Selmer Signature USA NYC Tenor saxophoneSELMER USA HISTORY Henri Selmers brother, Alexandre Selmer, moved to New York from France in 1909 and opened a shop on 86th Street selling Selmer Paris instruments, marking the beginnings of what would become Selmer USA. In 1920, the H&A Selmer store relocated to 117119 West 46th Street. Seven years later, the operation moved to Elkhart, Indiana, where a factory was established at 1119 N. Main Street, where Selmer Paris instruments were engraved,