1950's Selmer Soloist E Short Shank sebastian knox Here is a wood "Jazz"

Here is a wood "Jazz" model tenor mouthpiece made by the late Fred Lebayle

The Excalibur model features a streamline body profile and thin interior walls for more brilliance akin to a metal mouthpiece

there was a small amount of facing and tip work that was very conservative

Vintage Selmers are ideal candidates for opening up to more contemporary sizes as they don't lose the special thing that attracts us to what I describe as 'the other saxophone voice'

1950's Selmer Soloist E Short Shank sebastian knox Here is a wood "Jazz"Here is an original condition 1950's Selmer Soloist E alto mouthpiece. This mouthpiece measures . 080" on my gauge. Here is a nice example of a more open and original Selmer mouthpiece. The horseshoe squeeze chamber with a nice true rollover at the tip results in a warm but focused setup that works for a variety of styles of music. This piece has an obvious amount of wear from long term use. This is seen with the tooth wear on the beak and wear on the