Selmer Supreme 2025 Limited Edition - Alto Sax

Product Information

Produced in a limited, numbered series of 500 units, this unique version of the Supreme Alto Sax, celebrating 140 years of Selmer, possesses the same acoustic, mechanical, and ergonomic qualities as the standard Supreme alto, yet stands out with a bold and creative design and limited availability.

From the glossy black crystal key touches to the neck with a blend of synthetic and natural black cork, the Supreme Alto Limited Edition 2025 explores a rich and varied palette of blacks. The body and keys are finished in matte black, contrasting and highlighting an engraving that reveals the brass’s brilliance. This motif embodies an artistic vision of a musical score - a true calligraphy of musical notation that extends to the body-to-bell ring, the bell and the guard.

This limited edition comes with its range of exclusive accessories (case, metal strap, Concept mouthpiece with black matte chrome ligature and cap, black chrome brass plug, cleaning cloths and swabs, cork grease tube).

Technical Developments

1. Acoustics: 

The sound of the Supreme has been designed to offer a perfect balanced between roundness and rich sonority. It has unprecedented flexibly across the whole range and a broad projection. Technical changes to facilitate these aspects have been:

• A brand new neck bore design
• Reduction of the low Bb and B key cup diameters
• New height reference for all keys
• Modified diameters and locations of tone holes
• New bore through the bell section

2. Ergonomics & Mechanics:

There have been many changes and modifications to the standard Selmer key layout principles of years gone by:

• 3-point concentric clamp for a better neck-to-body connection
• This clamp is made of nickel silver to add density to this important nodal point of the Saxophone
• The clamp is disassociated from the socket which makes it possible to adjust its position
• Direct arm between the right hand F# and F keys for a finer adjustment
• Octave key system includes Teflon inside for longer durability
• New front F key design that is more easily accessible 
• A lighter C# correction system 
• Redesigned shape and positioning of the side keys
• Hinged toggle on left hand pinky keys for greater fluidity between keys
• Shorter action of the octave key for a faster, more positive feel

3. Aesthetics:

Yes these elements are 'just for show' but it's the fine details that have always set Selmer apart.

• Finished in a matte black lacquer with the 2025 unique limited edition engraving. 
• Newly designed key guards
• New bow reinforcement section
• Beautiful new engraving on bell and sections of body
• Special 2025 limited edition case by specialists BAM

Each Selmer Supreme comes complete with a case, 2025 limited concept mouthpiece (lig & cap), leather neck strap and special silk/microfiber cloth for cleaning the outside. Selmer also include a body swab, neck swab and cork grease.

Selmer Supreme Goals

The team at Selmer set out with 5 key goals for the Supreme:

1. To make an Alto Saxophone whose smallest details have been precisely considered to position the Supreme as the most accomplished model ever made.
2. To revitalise their model offering after the release of the Reference model back in 2003
3. To reaffirm the position of Selmer Paris as a world leader in the design, innovation and manufacture of professional Saxophones
4. To arouse a musicians desire to own a new Selmer Saxophone
5. To renew and elevate the discourse, by placing it above musical genres