How Legendary Saxophones are Made - Selmer Paris Factory Tour

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Better Sax

Better Sax

Күн бұрын

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@insaneintherainmusic
@insaneintherainmusic Жыл бұрын
Wow this is incredible to watch! Thanks for taking us on this journey Jay, and for the translation as well!
@bettersax
@bettersax Жыл бұрын
Thanks Carlos
@billj4137
@billj4137 Жыл бұрын
Had my interest the entire time. Video is well done.
@Ro-official
@Ro-official Жыл бұрын
My two favorite youtube saxophonists under one video, wasn't expecting that!
@ZexyObserver
@ZexyObserver Жыл бұрын
Crazy. The part I thought HAD to be done by hand, the engraving, is done by the robot. And the part I thought would be done by robots is all done by hand.
@jazztime4
@jazztime4 Жыл бұрын
Hi Jay! As a 77-year-old pro saxophonist who played a ‘64 Mark VI alto until last last year when I sprung for a Yanagisawa Elite, I’ve got to tell you how informative and entertaining both of your factory tours were! Production methods, for the most part, are incredibly different, with the Yani’s, it seems, being more “hand-crafted” - but in the end result, these companies quite similarly create, I feel, the world’s two most impeccable saxophone brands! Thanks for all you do for saxophonists everywhere…we are all “family!” 🎷😃
@kyffreggaemanstyley
@kyffreggaemanstyley Жыл бұрын
Ma mère a travaillé dans cette usine dans les années '60. Elle assemblait les ténors et les barytons. Elle a croisé des célébrités comme Manu Dibango ou Sydney Bechet. C'était une époque merveilleuse pour elle. Merci pour cette visite qui fait remonter tant de souvenirs en moi.
@GetYourSaxTogether
@GetYourSaxTogether Жыл бұрын
I’m a total Selmer guy, but I was watching this awesome video with interest to find clues why there are so many complaints that brand new Selmer horns, not least Supremes, come out of the factory so badly set up. Everyone now knows you have to have your brand new Selmer checked before you use it, which I consider totally unacceptable. It was striking that Yanagisawa don’t even play test their horns! I think that says all you need to know. Having seen the Selmer process I guess their inconsistency is just down to pilot error, or maybe even bad packing for transit, I don’t know! Great vid Jay. I love these factory visits. So fascinating. Thanks dude. 😊
@bettersax
@bettersax Жыл бұрын
Not knowing more than what I filmed and showed in the videos. I think it’s very interesting that Yanagisawa has stations doing each section of the instrument while Selmer has one individual assembling the entire instrument. This may be the key.
@frankzona5459
@frankzona5459 Жыл бұрын
As someone who made a living in manufacturing, and now a full time saxophonist, these factory tours are absolutely fascinating. Thanks Jay for bringing these factory tours to us. Looking forward to the Yamaha tour.
@loopyloumonster
@loopyloumonster Жыл бұрын
This is incredible!! The quality control is insane 🤯
@mannyk6694
@mannyk6694 Жыл бұрын
Been waiting for something like this for ages, thank you so much!
@reedhead1
@reedhead1 Жыл бұрын
I love factory stuff. I've worked in a couple factories, I'm amazed at the brain power that goes into making things that make things.
@andrescastro8198
@andrescastro8198 Жыл бұрын
Knowledge and tools are everything. Agreed.
@KleinkMusic
@KleinkMusic Жыл бұрын
Sometimes I forget you live in France and fluently speak the language. It's super cool!
@morosso1968
@morosso1968 Жыл бұрын
i'm not a musician but how i love to sit and watch videos like this. thank you for uploading!
@dredavis2399
@dredavis2399 Жыл бұрын
That assembly department is no joke. They work so hard to make some of the greatest saxophones ever made. Great job! Love the video 👍🏾
@Ybor-ld6uq
@Ybor-ld6uq Жыл бұрын
As a retired machinist loved this. Knowing that your work will go to people making music would be so rewarding.
@Simon.the.Likeable
@Simon.the.Likeable Жыл бұрын
Will you be visiting the Keilwerth factory? I hope so. I have a Yanigasawa, a Selmer and two Keilwerths. It would be good to see the full set. (It would soothe my OCD considerably.)
@Jason-cm6uh
@Jason-cm6uh Жыл бұрын
Way cool! As a welder/ fabricator and a musician, this is pure heaven. Thanks dude!
@bettersax
@bettersax Жыл бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it!
@chillznax
@chillznax Жыл бұрын
Extremely interesting seeing the difference between Yanagisawa and Selmer manufacturing. Makes the Yanagisawa seem like an exquisitely handcrafted instrument like a Patek Philippe. The Selmer more like an Omega watch. I hear a lot about the quality issues with assembly on the Selmers but once dialed in they’re amazing. From the video it looks like the quality of assembly is very high.
@billynugget1256
@billynugget1256 Жыл бұрын
What an opportunity to see this, thank you Jay
@Sn00ze
@Sn00ze Жыл бұрын
Amazing mini documentary! I don't play the saxophone and always wondered how they are made, this is incredible!
@mikesaxclar
@mikesaxclar Жыл бұрын
absolutely incredible! Congrats on getting to experience this and thanks for taking us along!
@Invisible_Hermit
@Invisible_Hermit Жыл бұрын
This was truly amazing and captivating! Thank you so much Jay for sharing this journey into the heart of creation of such iconic saxophones. They are absolutely a thing of beauty! 🎷
@MytzaHandbalistu
@MytzaHandbalistu Жыл бұрын
This is pure joy to watch! I would love to visit Selmer Factory too ❤ and maybe leave with a Supreme Sax 🤪
@craigbutcher8079
@craigbutcher8079 6 ай бұрын
Truly fascinating! Thank you for this gift of a quarter hour of relief from the anguish and horror of this terrible century.
@nickpetrov2939
@nickpetrov2939 Жыл бұрын
Thanks for this video, Jay! So interesting to look inside Selmer factory. Can't wait for Yamaha!
@morrij01
@morrij01 Жыл бұрын
I bought my Super Action Serie II right out of high school over 26 years ago and seeing how it was put together is incredible. Thank you for that.
@KennyBaik
@KennyBaik Жыл бұрын
The video is fantastic! Thank you for sharing, and I'm looking forward to more captivating videos like this.
@borntobayan
@borntobayan Жыл бұрын
It’s amazing to watch a lot of these steps performed by complex machines and to think that 100 years ago folks probably did all of those operations somehow by hand
@alaincookykoch5994
@alaincookykoch5994 11 ай бұрын
Danke!
@bettersax
@bettersax 11 ай бұрын
Thank you!
@ezraschwartz5201
@ezraschwartz5201 Жыл бұрын
Thanks!
@bettersax
@bettersax Жыл бұрын
Thank you!
@dougjsax
@dougjsax Жыл бұрын
Amazing, Jay! Thanks for the tour. Most of us would never have such a behind-the-scene opportunity. (I’m still most flabbergasted that Yany doesn’t play-test. Talk about confidence in the manufacturing process!)
@antonioarnaud8647
@antonioarnaud8647 Жыл бұрын
Very good video of my favorite saxophone! Thank you for taking the time and initiative to do this and show all of us how this is done! Good Job!!! 👍👍👍
@Laura-wg5jk
@Laura-wg5jk Жыл бұрын
Fascinating! It's interesting how Selmer does the engraving (robot) versus what we saw with Yanagisawa (hand done). Looking very much forward to Yamaha video.
@TheGewidener
@TheGewidener Жыл бұрын
Nothing compares to the Yanagisawa factory. I was amazed at how small Yanagisawa was, but they still turn out a respectable volume AND DO NOT PLAY TEST THEM AND THEY ARE PERFECT. This is very cool though, but Yanagisawa wins the quality and craftsmanship award. More was done by hand at Yanagisawa, and it's really smart that the same keys stay with the instrument the whole time. They barely even have to be setup. Selmer just can't say that. They sure look pretty though. I love watching old video (somewhere on KZbin) of the Elkhart factories when they shipped saxophones over in pieces and assembled them there, as well as built the USA models. Those old American factories had some really skilled craftsmen and more experience. I was disappointed to see the engraving being done robotically.
@JoshuaC923
@JoshuaC923 Жыл бұрын
This is amazing, always like to see how things are made. Thank you!
@bettersax
@bettersax Жыл бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it!
@thewarhenk
@thewarhenk 7 ай бұрын
Never gets old; I could watch these all day.
@fredericpariset1246
@fredericpariset1246 Жыл бұрын
Nice video I have had the opportunity 30 years ago to visite Selmer factory as I do not live very far from their production plant and I am now very surprised how they have improved their processes using modern equipments. For those who are interested another well known instrument manufacturer is also located in the same town Buffet-Crampon Both in Mantes la Ville Many thanks to make these video on Sax manufacturers help us to understand their philosophy and dedication to make premium instruments for musicians It also make people understand the price of these instruments when you look at the number of bits the number of steps and the time it takes to make such beautiful instruments ❤❤❤
@conniewaldby5524
@conniewaldby5524 14 күн бұрын
I am the lucky owner of a compon buffet alto from the 30's. Beautiful sounding horn.
@brianclausen2344
@brianclausen2344 Жыл бұрын
Fantastic vid, Jay! I had thought they were still using pitch inside of their necks, but ice?!?! Very cool! hehe. Keep up the great work enlightening us with more fun Saxophone knowledge!
@pukalo
@pukalo Жыл бұрын
My local university bought an entire set of Series II saxophones, from sopranino to bass, from Selmer a long time ago. Can't imagine how much that must've cost.
@GeorgeDoughty-m8e
@GeorgeDoughty-m8e Жыл бұрын
They are worth more now.
@AFN2750
@AFN2750 Жыл бұрын
I will probably always play vintage saxophones, mostly conns, but man, this is so cool to watch as they make amazing instruments
@HahnJames
@HahnJames Жыл бұрын
Awesome peek into the Selmer manufacturing process. It's a lot more complicated than I had imagined. I thought you were going to get into some myth busting and rumor dispelling there for a second.
@wisconsinmel
@wisconsinmel Жыл бұрын
Another great video Jay 😀🎷 A lot of work goes into getting the videos cranked out. Has to be fun touring all these great saxophone product manufacturing facilities.
@FarrinD12
@FarrinD12 Жыл бұрын
This is a fantastic video! Thanks Jay! On a side note, I just picked up a burnin tenor mouthpiece, and man I feel right at home on it! Thanks for making great gear as well as video content!
@bettersax
@bettersax Жыл бұрын
Thank you and great to hear you dig the mouthpiece!
@ThisIsToolman
@ThisIsToolman Жыл бұрын
The “pulling” operation is extraordinarily clever.
@HonestSaxSound-unEdited-
@HonestSaxSound-unEdited- Жыл бұрын
Selmer❤ First I want to thank each and every one of the luthiers and workers who make it possible for these true works of art to exist (also extended to other brands). When you touch one of these, you immediately feel certain differences and you are delighted! ..and you thank God that there are still people who seek and maintain excellence! And second, I also want to congratulate the author of this excellent video!
@zvonimirtosic6171
@zvonimirtosic6171 Жыл бұрын
Luthier is a maker of stringed instruments, such as violins or guitars, not woodwind instruments.
@HonestSaxSound-unEdited-
@HonestSaxSound-unEdited- Жыл бұрын
​@@zvonimirtosic6171right friend.. but how can we call this "metal" workers from wind instruments?? ..or, a piano constructor?, it isn't a luthier too? Anyway they are a mixture between specfical workers and artist's.. and i would thank all them..
@Kirktracy
@Kirktracy Жыл бұрын
Fun to watch, Jay. Thanks!
@gianlucawork
@gianlucawork Жыл бұрын
These videos are precious documents to understand why the final price seems so high. It doesn't make it affordable to me, but they're more appreciated (Rigotti was also very useful to understand why reeds are so apparently expensive). Thank you Jay
@marklee1965
@marklee1965 Жыл бұрын
Thanks Jay. Another very informative video. Much appreciated.
@musicman1341
@musicman1341 9 ай бұрын
Outstanding Jay!! Thanks for sharing. 👍
@bobblues1158
@bobblues1158 Жыл бұрын
Yeah Jay! I love these videos. Thanks!
@elizabethjmanzano
@elizabethjmanzano Жыл бұрын
Can’t wait for the Yamaha sax factory tour! I have a 62-II but I’ve been considering an upgrade and these videos are very enlightening!!
@totidoki05
@totidoki05 Жыл бұрын
i'm so glad i got to start saxophone with a selmer, sadly it was a very old one that i rented so i don't have it anymore but i'd like to get one someday, at least when i will have relearned to play the sax properly!
@saiskanda
@saiskanda Жыл бұрын
Loved every minute! Thanks for the detailed explanation. Waiting patiently for the Yamaha one! If you have any spare footage you didn't use, try to upload them as well. No duration of these is too long to watch!
@sidneiramalho
@sidneiramalho Жыл бұрын
Great video! Even though I'm not a Selmer guy I do respect them a lot. Great work putting those saxes together. It makes me want to make my own saxophone.
@miguelangelvenegasferniza3274
@miguelangelvenegasferniza3274 Жыл бұрын
Greetings from Ensenada Baja California Mexico, thank you for the video 🤟
@dylanmenzies3973
@dylanmenzies3973 5 ай бұрын
Man, I love this video.
@nathancamp6584
@nathancamp6584 Жыл бұрын
Very interesting to watch. I started on a selmer and then switched to Yamaha. Both great horns
@AndrewKennedyMusicOfficial
@AndrewKennedyMusicOfficial Жыл бұрын
I really enjoy these videos Jay. I have two Selmer Paris saxophones. I'm looking forward to the Yamaha video as my soprano is a Yamaha.
@mossygreenlog
@mossygreenlog 7 ай бұрын
Bro, you make excellent videos! You should be over a million subscribers. Hopefully you'll get there soon.
@bettersax
@bettersax 6 ай бұрын
I appreciate that!
@jonniejlo
@jonniejlo Жыл бұрын
Amazing video! Soooo cool to see inside the beast.
@bborgan7611
@bborgan7611 Жыл бұрын
Great Video Jay! Thank you!
@smoothvelvetsinger
@smoothvelvetsinger Жыл бұрын
What an amazing video Jay👏🎷👍
@paoloalbano4690
@paoloalbano4690 Жыл бұрын
Thank you Jay... ❤
@EricTorreborre
@EricTorreborre Жыл бұрын
Love it, thanks Jay. Can't wait for Yamaha now!
@rexpayne7836
@rexpayne7836 Жыл бұрын
Great content and presentation. Great channel. 😊
@matthewhetzler4912
@matthewhetzler4912 Жыл бұрын
Thanks Jay. ✅Yanagisawa Factory ✅Selmer Factory 🟩Yamaha Factory Can’t wait!
@HonestSaxSound-unEdited-
@HonestSaxSound-unEdited- Жыл бұрын
Keilwerth factory..!😊
@MrSimonious
@MrSimonious Жыл бұрын
That was great. I have a Selmer Tenor… Radio Improved model, original patina. It’s a beauty
@MerelIbrahim
@MerelIbrahim Жыл бұрын
Estupendo tu reportaje. Felicitaciones.
@robertzantay5923
@robertzantay5923 Жыл бұрын
It is great to see where my Mark Six came from. I bought it for $250 when we were both about twelve years old in 1965. I’ve never played any other Alto Sax that sounds as good as mine does ( to me) of course I learned to play sax on this instrument 🎷 so I am so comfortable playing it.
@vannigio6234
@vannigio6234 6 ай бұрын
uah! now i have seen all 3 big producer... a lot of knowledge, a lot of science, a lot of passion, a lot of experience, a lot of history... uah! 💥💥💥🌟🌜❤️🌛🌟💥💥💥
@ABC060491
@ABC060491 Жыл бұрын
It's amazing how vertically integrated the process is.
@Dionpr1
@Dionpr1 Жыл бұрын
Fabulous. Thanks Jay.
@samsohrabi8029
@samsohrabi8029 Жыл бұрын
Thank you for sharing.
@jojo-bt8mq
@jojo-bt8mq 7 ай бұрын
素晴しい動画。感謝👍
@heru-deshet359
@heru-deshet359 3 ай бұрын
Fascinating!
@shipsahoy1793
@shipsahoy1793 Жыл бұрын
Thanks Jay! I ❤it!!
@rosskane961
@rosskane961 Жыл бұрын
Terrific video! I’m taken back to those old Mr. Roger’s Neighborhood videos showing how violins or erasers are made😄
@davidjung1824
@davidjung1824 Жыл бұрын
I’m not sure which factory it was but he did one on how saxophones are made too
@davidsunderland8063
@davidsunderland8063 Жыл бұрын
Thanks, you just inspired me to make one💛
@Thewaldo12345
@Thewaldo12345 Жыл бұрын
I had a Bundy II alto in middle school in 1995. Played it in marching season and a baritone sax in concert season (no clue what model it was). I never learned to use the octave key. I guess my mouth naturally tensed up on the higher notes and just never used it.
@marcobadilla8773
@marcobadilla8773 Жыл бұрын
Se agradece este fascinante video de Selmer, como el anterior de Yanagisawa. Esperaré atento el de Yamaha y ojalá algún día podamos ver una visita tuya al mítico Rampone y Cazzani . Gracias
@SliVeBurnA
@SliVeBurnA Жыл бұрын
Is there any way of getting the poster seen at 13:16?
@RalphBrooker-gn9iv
@RalphBrooker-gn9iv Жыл бұрын
My first saxophone was a Guban alto (I was 8 and had played a little ‘simple system’ clarinet’). As I understand it, the Guban alto (c.1969) was a Selmer Mk.6 copy under licence made in what was then Czechoslovakia. It was a superb instrument. Later in life a bought a Selmer Super Action 80 which I didn’t get on with. The SA80 was much vaunted at the time. I bought mine in cash from Bill Lewington’s in London. I’d love a Mk.6 alto.
@steveparker8723
@steveparker8723 Жыл бұрын
Not a saxophone player but it was cool seeing some of the process of making them.
@jabaririchards9544
@jabaririchards9544 Жыл бұрын
I hope to see you visit the Rampone and Cazzani factory. As a saxophone player in college it would be very insightful to know how those are made before I one day purchase my main saxophone.
@Kelekona_808
@Kelekona_808 Жыл бұрын
It's amazing how the Selmer work spaces are so clean. This tour definitely shows where the cost of the horns come from.
@penguinista
@penguinista Жыл бұрын
Excellent video!
@johncontos9577
@johncontos9577 Жыл бұрын
Would love to have one of there altos! Takes a lot of practice and schooling to make any sax 🎷 sound good.
@bobhoye5951
@bobhoye5951 Жыл бұрын
Fascinating to be taken throught the process. I think someone once said: "A saxophone is an ill-wind that no one blows good". But then there is Johnny Hodges, Harry Carney, Coleman Hawkins and at a later period Stan Getz and Paul Desmond.
@jerryfarmer5989
@jerryfarmer5989 11 ай бұрын
Well I only have 2 American made Bundy's. 1 is a Bundy II. I like both and my older one, the 2 lower pads are on the left. They are good enough for me. Waiting on a pad set I hope is correct for my old one. Very cool video and thank you.
@michaelbereckis
@michaelbereckis 5 ай бұрын
Tolles Video! Danke.
@gr6447
@gr6447 9 ай бұрын
I live and work at less than 1km of the Selmer factory, I visit it 4 or 5 time. The first time I visit it the alto sax were still made with a hammer not a press... before the serie 3! And I pretty sure the sax make now are not better than before but cost less to product!
@iwanarya4779
@iwanarya4779 Жыл бұрын
Amazing selmer factory
@peterpham6288
@peterpham6288 Жыл бұрын
12:51 Great tone!
@ezrashoaf9354
@ezrashoaf9354 Жыл бұрын
First Yanagisawa, and now this?!
@siddharthst2712
@siddharthst2712 Жыл бұрын
Love the process , also when is Better Sax Tenor saxophones gonna be released
@bettersax
@bettersax Жыл бұрын
Just post an update on this check instagram Facebook and KZbin shorts.
@josephknudson5097
@josephknudson5097 Жыл бұрын
Quite interesting. God bless you.
@samloos3531
@samloos3531 Жыл бұрын
I would have liked to see more of the machining of the small parts
@Saxophonetipsvideos-km4pl
@Saxophonetipsvideos-km4pl 11 ай бұрын
Cool Jay!! But when the Yamaha factory tour comes out?
@bettersax
@bettersax 11 ай бұрын
Soon
@woodwindfixer9248
@woodwindfixer9248 Жыл бұрын
Conn New Wonder saxophones had drawn toneholes and they were begun in 1914. Perhaps they began as soldered toneholes, but pretty confident they were using drawn toneholes prior to 1922.
@yahyangegame8756
@yahyangegame8756 Жыл бұрын
Its amazing
@springersound1844
@springersound1844 Жыл бұрын
Fantastic.
@woodwindwebby8271
@woodwindwebby8271 Жыл бұрын
Thanks for the tour.I do wonder if my 1960 MKVI alto was engraved by Robots ;)
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