Klarinet Archive - Posting 000019.txt from 1996/03
From: Lee Callet <LCallet@-----.COM> Subj: Re: For sale: Old Conn tenor Date: Fri, 1 Mar 1996 16:22:57 -0500
Never heard of a Conn saxophone called a "Cigar Cutter." Cigar cutters were
made by Selmer from 1930 until 1934, and were distinguished by an octave key
mechanism which resembled a cigar cutter; thus the nickname. Some of the
altos were the best Selmer ever made, in terms of sound. Lee Callet
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