
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* Made in France
* European market only.
* 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
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Selmer - Elkhart.
" Merle Johnston "model.
(October 1934 > 1939)
* These fine mouthpieces were actually made in France by A.Lelandais for Selmer - New york.
* The line for saxophone was available in two facings, "M" and "Original" Merle Johnston personnal facing which was slighltly more open at the tip. than the "M" facing.
* The line for Bb clarinet were available in two tip opening only: " HS* " and "S" .
* First version of " Merle Johnston " mouthpiece appeared in 1934 and the line has been
re-designed in 1936 with new tone chamber, facing and bore.
* From 1938 to 1939 it was only available in the "Original" Merle Johnston facing.
* On later models, numbers were embossed on side of mouthpiece, it is not a serial number but facing lenght and tip opening.
See this interesting page on Merle Johnston by Albert Haim: Merle Johnston redux
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