Rare Selmer Soloist Short Shank Alto E Mouthpiece
This is a rare "E" tip opening Selmer Short Shank Soloist alto sax mouthpiece. It is probably from the late 50s and would have likely been packaged with a Selmer Mark VI. Most of these short shank Soloist pieces were either "C" or "C*", a few were "D" and very few were made as "E" or larger tip openings. Based on the information I have, the Selmer spec for an "E" is 2.01mm (.079") with a 20 to 21mm lay. This piece measures 2.04mm (.081") and has a lay of just over 20mm. In other words it is ve