Selmer Paris + Selmer USA = 40 Series

[pete]

Online Catalog and Sell Sheets

I've done exactly 0 research on these or the Seles Axos models. However, it sounds like the 40 is like the early 1980s Selmer USA Omega: not exactly like the top end S80, but you might like it more than an S80, especially for the cash.

Super 80 Serie III Jubilee Lacquer Tenor: $7.6K
Axos: $3.6K
40 Series: $3K

 

[Helen]

And they are made where? I tried to see this printed somewhere on the product info sheets, but I couldn't see it anywhere... Might be because the print was too small, or it didn't say... Anyone see it? Anyone know?

 

[pete]

The neck and mouthpiece are from Selmer Paris. The body is, "... Made in Taiwan, but modeled on the Selmer [Super 80] Series [sic] II saxophone." Considering that's from the Category Manager for Woodwinds at Conn-Selmer, I'd call it authoritative.

Just as a quick opinion, I thought the 40 Series looked an awful lot like a P. Mauriat. That's not necessarily a bad thing. I haven't exactly done a point-by-point comparison, tho. I'd also like to see how it compares to the Conn-Selmer LaVoix/LaVie, which are also made in Taiwan.