I remember seeing a Selmer poster-sized chart of the various saxophones. It had an Orsi contra on it and no Soprillo. Could pre-dated Eppelsheim, tho.
Groovekiller said:
... if they did it would be well advertised ..
Selmer's got some odd advertising stances:
* For years they denied making curved sopranos
* For years they denied making a Modele 28
* For years they denied making a Mark VII anything other than alto and tenor
* Remember that the popular rumor was that there were only 200 Mark VI low A altos. I've probably seen at least 200 and I'm not trying hard.
* I had to hunt *hard* to find the Pink Gold and sterling silver Selmers
* Selmer.fr is a wonderful resource, but a lot of their horns are either not listed or the links are 404'd
I'd suggest that maybe Selmer did have a custom-made horn (note I'm not saying Selmer made it) and sold
just that one at the price listed and the seller thought, "Must be a new model! Let me list their selling price on my website ...."
I'd contact the seller, but it's more fun to speculate
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Anyhow, I do know that Selmer's always been a, "If you want it and you have enough cash, we can make it," company. Hey, Jimmy Dorsey model, anyone? G# trill and forked Eb on a Mark VI? No problem!