Selmer Paris Dragonbird Saxophones
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Emotion was there every time the Bird perched on Charlie’s shoulder. Then a soft breathing was heard, a sound coloured with mattness, as if the pigment of Charlie’s complexion had blended into the buoyant whistling of the Bird. One day, one day however, Charlie and the Bird melted into one, body and soul, one and only. For the first time in the history of the world of instrument making, the Henri SELMER Paris company proposed to saxophone players a collection in tribute to the free spirit of Charlie “Bird” Parker, tinged with broadened views in music and creative energy. Launched in 2005, 50 years after the death of the mythical Charlie Parker (1920-1955), the tribute to Bird collection celebrates Charlie “Bird” Parker’s life in tribute to the initiatory approach he inspired in the world of Jazz. To pay this tribute, five editions signed Selmer Paris and symbolized by a Bird proposed a poetical image of a continent and its culture through a specific engraving and an original design, crafted in the Selmer Paris workshops. A case and customized accessories have also given a touch of class to this elegant whole. After the hummingbird of Edition I-Hummingbird/America (2005), the kookaburra of Edition II-Kookaburra/Australia (2006), the pink flamingo of Edition III-Flamingo/Africa (2007), the firebird of Edition IV-Firebird/Europe (2008-2010), the tribute to Bird finally folds its wings with the Dragon Bird/Asia (2011- 2012) symbolizing the Asian continent for the fifth and last edition ending this unique collection. tribute to bird “dragon bird” 2011-2012 / ASIA / EDITION V / REFERENCE & SERIES III Henri SELMER Paris – musical instruments – www.selmer.fr 5942000172 - graphic design : www.artkas.fr - photos : © Rue des Archives (Noir&Blanc) / David Meignan / artkas - “Dragon Bird” drawing : Frank Berroyer - 2011 Mark VII Super Action 80 SA 80 Series II Series III Reference Ténor Reference Alto Model 22 Model 26 Cigar Cutter Radio Improved Balanced Action Super Action Mark VI Charlie Parker’s death Tribute to Bird I Tribute to Bird II Tribute to Bird III Tribute to Bird IV 1922 1926 1930 1934 1936 1948 1954 1974 1981 1986 1996 2000 2003 1955 2005 2006 2007 Hummingbird Reference Alto Kookaburra Reference Alto / Kookaburra Reference 54 Tenor Flamingo Reference Alto, without high F sharp / Flamingo Reference 36 Tenor, without high F sharp Firebird Reference Alto, without & with high F sharp / Firebird Reference 54 Tenor without high F sharp / Firebird SA80 SII Alto / Firebird Series III Alto Tribute to Bird V 2011-12 Dragon Bird Series III Soprano / Dragon Bird Reference Alto / Dragon Bird Reference 54 Tenor / Dragon Bird Series III Alto / Dragon Bird Series III Tenor 2011-2012 / DRAGON BIRD / ASIA 2008-10 MODELS “DRAGON BIRD” COLLECTOR “SERIES III” SOPRANO “DRAGON BIRD” COLLECTOR “REFERENCE” ALTO “DRAGON BIRD” COLLECTOR “REFERENCE 54” TENOR “DRAGON BIRD” EDITION “SERIES III” ALTO “DRAGON BIRD” EDITION “SERIES III” TENOR FEATURES With high F sharp With high F sharp With high F sharp With high F sharp LACQUER “Dragon Bird” Gold lacquer “Dragon Bird” Gold lacquer “Dragon Bird” Gold lacquer Gold lacquer Gold lacquer BELL/BOW ENGRAVING Genuine “Dragon Bird” Collector Genuine “Dragon Bird” Collector Genuine “Dragon Bird” Collector “Dragon Bird” “Dragon Bird” NECK “S” brass colour background on both necks “Bird” engraving, “S” brass colour background “Bird” engraving, “S” brass colour background “S” brass colour background “S” brass colour background MOTHER- OF-PEARLS Black Black Black Black Black LIMITED SERIAL NR Engraved on the body-to-bell ring: S xxx Engraved on the body-to-bell ring: A xxx Engraved on the body-to-bell ring: T xxx SELMER PARIS MOUTHPIECE Super Session Super Session or Soloist Super Session or Soloist SD20 SD20 SELMER PARIS LIGATURE & CAP Gold lacquer Gold lacquer Gold lacquer Gold lacquer Gold lacquer CASE “Dragon Bird” Collector, black “Dragon Bird” Collector, black “Dragon Bird” Collector, black “Dragon Bird” Pro-Light, black “Dragon Bird” Pro-Light, black POUCH Embroidered silk Embroidered silk STRAP Leather, “Bird” Leather, “Bird” Leather, “Bird” “Bird” “Bird” CLEANING SWAB & CLOTH “Dragon Bird” “Dragon Bird” “Dragon Bird” “Dragon Bird” “Dragon Bird” CERTIFI- CATE OF AUTHEN- TICITY “Dragon Bird” Collector “Dragon Bird” Collector “Dragon Bird” Collector tribute to bird DRAGON BIRD / ASIA 2011-2012 COLLECTOR’S EDITION V “DRAGON BIRD” COLLECTOR SERIES III SOPRANO SAXOPHONE “DRAGON BIRD” COLLECTOR REFERENCE ALTO SAXOPHONE “DRAGON BIRD” COLLECTOR REFERENCE 54 TENOR SAXOPHONE “DRAGON BIRD” SERIES III ALTO SAXOPHONE, LIMITED EDITION “DRAGON BIRD” SERIES III TENOR SAXOPHONE, LIMITED EDITION
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Selmer Paris Dragonbird Saxophones
Transcript of Selmer Paris Dragonbird Saxophones
Emotion was there every time the Bird perched on Charlie’s
shoulder. Then a soft breathing was heard, a sound coloured
with mattness, as if the pigment of Charlie’s complexion had
blended into the buoyant whistling of the Bird. One day, one day
however, Charlie and the Bird melted into one, body and soul,
one and only.
For the first time in the history of the world of instrument making, the Henri
SELMER Paris company proposed to saxophone players a collection in tribute
to the free spirit of Charlie “Bird” Parker, tinged with broadened views in music
and creative energy. Launched in 2005, 50 years after the death of the
mythical Charlie Parker (1920-1955), the tribute to Bird collection celebrates
Charlie “Bird” Parker’s life in tribute to the initiatory approach he inspired in the
world of Jazz. To pay this tribute, five editions signed Selmer Paris and symbolized
by a Bird proposed a poetical image of a continent and its culture through a
specific engraving and an original design, crafted in the Selmer Paris workshops.
A case and customized accessories have also given a touch of class to this
elegant whole.
After the hummingbird of Edition I-Hummingbird/America (2005), the kookaburra
of Edit ion I I-Kookaburra/Austra l ia (2006), the pink f lamingo of Edit ion
I I I -Flamingo/Africa (2007), the firebird of Edition IV-Firebird/Europe (2008-2010),
the tribute to Bird final ly folds its wings with the Dragon Bird/Asia (2011-
2012) symbolizing the Asian continent for the fifth and last edition ending this
unique collection.
tribute to bird “dragon bird”2 0 1 1 - 2 0 1 2 / A S I A / E D I T I O N V / R E F E R E N C E & S E R I E S I I I
Henri SELMER Paris – musical instruments – www.selmer.fr 5942000172
-graphicdesign:www.artkas.fr-photos:©Ruedes
Archives
(Noir&Blanc)/DavidMeignan
/artkas
-“DragonBird”drawing:FrankBerroyer-2011
Mark VII SuperAction 80
SA 80Series II
Series III ReferenceTénor
ReferenceAlto
Model22
Model26
CigarCutter
RadioImproved
BalancedAction
SuperAction
Mark VI
CharlieParker’s
death
Tributeto Bird I
Tributeto Bird II
Tributeto Bird III
Tributeto Bird IV
1922 1926 1930 1934 1936 1948 1954 1974 1981 1986 1996 2000 20031955 2005 2006 2007
Hummingbird Reference Alto
Kookaburra Reference Alto / Kookaburra Reference 54 Tenor
Flamingo Reference Alto, without high F sharp / Flamingo Reference 36 Tenor, without high F sharp
Firebird Reference Alto, without & with high F sharp / Firebird Reference 54 Tenor without high F sharp / Firebird SA80 SII Alto / Firebird Series III Alto
Tributeto BirdV
2011-12
Dragon Bird Series III Soprano / Dragon Bird Reference Alto / Dragon Bird Reference 54 Tenor / Dragon Bird Series III Alto / Dragon Bird Series III Tenor
2 0 1 1 - 2 0 1 2 / D R A G O N B I R D / A S I A
2008-10
MODELS “DRAGON BIRD”COLLECTOR“SERIES III” SOPRANO
“DRAGON BIRD”COLLECTOR“REFERENCE” ALTO
“DRAGON BIRD”COLLECTOR“REFERENCE 54” TENOR
“DRAGON BIRD”EDITION“SERIES III” ALTO
“DRAGON BIRD”EDITION“SERIES III” TENOR
FEATURES With high F sharp With high F sharp With high F sharp With high F sharp
LACQUER “Dragon Bird”Gold lacquer
“Dragon Bird”Gold lacquer
“Dragon Bird”Gold lacquer
Gold lacquer Gold lacquer
BELL/BOWENGRAVING
Genuine “DragonBird” Collector
Genuine “DragonBird” Collector
Genuine “DragonBird” Collector
“Dragon Bird” “Dragon Bird”
NECK “S” brass colourbackground on bothnecks
“Bird” engraving,“S” brass colourbackground
“Bird” engraving,“S” brass colourbackground
“S” brass colourbackground
“S” brass colourbackground
MOTHER-OF-PEARLS
Black Black Black Black Black
LIMITEDSERIAL NR
Engraved on thebody-to-bell ring: S xxx
Engraved on thebody-to-bell ring: A xxx
Engraved on thebody-to-bell ring: T xxx
SELMERPARISMOUTHPIECE
Super Session Super Sessionor Soloist
Super Sessionor Soloist
SD20 SD20
SELMERPARISLIGATURE& CAP
Gold lacquer Gold lacquer Gold lacquer Gold lacquer Gold lacquer
CASE “Dragon Bird”Collector, black
“Dragon Bird”Collector, black
“Dragon Bird”Collector, black
“Dragon Bird”Pro-Light, black
“Dragon Bird”Pro-Light, black
POUCH Embroidered silk Embroidered silk
STRAP Leather, “Bird” Leather, “Bird” Leather, “Bird” “Bird” “Bird”
CLEANINGSWAB &CLOTH
“Dragon Bird” “Dragon Bird” “Dragon Bird” “Dragon Bird” “Dragon Bird”
CERTIFI-CATE OFAUTHEN-TICITY
“Dragon Bird”Collector
“Dragon Bird”Collector
“Dragon Bird”Collector
t r ibute to birdD R A G O N B I R D / A S I A2 0 1 1 - 2 0 1 2 C O L L E C T O R ’ S E D I T I O N V
“ D R A G O N B I R D ” C O L L E C T O R S E R I E S I I I S O P R A N O S A X O P H O N E
“ D R A G O N B I R D ” C O L L E C T O R R E F E R E N C E A LT O S A X O P H O N E
“ D R AGON B I R D ” CO L L E C TOR R E F E R ENC E 5 4 T E NOR S A XOPHON E
“ D R AGON B I R D ” S E R I E S I I I A LT O S A X O P HON E , L I M I T E D E D I T I O N
“ DRAGON B I RD ” S ER I E S I I I T E NOR SAXOPHONE , L I M I T E D ED I T I ON
“DRAGON BIRD” SERIES III ALTO SAXOPHONE, LIMITED EDITION
“DRAGON BIRD” SERIES III TENOR SAXOPHONE, LIMITED EDITION
“dragon bird” Limited edition2 0 1 1 - 2 0 1 2 / A S I A / E D I T I O N V
“DRAGON BIRD” COLLECTOR SERIES I I I SOPRANO SAXOPHONE
“DRAGON B IRD” COLLECTOR REFERENCE ALTO SAXOPHONE
“DRAGON BIRD” COLLECTOR REFERENCE 54 TENOR SAXOPHONE
“dragon bird” Collector2 0 1 1 - 2 0 1 2 / A S I A / E D I T I O N V
“Birdland”Jazz Club ( New York Ci ty ) , named in honor of Char l ie Parker. ( Cred i t © Rue des Arch ives / ABC )
