Selmer Paris · Sax
Balanced Action — Balanced Action (including Jimmy Dorsey)
Introduced1936 onwards
Discontinued1947
The honeysuckle era: gold-plated elaborately engraved altos sold for $382 in 1935 against $200 lacquered. Body number and bell number both exist on early examples.
Where it sits. Introduced 1936, discontinued 1947. To date a specific Selmer Paris instrument, use the serial number — the model era is the context, the number is the date.