Selmer Super Sax SSS Cigar Cutter The Man I Love

This tune was recorded with the Selmer Cigar Cutter alto that you can see in the pictures. In my opinion, the Cigar Cutters are under rated. They are awesome horns.

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Music

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• selmer
• cigar
• cutter
• saxophone
• saxofon
• alto
• zinner
• ajustotone
• strathon
• mos
• simplysax.

[bulldoggy37]

What set-up do yu use with this sax? I have a 17xxx Selmer Super Sax, and use a Brilhart Hard Rubber 4* with a 2 1/2 reed.

[mossite]

@bulldoggy37 I use a Zinner Strathon Ajustotone 8 and Alexander DC 3,0. I love the Ajustotone, since you have a lot of possibilities to vary the sound, with this little pin on top of it. It changes the chamber volume.

[MrAnglosaxman]

What is the mouthpiece/ reed?

[mossite]

@MrAnglosaxman the mouthpiece is a Zinner Strathon Ajustotone 8

[lesterwyoung]

Beautiful tone & emotional playing.

[mossite]

Thank you!

[jazzflutist]

I find that with a nice sounding horn and mouthpiece to begin with - you will play differently. I could never really do ballads at all on my tenor 82Z with Meyer 5MM. Switched to a Selmer Soloist D and now I blow more long tones (and actually enjoy the sound, unlike before). The setup matters.

[PCSaxman]

Great sound. I also own a 1931 Cigar Cutter SN15765 in original case. I have owned it for half of it's life and have just had it reconditioned (again). NEVER HAVE THEM RELACQUERED as the cleaning off process can damage the tone holes and ruin the sound. I use a Meyer 5 & Vandoren 3 and, a few years ago, heavily corked up the palm and side keys by about 10mm so these just lay under my hands. It now also plays very fast as well as having a wonderful funky, sexy sound, full of overtones. I love it.

[bzalto]

@mrLbelostrino It is a tenor.

[deebee1000000]

Hello Bulldoggy37, would the last 3 digits of your horn be 265?

[saxophonedave]

I really love my 32 Selmer Super sSs, it sounds so good. Really like your playing on this ballad. It is OK to be beautiful on the alto, a la Paul Desmond. I also agree with jazzflutist, the set up does matter.

[sumitsagaonkar]

Beautiful warm sound. I know a friend who owns a Cigar cutter, but some of his pads are worn out so not used now can you tell me which type of pads are been used for this lovely horn...and from which website can it be ordered, added i formation will be of great help. Thank you.

[jobittylynn]

@antohantoha I think it is what he said it is..an alto

[antohantoha]

This is sound of tenor sax!!!

[PJcam24]

Do you know if the Selmer Super Bari's are any good?

[jrmpcdr]

I own 15,111 Burnished Gold ,that belonged to Arnold Brilhart and Skeets Herfurt.

Great horn, and very historic. Skeets had the best Alto sound ever.

[Jazzsax1991]

you sound great man!

Im also going to buy me a sss serial 13xxx , can you guys tell me some modern sss players?