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Nos programmes maintenant disponibles en podcasts !
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Our programs now available as podcasts!

In order to better adapt to the everyone' wishes, we now offer our contents in podcasts. This format allows you to enjoy our programs without an internet connection (podcasts are...

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[Savoir-faire] Le polissage saxophone
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[Know-how] Saxophone polishing

Essential step in the saxophone manufacturing process, polishing reveals all the beauty of our instruments thanks to the work of a noble material, brass. Polisher in the SELMER workshops for...

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[Savoir-faire] Responsable qualité dans les ateliers SELMER
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[Know-how] Quality manager in the SELMER Paris workshops

A saxophonist since childhood, Fabien Lestrade has been working at Henri SELMER Paris since 1983. First, instrument repairer, then finisher, controller, and trainer for many years, he was appointed Manager...

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History Notes #11 : Le Mark VII
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History Notes #11: The Mark VII

Transition between the Mark VI and the Super Action 80, the Mark VII was marketed for 4 years. It offers a powerful sound, particularly rich in high harmonics, corresponding to...

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History Notes #10 : Le Mark VI
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History Notes #10: The Mark VI

In 1954, the saxophone world was shattered by the arrival of an instrument that soon became legendary: the Mark VI. Today, Douglas Pipher dives into the archives of the most...

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“Modèle 2022” : une édition limitée pour les 100 ans des saxophones SELMER
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“Modèle 2022”: a limited edition to celebrate 100 years of SELMER saxophones

Henri SELMER Paris entered the history of the Saxophone by presenting its first model in 1922, the "Modèle 22". To celebrate this centenary, discover a limited series in tribute to...

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Le Supreme 'Modèle 2022', un clin d’œil à l’Histoire
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The Supreme “Modèle 2022”, a tribute to History

The limited edition Supreme "Modèle 2022" celebrates the centenary of the SELMER saxophones (1922-2022). It pays tribute to the effervescence of Paris in the Roaring Twenties, to the artistic richness...

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[Savoir-faire] L’art de la gravure sur saxophone selon Michel, 32 ans de Maison
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[Portrait] The art of engraving on saxophone according to Michel, 32 years of experience

The evolution of techniques, collector instruments or special orders from Manu Dibango… Engraver at Henri SELMER Paris since 1989, Michel Brigonet looks back on 32 years rich in memories.

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Libérez votre créativité grâce aux clarinettes Muse
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Unleash your creativity with Muse clarinets

With our new Muse clarinet, we invite you to unleash your artistic potential. Be free to explore, to express yourself, to create, to transmit. Free to be inspired and to...

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Les artisans de l'année décorés par le Ministère de la Culture
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The craftspeople of the year honored by the French Ministry of Culture

The French Ministry of Culture has just honored 14 new craftspeople with the insignia of Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres (Knight of Arts and Letters). Among them, Fabien Lestrade,...

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