History Notes #09 : Super Action
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Sometimes called Super Balanced, the Super Action is to some extent a transitional instrument falling between the Balanced Action and Mark VI. Douglas Pipher tells you more about its specificities.
"When a number of modifications were made to the Selmer saxophones in early 1947, the American distributor decided that a new name was needed. They came up with the name Super Action..."
FULL VIDEO on https://www.selmer.fr/en/beyond-the-sound/category/brand/history-notes-super-action
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